Late in 1914 the islands were the rendezvous for Admiral Maximilian von Spee's East Asiatic Squadron as he gathered his ships together before defeating the British under Admiral Christopher Cradock at the Battle of Coronel.
Krajem 1914. otoci su bili sastajalište za istočnoazijsku eskadrilu admirala Maximiliana von Speea koji je skupio svoje brodove zajedno prije pobjede nad Britancima pod admiralom Christopherom Cradockom u bitci kod Coronela.