BATTLE OF gallipoli
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The Battle of Gallipoli in 1915 was a failed effort the Allied powers made to take control of the sea route from Europe to Russia at the time of the global war. The movement commenced with the French and British ships launching an unsuccessful naval attack on the Dardanelles Straits in February and persisted by conquering the Gallipoli Peninsula using divisions of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). The associated leaders chose to confront Turkey in order to attack Germany because it was her ally. While the British ships attempted to break through the Dardanelles, soldiers from New Zealand and Australia were transported to the Peninsula. The motives of the Gallipoli Campaign was for the British to be able to seize the Ottoman Empire Capital and secure their trading route with Russia. With that, British forces could stock Russia with resources and back-ups. This was supposed to win the war for the allied nations and stop the German and Austria-Hungary forces on the Western front. Because they were slowed down by Turkey’s strong resistance, the plan was a failure and the survivors evacuated. About 480,000 Allied forces participated in the Gallipoli Campaign, at a price of over 250,000 fatalities, which included 46,000 lifeless. On Turkey’s side, the campaign also experienced 250,000 casualties, and lost 65,000 men. Sir Charles Monro took Hamilton's place and ordered the allies to leave the area right away. The Helles area was emptied of troops by the 9th of January, 1916. No land was gained and the Allies suffered from 50,000 casualties. However, they had been able to form two beachheads: at Helles on the peninsula’s southern tip, and at Gaba Tepe on the Aegean coast.
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- History, 2015, BATTLE OF GALLIPOLI, History, available from: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-gallipoli
- Gallipoli Campaign, (year unknown), The many reasons for the Gallipoli Campaign, Gallipoli Campaign, available from: http://wwiandthegallipolicampaign.weebly.com/the-reasons-for-the-gallipoli-campaign.html