▁newly ▁formed ▁ 2 nd ▁Squadron ▁by ▁ 4 ▁September ▁when ▁she ▁tempor arily ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Hor ace ▁J aur ég ui berry ▁during ▁the ▁fleet ▁review ▁by ▁Arm and ▁Fal li ères , ▁President ▁of ▁France , ▁and ▁the ▁Navy ▁Minister , ▁Thé oph ile ▁Del c ass é , ▁that ▁day ▁off ▁Toul on . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Ag ad ir ▁Cris is ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁British ▁govern ments ▁agreed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁that ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁would ▁defend ▁the ▁northern ▁French ▁coast ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁would ▁concent rate ▁her ▁fleet ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁defend ▁British ▁interests ▁there . ▁The ▁French ▁designated ▁the ▁cons olid ated ▁fleet ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Naval ▁Army ▁() ▁and ▁grouped ▁its ▁two ▁D L s ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Light ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁When ▁Imperial ▁Germany ▁declared ▁war ▁on ▁France ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁still ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁D L . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁the ▁cru is ers ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁esc ort ing ▁force ▁for ▁a ▁tro op ▁con voy ▁from ▁Al gi ers , ▁French ▁Al ger ia ▁to ▁Metropolitan ▁France . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁August in ▁Bou é ▁de ▁La pe yr ère , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Mediter rane an , ▁was ▁ordered ▁to