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...the [[Royal Navy]]. He is chiefly remembered for his service in command of light cruisers during the [[First World War]]. ...ossible twelve towards being rated as a {{MidRN}}. He was appointed to the cruiser ''Northampton'' on the [[North America and West Indies Station]] on 10 Janu

...f. 267.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Gilbert de Odingsells Coke|John G. de O. Coke]]'''}} ...[[Third Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second in Command, Third Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>24 Dec, 1917<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196

...e of the Falkland Islands]] in 1914, where his squadron destroyed a German cruiser force in South American waters, thus avenging the British defeat at [[Battl ...the {{UK-Bulwark}} as Chief of the Staff to Vice-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]], Commande

Two '''''Dresden'' class light cruisers''' from the 1905-1906 Programme were completed between in 1908 and | {{Template:DE-1Dresden}}

On 26 January, 1920 he was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V.{{GazSup|31791|2189|24 February, 1920}} On 31 July ...d Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>11 Dec, 1922 &ndash; Sep, 1924|Succeeded by<br>'''Continue

Four '''''Magdeburg'' class light cruisers''' from the 1908-1909 Programme were completed in 1912. | {{Template:DE-Magdeburg}}

On 5 October, 1917, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[James Clement Ley|Ley]].{{Gaz|30343|10762|19 ....</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cunningham Robert de Clare Foot|Cunningham R. de C. Foot]]'''}}

...tecting German interests there during the Mexican Revolution. The third, {{DE-1Nurnberg|f=p}}, was on her way to relieve ''Leipzig''. ...but two officers, six signallers and 100 other men of the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry volunteered for sea service.

...the Second Fleet. It was mobilised in 1914 under the additional title of Cruiser Force D. ...ron of the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]] became the Fifth Cruiser Squadron,<ref>"The Navy Estimates" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 13 Ma

[[File:Lord Charles de la Poer Beresford.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Admiral Lord Beresford.]] [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford''', G.C.B., G.C.V.O., Royal Navy (

Two '''''Karlsruhe'' class light cruisers''' from the 1910 Programme were completed in 1914. They were similar to the earlier [[Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)|''Magdeburg'' class]] in armour and distinctively German 10.5-cm arm

Vice-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|The Right Hon. Lord Charles Beresf ...enth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Seventh Battle Squadron]], with attached light cruisers. The Seventh Battle Squadron was quickly dispersed for other duti

...Lion'' was firing at the leading ship, which was either {{DE-Lutzow}} or {{DE-Derfflinger}}. ...opened fire at 4.38 <small>P.M.</small>, re-engaging enemy leading ship ({{DE-VonDerTann}}?); shortly after we passed wreckage of ''Queen Mary'', with su

...Cruisers on the starboard bow. About the same time the Armoured Cruisers, Light Cruisers, and Destroyers were seen steaming in from their positions ahead o ...he enemy than the Battle Fleet, and so able to see him. Only one armoured cruiser was observed to be badly hit, and she received a heavy shell about abreast

...of the usual weekly cruises towards the Fisher Banks. The [[Third Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|3rd B.C.S.]] had gone up to Scapa Flow for target pra ...volumes of smoke. For some minutes about now, we counted her as a battle cruiser, and so engaged № 3 instead of № 4 of the enemy line. I thought we wer

Two '''''Graudenz'' class light cruisers''' were completed in 1914 and 1915. | {{Template:DE-Graudenz}}

...dron. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1901. After command of a cruiser squadron he was given command of the [[Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)| ...86|19 May, 1899}} and on 11 July he was appointed to command the protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Brilliant (1891)|''Brilliant'']] for the annual manœuvres.<ref na

...pected, shy of publicity, and has been credited with introducing an esprit de corps into the Navy that the young service had been lacking. ...Second Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second-in-Command, Second Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>24 Dec, 1917<ref>Dumaresq Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/4

...er Flotillas]] and the {{UK-SF|8}}. In May he was assigned two completing light cruisers, which with the two under his authority would give him the command He was promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} on 31 July, 1934, vice [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Brock]].{{Gaz|34076|5054|7 August, 1934}}

...o left. Shortly after this, the {{UK-BS|5}} was seen following our Battle Cruiser Squadron and firing at the enemy, but the flashes of these enemy ships' gun Our Light Cruisers and Destroyers appeared to hang about just in front of the 6th Div