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nov 9, 1914 - The Battle of Cocos

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The Battle of Cocos was a single-ship action that occurred on 9 November 1914, after the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney (under the command of John Glossop) responded to an attack on a communications station at Direction Island by the German light cruiser SMS Emden (commanded by Karl von Müller) (wikipedia)

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nov 9, 1914
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~ 111 years ago