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Sturdee, Sir Frederick Charles Doveton |
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Sturdee, Sir Frederick Charles Doveton (stûr`dē), 1859–1925, British admiral. He entered the navy in 1871 and rose to become (1914) chief of war staff at the admiralty on the outbreak of World War I. In Dec., 1914, he decisively defeated the German squadron under Graf von Spee Spee, Maximilian, Graf von (mäk'sēmē`lyän gräf fən shpā), 1861–1914, German admiral. ..... Click the link for more information. at the battle of the Falkland Islands, for which he was made a baronet (1916). Sturdee commanded a squadron at the battle of Jutland (1916), became an admiral in 1917, and was made admiral of the fleet in 1921. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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