Night action at the Battle of Jutland (1916 AD)

Night action at the Battle of Jutland took place in 1916 AD during World War I.

Battle facts

Year: 1916 AD
Date: 1916-06-01
Era: Modern
Conflict: World War I
Commanders (A): Sir John Jellicoe, Sir David Beatty
Commanders (B): Reinhard Scheer, Franz Hipper
Casualties: approx. 6,094 killed 510 wounded 177 captured 3 battlecruisers 3 armoured cruisers 8 destroyers (113,300 tons sunk)2,551 killed 507 wounded 1 pre-dreadnought 1 battlecruiser 4 light cruisers 5 destroyers (62,300 tons sunk)
Outcome: British victory
Coordinates: 56.459°, 3.683°