The Command of the Oceans, 1914-1915 | | | | | The Bombardment of Madras was an engagement of World War I, At Madras, India, now the modern day Chennai. The bombardment was initiated by the German light cruiser Emden. [edit] Bombardment With Captain Karl von Müller in command, on the night of September 22, 1914 Emden quietly approached the city of Madras on the southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula. After entering the Madras harbor area and observing for a moment, Müller gave the order to engage at 9:30 pm, Emden opened fire at 3000 yards on the several large oil tanks within the harbor which belonged to the Burmah Oil Company. Within the first 30 rounds, the oil tanks were in flames. After bombing the fuel tanks Emden moved onto a small merchant ship in harbor. The craft was quickly sunk by Emden's deck guns. The worst casualties experienced that night were from the merchant vessel, 26 of whose crew were injured. At least 5 of the sailors were killed on scene or died later of injuries. The action lasted half an hour, until 10:00 pm, by which time the British shore batteries had begun to respond. However, Emden slipped away unscathed. In all, 125 shells were fired by the Germans. Although the raid did little damage, it was a severe blow to British morale and thousands of people fled the city. Madras was the only Indian city to come under attack by forces of the Central Powers during World War I.[1]  The city of Madras in 1909 [edit] See also [edit] Further reading - Frame, Tom. (2004). No Pleasure Cruise: The Story of the Royal Australian Navy. Sydney: Allen & Unwin 10-ISBN 1-741-14233-4; 13-ISBN 978-1-741-14233-4 (paper)
- Hoehling, A.A. LONELY COMMAND A DOCUMENTARY Thomas Yoseloff, Inc., 1957.
- Hoyt, Edwin P. The Last Cruise of the Emden: The Amazing True World War I Story of a German-Light Cruiser and Her Courageous Crew. The Lyons Press, 2001. ISBN 1585743828.
- Hohenzollern, Franz Joseph, Prince of EMDEN: MY EXPERIENCES IN S.M.S. EMDEN. New York: G. Howard Watt, 1928.
- Lochner, R. K. Last Gentleman-Of-War: Raider Exploits of the Cruiser Emden Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1988. ISBN 0870210157.
- McClement, Fred. Guns in paradise. Paper Jacks, 1979. ISBN 077010116X.
- Mücke, Hellmuth von. The Emden-Ayesha Adventure: German Raiders in the South Seas and Beyond, 1914. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2000. ISBN 1557508739.
- Schmalenbach, Paul German raiders: A history of auxiliary cruisers of the German Navy, 1895-1945. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1979. ISBN 0870218247.
- Van der Vat, Dan. Gentlemen of War, The Amazing Story of Captain Karl von Müller and the SMS Emden. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1984. ISBN 0-688-03115-3
- Walter, John The Kaiser's Pirates: German Surface Raiders in World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1994. ISBN 1557504563.
- ^ Naval Battles of the First World War, Capt. Geoffrey Bennet, Penguin Books, reprint 2001
[edit] References and external links - The Last Corsair: The Story of The Emden by Dan Van Der Vat, 1984. ISBN 0 586 06265 3
- The Last Gentleman of War. The Raider Exploits of the Cruiser Emden by R.K. Lochner, Naval Institute Press:. 1988. ISBN 0-87021-015-7
- The Last Cruise of the Emden: The Amazing True WWI Story of a German-Light Cruiser and Her Courageous Crew by Edwin Palmer Hoyt, Globe Pequot Press, 2001 ISBN 9781585743827
- Hellmuth von Mücke, Helene Schimmelfennig White (1917). The "Emden,". Ritter. http://books.google.com/books?id=tPUMAAAAYAAJ&dq=hellmuth+von+m%C3%BCcke+emden&hl=en.
- Karl Friedrich Max von Müller: Captain of the Emden During World War I by John M. Taylor
- New York Times: German Cruiser Emden Destroyed, November 11, 1914 a PDF of NYT's report on Emden's sinking along with some praise for its captain.
- New York Times: Captain of Emden Killed?, a PDF of an NYT article dated April 13, 1921
- "Junk-Emden". Time Magazine. 1929-05-06. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,732301,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- Diving Pulu Keeling National Park and the Emden, A story about diving on the remains of the wreck of the Emden, along with pictures and a brief account of her final battle.
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