“ In the squadron of Rear-Admiral Sturdee were two battle cruisers, the “Invincible” and the “Inflexible,” armed with 12-inch guns and capable of a speed of 28 knots, and three armored cruisers, the “Carnarvon,” “Kent” and “Cornwall.” These were supplemented by the “Glasgow,” which had been in the previous engagement. The Germans had been brought to battle by a ruse. They had come expecting to find a single British warship, and were suddenly confronted by Sturdee's powerful squadron steaming out of a land-locked harbor. ”

“ The ice-cold water is given among the causes that prevented the rescue of survivors, just as the victors in the battle off the coast of Chile had been prevented by the heavy seas to save the defeated crews. ”

“ FALKLAND ISLANDS, BATTLE OF, a naval engagement fought Dec. 8, 1914, between a British squadron led by Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee and the German Far East squadron under Admiral Von Spee. On Nov. 1 of the same year the German squadron had met the British squadron under Admiral Cradock off the coast of Chile and had sunk the “Good Hope” and the “Monmouth,” the “Glasgow” and the transport “Otranto” averting destruction by flight. It was as a consequence of this disaster that a powerful squadron was sent out by the British to search for Admiral Von Spee's fleet. ”