Battle of Gallipoli: February 19, 1915, to January 9, 1916 Battle of Gallipoli In modern warfare’s first major beach landing, the Gallipoli Campaign sees British and French troops invading the Ottoman Empire at the peninsula of Gallipoli in the Dardanelles Straits (now western Turkey). The inv...
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Battle of Gallipoli Launch of the Gallipoli Campaign With World War I stalled on the Western Front by 1915, the Allied Powers were debating going on the offensive in another region of the conflict, rather than continuing with attacks in Belgium and France. Early that year, Russia’s Grand Duk...
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Stymied in Europe, Allied forces tried to gain momentum by attacking the Ottoman Empire twice where the Sea of Marmara meets the Aegean Sea. Both the Dardanelles Campaign in February and the Battle of Gallipoli in April proved costly failures. ...
April 25th: British Commonwealth and French troops land at Gallipoli, Turkey, but their progress is soon halted by tactical errors and strong local resistance. April 26th: After a series of secret negotiations, Italy and the Allies sign the Treaty of London, preparing for Italy’s entry into ...
1915: Gallipoli (TFWW) 1915: Italia (TFWW) 1916–1918: Armistice! (TFWW) 1936–1939: La Guerra (BTW) 1937–1949: The China Incident (TSWW) 1939–1941: Balkan Fury (TSWW) 1939–1943: Blitzkrieg (TSWW) 1939–1941: Hakkaa Päälle (TSWW) ...
1915: Gallipoli (TFWW) 1915: Italia (TFWW) 1916–1918: Armistice! (TFWW) 1936–1939: La Guerra (BTW) 1937–1949: The China Incident (TSWW) 1939–1941: Balkan Fury (TSWW) 1939–1943: Blitzkrieg (TSWW) 1939–1941: Hakkaa Päälle (TSWW) ...
Landings begin on theGallipoli Peninsulaat Cape Helles (British 29th and Royal Naval divisions) and atANZAC(Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Cove. The attempt to force theDardanellesand capture the Ottoman capital at Constantinople (nowIstanbul) is a disaster almost from the outset. Altogether...
December 19, 1915- The Allies begin an orderly evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula. This comes after months of stalemate in which Turkish troops contained all breakthrough attempts while inflicting 250,000 casualties. The British Navy successfully evacuates 83,000 survivors by sea as the Turks wa...