# Most Decisive Naval Battle Nomination thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-decisive-naval-battle-nomination-thread/571590>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 16, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-decisive-naval-battle-nomination-thread/571590 "2011-02-16T15:49:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-decisive-naval-battle-nomination-thread/571590/61 "2011-02-24T19:15:00Z")

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Thanks! Looking forward to it.

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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-decisive-naval-battle-nomination-thread/571590/62 "2011-02-25T12:49:09Z")

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> [@kidchameleon](#):
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> Thanks. I had to look it up, though, I just remembered something about all those little boats and figured it was worth a shot.

An interesting choice but it is true to say that had we not retrieved those 300,000+ men then Churchill would’ve been under immense pressure to strike a deal with Adolf. As it was, it is gave us the gumption to prosecute the Battle of Britain.

It is certainly an important, pivotal and decisive Naval _encounter,_ but whether it was a naval _Battle_ is up for argument.

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**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-decisive-naval-battle-nomination-thread/571590/63 "2011-02-25T12:51:41Z")

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> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#):
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> An interesting choice but it is true to say that had we not retrieved those 300,000+ men then Churchill would’ve been under immense pressure to strike a deal with Adolf. As it was, it is gave us the gumption to prosecute the Battle of Britain.
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> It is certainly an important, pivotal and decisive Naval _encounter,_ but whether it was a naval _Battle_ is up for argument.

True, I just wanted to make sure that folks realized that there was naval fighting going on, not just troops pulled off the coast under gunfire.

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