Britain's First Naval Defeat in 100 years - Coronel 1914

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[jayteegamble]

Naval technology really evolved quickly. A ship built in 1907 was "a modern, state-of-the-art cruiser" while one built in 1903 was an "ancient, obsolete armored cruiser"

[gernhard.reinholdsen]

Cradock and von Spee, both incredibly brave men. Both knew they likely wouldn't survive and still had the balls to do their job.

[jetgnome]

My great-grandfather was a sailor in one of Von Spee's ships. He fell seriously sick and had to be left in Valparaiso. His ship, sadly I was never told which one, was lost in the Falklands and he remained in Chile his whole life.

[cmachinist]

If anyone is wondering what the previous British naval defeat was 102 years prior, it's the battle of Lake Erie; the only time in history in which a British fleet surrendered en-mass. It's also the battle from which we get commodore Olive Hazard Perry's famous phrase "We have met the enemy, and they are ours", and is the source of the classic blunder "Never go up against an American whose middle name is "Hazard"

[redram]

Churchill wasn’t lying when referring to Canopus as a “citadel”. It coincidentally having a similar top speed as one

[jordana]

This just shows that while Churchill was very inspirational in his leadership, his understanding of tactical and strategic matters was limited to say the least. He left Craddock hanging out to dry and the losses from Coronel are directly attributable to him. If anyone is in doubt about Churchill's limitations in military matters I would recommend Lord Alanbrooke's diaries from World War II. This clearly shows what a menace Churchill was to tactical and strategic operations.

[primal_guy]

“You’re Leipzig, you’re Leipzig, you’re Leipzig, I’m Leipzig, are there any other Leipzig’s I should know about?”

[DarkVeghetta]

13:42 I'd like to take a moment and show respect to Karl von Schönberg's gentlemanly handling of his ship's encounter with Monmouth. He gave her every chance to surrender and thus displayed exemplary naval courtesy, even if the situation deteriorated from that point onwards, it was still the Brit's choice to go out swinging.

That said, his positioning doesn't seem to have been ideal, allowing Monmouth to try a desperate ramming maneuver. Still, I thought this was worth pointing out - especially given that in future wars, such knightly gallantry would, for the most part, fade away due to advances in weaponry and tactics (especially air power and submarines).

[thruthewormhole]

Could we just appreciate how remarkable the technology of the day was? These maneuvers and deployments are taking place over thousands of miles, the breadth of the Pacific Ocean. As a reminder of how vast the Pacific was, all the continents of Earth could comfortably fit inside it.

[RodrigoFernandez-tduk]

9:42 Craddock: We all are going to stay and fight, we cannot abandon Otranto.
12:42 Otranto: Fuck off, this is painting bad. I'm leaving.

[brandenburgquentintherd]

You should do the falkland islands next and the end of the german pacific fleet

[STM]

“A naval officer must never let his boat go faster than his brain”—Rear Admiral Sir. Christopher Craddock

[shononoyeetus]

Last time I was this early Greece was the largest navy in the world

[Jake-xecv]

My grandfather, John Henry, was an engine room artificer on HMS Glasgow. I still have post cards he sent home which show images of all the ships that took part in the battle off the Falklands a month later. I also have and a photograph of him standing on the Jetty at Port Stanley. I carried these in a sealed plastic envelope when I sailed for the Falklands in 1982 for another war...

[Gonzalouchikari]

Fun fact: "Mas Afuera" was the island where Alexander Selkirk survived for 4 years. In 1966, Chile renamed it as "Alexander Selkirk" island in his honor.

[RodrigoFernandez-tduk]

The city labeled as Coronel is actually Concepción. Coronel is 20 km south.

[chanomjea]

I pause "The evolution of French infantry in WW1" to watch your video :D.
Great work as always.

[harrybourne]

Cradock knew he was facing a battle he could not win and he did his very best with what he had. A truly brave man. Respect to the crew members of Monmouth and Good Hope their deaths were the direct responsibility of neglect and abandonment from the Admiralty and they all deserved so much better.

[omnipotence]

Yes! More WW1 videos. Great work as always.

[TheIndianalain]

Great video as always. Coronel is a almost forgotten battle, it's very difficult to find a complete and accurate depiction of the events. Thanks for filling in the blanks!