 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Mangwanani omusi wa28 Nyamavhuvhu, Hondo yeHarwich yeBritain, ichitsigirwa nezvikepe zvehondo zveVice Admiral David Beattys 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, yakapinda muHeligoland Bight ndokurwisa mapurisa eII Scouting Group. Muchiito chakavhiringidzikaMainz uye Cöln vakanyudzwa, ne cruisers dzakareruka uye cruisers dzehondo, zvichiteerana. Vazhinjisa vavashandi veMainz vakatorwa nengarava dzeBritain, asi Cöln yakarasika nomupukunyuki mumwe bedzi. Kolberg yakanga yakamira pachiteshi mukati mokurwiswa, uye yakabuda kuti itsigire mauto eGermany akakomberedzwa, asi vaBritain vakanga vabva panguva yaakasvika panzvimbo yacho. 