The son of a captain in the mercantile marine, Jellicoe was educated at Rottingdean and entered the Royal Navy as a naval cadet in 1872. However, he could lose the war if he lost that superiority. His chapter on Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, “Sailor With a Flawed Cutlass,” remains, in my opinion, a masterpiece of interdisciplinary historical analysis. Other fine books followed, including John Campbell’s Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting 3 , which dug as deeply into the details of the battle damage inflicted on May 31 st , 1916 as anyone could wish. John Jellicoe was born in Southampton in 1859. The battle unfolded in extensive manoeuvring and three main engagements (the battlecruiser action, the fleet action and the night action), from 31 May to 1 June 1916, off the North Sea coast of Denmark's JutlandPeninsula. He The Battle of Jutland (German: Skagerrakschlacht, the Battle of Skagerrak) was a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, during the First World War. It wa… Jellicoe was criticised for his tactics but Jutland was still seen as a victory for Jellicoe. This is an aspect of his career that I had not read about. This concept stood at some tension, within Admiralty circles, with the historical measure of success – crushing the German fleet, which had some strategic advantages of its own in terms of freeing up resources. It is very easy now for people to look back and make judgements about the motives behind the decisions that were made at Jutland, but I feel that the book gave clear answers to some questions. Admiral Jellicoe found fame in World War One as the admiral who led the British Navy at the Battle of Jutland. My grandfather, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commanded the British Grand Fleet that day and his reputation has arguably never recovered.

John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1er vicomte Brocas et 1er comte Jellicoe, né le 5 décembre 1859, à Southampton et mort le 20 novembre 1935 à Londres, est un célèbre amiral britannique de la Première Guerre mondiale et homme d'État.

What I found fascinating was the work Admiral John Jellicoe did after the Battle of Jutland. Jellicoe did not have to win Jutland to maintain Britain’s blockade and keep the war going. He joined the Royal Navy in 1872, becoming a captain … John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, British admiral of the fleet who commanded at the crucial Battle of Jutland (May 31, 1916) during World War I. Admiral of the Fleet John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe was British naval commander during World War I who led the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland.