CASUALTY RECORD // October 17, 1914
Battle off Texel
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
1 sides catalogued · combined 218 estimated
Empire allemand
218
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle off Texel on 17 October 1914 resulted in the destruction of the entire German 7th Half Flotilla, eliminating a minelaying mission before it could reach the British coast. By intercepting and sinking all four German torpedo boats, the British squadron prevented the planned mines from being laid, neutralizing an immediate threat to British coastal and naval traffic in the early months of the First World War. The engagement demonstrated the vulnerability of German light surface forces operating in waters patrolled by British cruiser squadrons, and the loss of 218 German personnel represented a significant cost to the German torpedo boat arm at a stage when the naval war in the North Sea was still taking shape.
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