A map of the
Battle of Jutland, a
naval battle fought by the British
Royal Navy's
Grand Fleet against the
Imperial German Navy's
High Seas Fleet during the
First World War. The only full-scale clash of
battleships in the war, the Germans intended it to lure out, trap and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, as the German naval force was insufficient to openly engage the entire British fleet. Fourteen British and eleven German ships were sunk, and more than 8,000 people were killed. Both sides claimed victory, and dispute over the significance of the battle continues to this day.
Map: Grandiose