▁In ▁the ▁confusion , ▁Se yd l itz ▁lost ▁sight ▁of ▁Mol t ke , ▁and ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁able ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁Mol t kes ▁; ▁Se yd l itz ▁det ached ▁herself ▁to ▁proceed ▁to ▁the ▁Horn s ▁Re ef ▁l ighth ouse ▁independently . ▁Hi pper ' s ▁ships ▁were ▁to ▁see ▁no ▁further ▁combat ▁during ▁the ▁return ▁to ▁German ▁waters ; ▁at ▁ 0 3 : 5 5 ▁Hi pper ▁reported ▁to ▁Sche er ▁that ▁Der ff ling er ▁and ▁Von ▁der ▁T ann ▁both ▁had ▁only ▁two ▁guns ▁in ▁operation , ▁and ▁that ▁Se yd l itz ▁had ▁been ▁heavily ▁dam aged . ▁Sche er ▁replied ▁that ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Wilhelm sh aven ▁while ▁the ▁fleet ▁stood ▁off ▁Horn s ▁Re ef . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁conduct ▁in ▁the ▁battle , ▁Hi pper ▁received ▁Germany ' s ▁highest ▁military ▁honor , ▁the ▁Pour ▁le ▁M ér ite ; ▁it ▁was ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Kaiser ▁on ▁ 5 ▁June . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bav arian ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁Max ▁Joseph , ▁Commander ' s ▁Cross . ▁This ▁award ▁carried ▁with ▁it ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁nob ility ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁Ritter . ▁He ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁Royal ▁Sax on ▁Order , ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Al bre cht , ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁Han se atic ▁Cross es ▁from ▁Lü beck , ▁Bre men , ▁and ▁Hamburg . ▁ ▁Command ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Se as ▁Fle et ▁