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Admiral Jellicoe (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• swanq said:

  John R. Jellicoe, 1859-1935, British Admiral
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jellicoe,_1st_Earl_Jellicoe
  and
  www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_jellicoe_john.html
  
  "In July 1914 Jellicoe was sent back to sea as second-in-command of the Grand Fleet, with the expectation that he would replace Admiral Callaghan
  
  when he retired in October. The First World War broke out two months too soon for this neat transition to take place, and on 4 August he was appointed as commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet. It could be argued that the change took place too soon, and that Callaghan should have remained in charge until October. He was certainly a more experienced admiral, well known in the fleet and popular, and Jellicoe made four attempts to turn down the promotion. This perhaps rather under-plays the importance of public opinion around the world – to replace the commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet two months into a world war, before any clash at sea, and during the period of the Race to the Sea, would not have been seen as a confident move. "