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1. www.britannica.com › event › Gallipoli-CampaignGallipoli Campaign | Summary, Map, Casualties, Significance ...

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   May 27, 2024 · Gallipoli Campaign, in World War I, an Anglo-French operation against Turkey from February 1915 to January 1916 that was intended to force the 38-mile-long Dardanelles channel and to occupy Constantinople. Learn more about the Gallipoli Campaign in this article.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gallipoli_campaignGallipoli campaign - Wikipedia

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   The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916.

   • Result: Ottoman victory

4. www.gallipoli-association.org › campaign › maps-ofMaps of Gallipoli - The Gallipoli Association

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   Maps of Gallipoli. When Sir Ian Hamilton and the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (MEF) arrived in Egypt in late March 1915 to plan the military operations at Gallipoli, the only map they had available to them was a War Office 1908 map (scale 1:63,360) of Gallipoli.

5. history-maps.com › story › Gallipoli-CampaignGallipoli Campaign | Map and Timeline - HistoryMaps

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   Apr 25, 2024 · The Gallipoli campaign was a military campaign in the First World War that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu in modern Turkey), from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916.

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6. www.nam.ac.uk › explore › gallipoliGallipoli campaign | National Army Museum

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   Fought during the First World War (1914-18) from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, Gallipoli was the first major amphibious operation in modern warfare. British Empire and French troops landed on the Ottoman-held peninsula in the Dardanelles Straits with disastrous consequences for the Allies.

7. encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net › articleGallipoli, Campaign and Battle of | International ...

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   Mar 6, 2023 · On 3 November 1914, British First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill (1874-1965) ordered British warships to shell Ottoman defenses along the Dardanelles strait – the waterway separating Çanakkale province into the Gallipoli (Gelibolu) peninsula and the Asian mainland – but the bombardment only served to intensify Ottoman defensive efforts ...

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   When was the Battle of Gallipoli fought?

   • The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli ( Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916.

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   What was the Gallipoli Campaign?

   • The Gallipoli campaign was a military campaign in the First World War that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu in modern Turkey), from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. The Entente powers, Britain, France and the Russian Empire, sought to weaken the Ottoman Empire, one of the Central Powers, by taking control of the Ottoman straits.

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   Why was Gallipoli important in WW1?

   • Fought during the First World War (1914-18) from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, Gallipoli was the first major amphibious operation in modern warfare. British Empire and French troops landed on the Ottoman-held peninsula in the Dardanelles Straits with disastrous consequences for the Allies.

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   Why was Gallipoli named after a war in WW1?

   • It had been preceded in February 1915 by a naval attack on the Dardanelles, the strait dividing Gallipoli from mainland Turkey—the opening of a campaign that would be regarded as one of the great Allied failures of World War I. The name quickly became a metaphor for hubris—as well as bravery and sacrifice.

   A New View of the Battle of Gallipoli, One of the Bloodiest Conflicts

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9. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › new-view-battleA New View of the Battle of Gallipoli, One of the Bloodiest ...

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   The invasion of Gallipoli, a peninsula squeezed between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles in what is now western Turkey, was conceived by Allied commanders as a lightning strike against the ...