Further, after the 19 August advance was nearly intercepted by the Grand Fleet, he no longer believed that it would be possible to trap a single squadron of Royal Navy warships without having the Grand Fleet intervene before he could return to port.
Ademais, despois do avance do 19 de agosto que estivo a piques ser interceptado pola Grand Fleet pensaba que xa non podería ser posible atrapar a un único escuadrón de barcos da Royal Navy sen que a Grand Fleet interviñese antes de que puidesen regresar a porto.