ers ▁from ▁the ▁Har wich ▁Force , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁attached ▁to ▁support ▁Beat ty ' s ▁battle c ru iser ▁squad ron . ▁Hi pper ▁immediately ▁turned ▁his ▁battle c ru is ers ▁towards ▁the ▁gun fire , ▁when , ▁almost ▁simultaneously , ▁ ▁sp otted ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁smoke ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁of ▁her ▁position . ▁This ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁large ▁British ▁war ships ▁ste aming ▁towards ▁Hi pper ' s ▁ships . ▁Hi pper ▁later ▁remarked : ▁ ▁" The ▁presence ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁large ▁force ▁indicated ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁further ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Fle et , ▁especially ▁as ▁wireless ▁intercept s ▁revealed ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁Battle c ru iser ▁Squadron ... ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁reported ▁by ▁Bl ü cher ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁line , ▁which ▁had ▁opened ▁fire ▁on ▁a ▁light ▁cru iser ▁and ▁several ▁destroy ers ▁coming ▁up ▁from ▁ast ern ... ▁The ▁battle c ru is ers ▁under ▁my ▁command ▁found ▁themselves , ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁[ E ast - N orth - E ast ] ▁wind , ▁in ▁the ▁wind ward ▁position ▁and ▁so ▁in ▁an ▁unf av ou rable ▁situation ▁from ▁the ▁out set ." ▁ ▁Hi pper ▁turned ▁south ▁to ▁fle e , ▁but ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁, ▁which ▁was ▁Bl ü cher ▁maximum ▁speed ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁purs uing ▁British ▁battle c ru is ers ▁were ▁ste aming ▁at ▁, ▁and ▁quickly ▁caught ▁up