page_title: Victor Valois
hierarchical_section_title: Victor Valois
caption_attribution_description: French: Attaque de navires marchands français par la corvette allemande Augusta dans la Gironde pendant la guerre franco-allemande de 1870-71. Deutsch: Angriff der preußischen Korvette Augusta auf französische Handelsschiffe in der Gironde im Deutsch-Französischen Krieg 1870/71; Gemälde von Alexander Kircher.
context_page_description: Victor Valois, also called Anton Friedrich Victor Valois, was a vice-admiral in the German Imperial Navy. He graduated from the post-graduate Naval War College, the Imperial Naval Academy in 1874 in a class with three other future admirals: Otto von Diederichs, Felix von Bendemann, Gustav von Senden-Bibran.
  Commissioned into the Prussian navy in 1857, Valois fought at the Battle of Jasmund in 1864. Between 1865 and 1868 he circumnavigated the world and later served in the Franco-Prussian War as captain of SMS Augusta. He sank or captured several French ships before being blockaded in Vigo until the end of the war. In 1890 he became commander of the German East Asia Squadron. Towards the end of his naval career and in retirement he was active in the debate regarding the role of the German navy. Valois supported creating a fleet of light commerce raiders, as opposed to the orthodoxy of building up a battleship force for a decisive fleet action. He wrote several influential books and pamphlets.
context_section_description: Victor Valois (1841–1924), also called Anton Friedrich Victor Valois, was a vice-admiral (Vizeadmiral) in the German Imperial Navy. He graduated from the post-graduate Naval War College, the Imperial Naval Academy (Marineakademie) in 1874 in a class with three other future admirals: Otto von Diederichs, Felix von Bendemann, Gustav von Senden-Bibran.
  Commissioned into the Prussian navy in 1857, Valois fought at the Battle of Jasmund in 1864. Between 1865 and 1868 he circumnavigated the world and later served in the Franco-Prussian War as captain of SMS Augusta. He sank or captured several French ships before being blockaded in Vigo until the end of the war. In 1890 he became commander of the German East Asia Squadron. Towards the end of his naval career and in retirement he was active in the debate regarding the role of the German navy. Valois supported creating a fleet of light commerce raiders, as opposed to the orthodoxy of building up a battleship force for a decisive fleet action. He wrote several influential books and pamphlets.
caption: Valois served on the SMS Augusta (left) during the Franco-Prussian War
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