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The '''Battle of Jutland''' was the biggest naval battle of [[World War I]].  On the 31st of May 1916, the [[German]] High Seas Fleet sortied in force to challenge the [[Royal Navy]], which sent a superior force out to meet them.  In the ensuing battle, the British force lost 14 ships, including three [[battlecruiser]]s, and over 6000 men.  German losses were 11 ships, including a battlecruiser and an old battleship, and 3000 men.  Although the German navy won a tactical victory, the commanders realized that their surface units could not achieve strategic success against the Royal Navy, and the High Seas Fleet did not enter the [[North Sea]] in force for the remainder of the war.

The '''Battle of Jutland''' was the biggest naval battle of [[World War I]], so named because it took place in the North Sea near the [[Danish]] peninsula of Jutland.  On the 31st of May 1916, the [[German]] High Seas Fleet sortied in force to challenge the [[Royal Navy]], which sent a superior force out to meet them.  In the ensuing battle, the British force lost 14 ships, including three [[battlecruiser]]s, and over 6000 men.  German losses were 11 ships, including a battlecruiser and an old battleship, and 3000 men.  Although the German navy won a tactical victory, the commanders realized that their surface units could not achieve strategic success against the Royal Navy, and the High Seas Fleet did not enter the [[North Sea]] in force for the remainder of the war.

The Battle of Jutland was the first naval battle in which aerial reconnaissance played a part.  The [[seaplane]] carrier ''Engradine'' was with the British scouting group, and after the advance cruisers had made contact, she launched an aircraft to get a clearer look at the enemy fleet.<ref>A History of War at Sea, by Helmut Pemsel, Naval Institute Press, 1975</ref>

The Battle of Jutland was the first naval battle in which aerial reconnaissance played a part.  The [[seaplane]] carrier ''Engradine'' was with the British scouting group, and after the advance cruisers had made contact, she launched an aircraft to get a clearer look at the enemy fleet.<ref>A History of War at Sea, by Helmut Pemsel, Naval Institute Press, 1975</ref>