Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands names 2 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Falkland Islands BATTLE OF, a naval engagement fought Dec
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
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 FIRST PHASE 8. A.M. 73 ISLAND 23 FALKLAND ISLAND PORT STANLEY FALKLAND 9 4 TRANSPORTS 5 PORT BADEN STANLEY SANTA ISABEL BRITISH SQUADRON (OUTLINE) 1. INVINCIBLE 4. GLASGOW 7. BRISTOL 2. INFLEXIBLE 5. KENT 3. CARNARVON 6.CORNWALL 9. CANOPUS BATTLE OF FALKLAND ISLANDS, DEC. 8, 1914 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. On Dec. 9 the two squadrons came in sight of each other. On the German side were the cruisers "Gneisenau" and "Scharnhorst," and the light cruisers "Nürnberg," "Leipzig" and "Dresden." These vessels mounted 16 8.2-inch, 125.9inch, 32 4.1-inch, 40 3.4-inch, and 12 2.1inch guns. The contest was a brief one. Following it the British Admiralty announced that the "Scharnhorst," flying the flag of Admiral Count Von Spee, the "Gneisenau" and the "Leipzig" had been sunk. The "Dresden" and the "Nürnberg" made off during the action and were pursued. Two colliers were cap-mittee of Finance in 1891; as secretary tured. The British casualties were few of the United States Delegation to the in number, and there were few German survivors from the foundered vessels. "Nürnberg" was speedily overtaken and sunk, but the "Dresden" roamed the seas for months and was finally sunk off Juan Fernandez on March 14, 1915. 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 res- SECOND PHASE 11. A.M. 4 5 3 SUNK 4.P.M ESCAPED 07 ↓ 2 IN PURSUIT 3 SUNK 4 SUNK 7.27 P.M. 08 8 OF TRANSPORTS 5 SUNK 6.P.M 9 P.M. ↓ GERMAN SQUADRON (BLACK) 1. SCHARNHORST 2.NÜRNBERG 4. DRESDEN 8. MACEDONIA 5. LEIPZIG 3.GNEISENAU cue 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. It is stated also that many while in the water were attacked by the albatrosses which picked at their eyes. As a result of the struggle with the vultures the weakened members of the crew slipped off the débris and were lost.
Falkland Islands two large islands
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
two large islands, with a number of smaller ones surrounding them, in the South Atlantic Ocean. These islands were discovered by Davis in 1592, and came into the possession of the British in 1771. Their appropriation has been at times disputed; but since 1833 the British have held uninterrupted occupancy of them. Capital, Stanley; area, 6,500 square miles; pop. about 3,000.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's wrote in 1921 that Britain had held "uninterrupted occupancy" since 1833 and that the dispute over the islands was a thing of the past; in fact Argentina's claim hardened, and on 2 April 1982 Argentine forces seized the islands, prompting a British task force to retake them in a ten-week war that killed some 900 men on both sides. The population Collier's put at "about 3,000" is roughly the same today, but the islanders voted in a 2013 referendum by 99.8 per cent to remain a British overseas territory, and Argentina still claims the Malvinas. The 1914 battle described in the other entry has had a late postscript: the wreck of Von Spee's flagship Scharnhorst was found on the seabed off the islands in 2019. Britain's own losses came later — Sturdee's flagship Invincible blew up at Jutland in 1916.
Written for this edition, 2026.