History and chronology of John Rushworth Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st in Great Britain

General

Boxer Rebellion War
Government New Zealand
Military
World War, 1st

Events

Admiral
Battle Jutland
Chief Naval Staff
Commander
Director Naval Ordnance
First Lord the Admiralty
First Sea Lord
Governor
Peerage
Rear Admiral
Siege Peking

Places

Jutland
London
Peking
Scapa Flow

John Rushworth Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st History of Great Britain


1900	Siege of Peking
Peking Commands the land force which relieves Peking
12th June Peking Boxers attack the Allied naval force south of Peking
1905	Director Naval Ordnance Rushworth
London Appointed Director of the Naval Ordnance
1907	Rear Admiral
London Appointed Rear Admiral
1914	Commander
London Appointed Commander of the Grand Fleet
1915	Admiral
Appointed Admiral
1916	Battle of Jutland
31st May Jutland Commands the Grand Fleet in the Battle of Jutland
1st June Jutland Britain claims victory because the German Fleet stays in its harbour during the war
1st June Jutland Learns of the movement of the German Fleet along the Jutland Peninsula & mobilizes
1st June Scapa Flow Sails from Scapa Flow with 28 Dreadnoughts & 3 battle cruisers
1st June Jutland Scheer is outgunned by Jellicoe's fleet & turns away under cover of smokescreens
1916	First Lord of the Admiralty
London Appointed First Sea Lord of the Admiralty
1916	First Sea Lord
London Appointed First Sea Lord
1917	Chief of Naval Staff
Appointed Chief of Naval Staff
Appointed Chief-of-Staff, Naval
1919	Admiral
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
1920	Governor
Appointed Governor General of NewZealand
1925	Peerage
London Created Earl Jellicoe, 1st