At 7.20 A.M. the _Aurora_, of the Harwich force, reported that she was in action with enemy vessels; at 7.30 A.M. Sir David Beatty reported enemy battle cruisers and cruisers in sight in Lat. 54.53 N., Long. 3.32 E., steering east. At 7.55 A.M. Commodore Goodenough, commanding the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron, reported his position as Lat. 55.10 N., Long. 3.32 E., and enemy vessels in sight, consisting of battle cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers, steering between south-east and south. On receipt of these reports the Battle Fleet increased to 19 knots speed, and steered to support the battle cruisers, and the 3rd Battle Squadron and 3rd Cruiser Squadron, which were further to the southward, were ordered to steer for Heligoland at full speed, to act in immediate support. The 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron was also sent on ahead at full speed to join the other forces. The proceedings of the force under Sir David Beatty are best described in his report given in an Appendix. During the early part of the engagement Sir David Beatty kept me informed of his position and proceedings, but at 11.30 A.M. a report was received from Sir Gordon Moore that he was heavily engaged with the enemy battle cruisers in Lat. 54.21 N., Long. 5.4 E. The fact that this report was made by this officer caused me some uneasiness at first, as it implied that the _Lion_ could not signal, but as the Rear-Admiral made no mention of any casualty to the _Lion_, I concluded the cause was some breakdown in her wireless arrangements and that all was well. At 11.50 A.M. Commodore Goodenough, commanding the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron, reported the enemy steering south-east at 25 knots, and at noon that he had lost touch with them; at 12.5 P.M. Rear Admiral Sir Gordon Moore reported that he was retiring north-west, and, later, north-north-west, that the _Blücher_ was out of action, and that the remaining enemy battle cruisers were out of sight; he added that the _Lion_ had hauled out of action. He gave his position as Lat. 54.19 N., Long. 5.22 E. The Dreadnought Battle Fleet’s position at noon was Lat. 56.29 N., Long. 3.22 E., with the cruisers 15 miles ahead and the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron ahead of the cruisers. At 1.15 Rear-Admiral Moore reported in reply to my enquiry that Sir David Beatty was on board the _Princess Royal_, that the _Lion_ was damaged and detached; Sir David Beatty then reported that the _Lion’s_ speed was reduced to 12 knots, that the _Blücher_ had been sunk, and two other enemy battle cruisers seriously damaged, and that he was covering the retirement of the _Lion_, which was steaming with her starboard engine only. The hit which disabled the _Lion_ was a piece of luck for the enemy.