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Horace15: New page: '''Gallipoli Campaign''' In 1915, Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, proposed a daring plan to attack the Dardanelles, a narrow section of ocean south of what is...

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New page: '''Gallipoli Campaign''' In 1915, Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, proposed a daring plan to attack the Dardanelles, a narrow section of ocean south of what is...

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'''Gallipoli Campaign'''

In 1915, [[Winston Churchill]], then First Lord of the Admiralty, proposed a daring plan to attack the [[Dardanelles]], a narrow section of ocean south of what is now Turkey, in order to open a supply route to [[Russia]]. Unfortunately, he made his plans based of bad intelligence.

A preliminary attack was launched in February of 1915, bombarding the artillery of the Ottoman Empire. However, in March, a fleet of [[British]] and [[French]] warships attempted to navigate the Dardanelles and ran into mines at its narrowest point (which is only a mile wide).

The British and Churchill, not wanting to admit defeat, diverted British, Australian, New Zealander and French troops from training in [[Egypt]] to their campaign in Turkey. Putting together an amphibious Allied force, a plan was put together to land on the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli on April 25. Although the Allies greatly outnumbered the Turks, poor counter-intelligence efforts by the Allies allowed the [[Ottoman Empire]] to resupply and reinforce the Gallipoli peninsula. Additionally, the Allies did not understand the terrain adequately and suffered from limited knowledge of their enemy. The Turkish soldiers were also very tenacious and very able fighters. However, the bloody-mindedness of the British commanders led to nine months wasted on the peninsula, with 44,000 deaths among over 100,000 casualties.

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−	~~The Gallipoli campaign~~ was a seven-month conflict that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey between April and January 1915 as part of World War I.

	The plan was first proposed as the first step to opening another Allied front against the [[Triple Alliance]] during the [[First World War]]. The campaign was meant to capture Constantinople, effectively removing the Ottoman Empire from the war, as well as opening supply routes to Russia.		The plan was first proposed as the first step to opening another Allied front against the [[Triple Alliance]] during the [[First World War]]. The campaign was meant to capture Constantinople, effectively removing the Ottoman Empire from the war, as well as opening supply routes to Russia.

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 Between April and August 1915, numerous inconclusive battles occurred, resulting in thousands of casualties on both sides, but little gain in territory or overall impact on the Allied war effort. After a particularly chaotic and disastrous Allied offensive in August, British politicians began discussing the evacuation of Allied troops from the peninsula, a daring operation carried out under extreme secrecy in the early weeks of December 1915.
-<Between April 1915 and January 1916, approximately 480,000 allied troops participated in the Gallipoli campaign. of those, over 250,000 became casualties, including over 50,000 killed. Turkish casualty figures are unknown, but estimated at approximately the same as the Allied forces (250,000 casualties, with 65,000 killed)<ref>Moorehead, Alan, ''Gallipoli''</ref>
+Between April 1915 and January 1916, approximately 480,000 allied troops participated in the Gallipoli campaign. of those, over 250,000 became casualties, including over 50,000 killed. Turkish casualty figures are unknown, but estimated at approximately the same as the Allied forces (250,000 casualties, with 65,000 killed)<ref>Moorehead, Alan, ''Gallipoli''</ref>
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 A preliminary attack was launched in February 1915, bombarding the artillery of the Ottoman Empire. On March 18, Allied ships attempted to navigate the strait. Allied ships engaged Turkish artillery battleships on the shore while Allied minesweepers attempted to clear a pathway into the strait. However, the minesweepers pulled back under intense Turkish fire, leaving the Allied battleships vulnerable to mines, which sunk two ships and left several others badly damaged.
-The unsucessful naval operation convinced Allied strategists that a complementary land campaign was necessary and, on April 25, 1915, thousands of British, Indian and [[ANZAC]] troops went ashore. Poor intelligence and ship-to-shore communication hindered Allied advances and the landing troops gained little more than a foothold on six beaches on the eastern side of the peninsula.
+The unsuccessful naval operation convinced Allied strategists that a complementary land campaign was necessary and, on April 25, 1915, thousands of British, Indian and [[ANZAC]] troops went ashore. Poor intelligence and ship-to-shore communication hindered Allied advances and the landing troops gained little more than a foothold on six beaches on the eastern side of the peninsula.
 Between April and August 1915, numerous inconclusive battles occurred, resulting in thousands of casualties on both sides, but little gain in territory or overall impact on the Allied war effort. After a particularly chaotic and disastrous Allied offensive in August, British politicians began discussing the evacuation of Allied troops from the peninsula, a daring operation carried out under extreme secrecy in the early weeks of December 1915.

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 In 1915, [[Winston Churchill]], then First Lord of the Admiralty, proposed a plan to force British ships through the  [[Dardanelles]], a narrow strait at leading from the Aegean Sea into the Sea of Marmara.
-A preliminary attack was launched in February of 1915, bombarding the artillery of the Ottoman Empire. On March 18, Allied ships attempted to navigate the strait. Allied ships engaged Turkish artillery battleships on the shore while Allied minesweepers attempted to clear a pathway into the strait. However, the minesweepers pulled back under intense Turkish fire, leaving the Allied battleships vulnerable to mines, which sunk two ships and left several others badly damaged.
+A preliminary attack was launched in February 1915, bombarding the artillery of the Ottoman Empire. On March 18, Allied ships attempted to navigate the strait. Allied ships engaged Turkish artillery battleships on the shore while Allied minesweepers attempted to clear a pathway into the strait. However, the minesweepers pulled back under intense Turkish fire, leaving the Allied battleships vulnerable to mines, which sunk two ships and left several others badly damaged.
 The unsucessful naval operation convinced Allied strategists that a complementary land campaign was necessary and, on April 25, 1915, thousands of British, Indian and [[ANZAC]] troops went ashore. Poor intelligence and ship-to-shore communication hindered Allied advances and the landing troops gained little more than a foothold on six beaches on the eastern side of the peninsula.
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 <Between April 1915 and January 1916, approximately 480,000 allied troops participated in the Gallipoli campaign. of those, over 250,000 became casualties, including over 50,000 killed. Turkish casualty figures are unknown, but estimated at approximately the same as the Allied forces (250,000 casualties, with 65,000 killed)<ref>Moorehead, Alan, ''Gallipoli''</ref>
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		+	In 1915, [[Winston Churchill]], then First Lord of the Admiralty, proposed a daring plan to attack the [[Dardanelles]], a narrow section of ocean south of what is now Turkey, in order to open a supply route to [[Russia]]. Unfortunately, he made his plans based of bad intelligence.
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		+	A preliminary attack was launched in February of 1915, bombarding the artillery of the Ottoman Empire. However, in March, a fleet of [[British]] and [[French]] warships attempted to navigate the Dardanelles and ran into mines at its narrowest point (which is only a mile wide).
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		+	The British and Churchill, not wanting to admit defeat, diverted British, Australian, New Zealander and French troops from training in [[Egypt]] to their campaign in Turkey. Putting together an amphibious Allied force, a plan was put together to land on the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli on April 25. Although the Allies greatly outnumbered the Turks, poor counter-intelligence efforts by the Allies allowed the [[Ottoman Empire]] to resupply and reinforce the Gallipoli peninsula. Additionally, the Allies did not understand the terrain adequately and suffered from limited knowledge of their enemy. The Turkish soldiers were also very tenacious and very able fighters. However, the bloody-mindedness of the British commanders led to nine months wasted on the peninsula, with 44,000 deaths among over 100,000 casualties.
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 '''Gallipoli Campaign'''
-A preliminary attack was launched in February of 1915, bombarding the artillery of the Ottoman Empire. However, in March, a fleet of [[British]] and [[French]] warships attempted to navigate the Dardanelles and ran into mines at its narrowest point (which is only a mile wide).
+The Gallipoli campaign was a seven-month conflict that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey between April and January 1915 as part of World War I.
-The British and Churchill, not wanting to admit defeat, diverted British, Australian, New Zealander and French troops from training in [[Egypt]] to their campaign in Turkey. Putting together an amphibious Allied force, a plan was put together to land on the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli on April 25. Although the Allies greatly outnumbered the Turks, poor counter-intelligence efforts by the Allies allowed the [[Ottoman Empire]] to resupply and reinforce the Gallipoli peninsula. Additionally, the Allies did not understand the terrain adequately and suffered from limited knowledge of their enemy. The Turkish soldiers were also very tenacious and very able fighters. However, the bloody-mindedness of the British commanders led to nine months wasted on the peninsula, with 44,000 deaths among over 100,000 casualties.
+The plan was first proposed as the first step to opening another Allied front against the [[Triple Alliance]] during the [[First World War]]. The campaign was meant to capture Constantinople, effectively removing the Ottoman Empire from the war, as well as opening supply routes to Russia.
 [[Category:World War I]]

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−	~~In 1915, [[Winston Churchill]], then First Lord of the Admiralty, proposed a daring plan to attack the [[Dardanelles]], a narrow section of ocean south of what is now Turkey, in order~~ to ~~open~~ a ~~supply route to [[Russia]]. Unfortunately, he made his plans based of bad intelligence.~~
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−	A preliminary attack was launched in February of 1915, bombarding the artillery of the Ottoman Empire. However, in March, a fleet of [[British]] and [[French]] warships attempted to navigate the Dardanelles and ran into mines at its narrowest point (which is only a mile wide).
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−	~~The British and Churchill, not wanting to admit defeat, diverted British, Australian, New Zealander and French troops from training in [[Egypt]] to their~~ campaign in Turkey. Putting together an amphibious Allied force, a plan was put together to land on the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli on April 25. Although the Allies greatly outnumbered the Turks, poor counter-intelligence efforts by the Allies allowed the [[Ottoman Empire]] to resupply and reinforce the Gallipoli peninsula. Additionally, the Allies did not understand the terrain adequately and suffered from limited knowledge of their enemy. The Turkish soldiers were also very tenacious and very able fighters. However, the bloody-mindedness of the British commanders led to nine months wasted on the peninsula, with 44,000 deaths among over 100,000 casualties.
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−	~~[[Category:World War I]]~~