Dardanelle

sophistications that led to catastrophic warfare. At the time, the British Empire was seen as one of the most capable fighting forces in the world. This however, did not mean that they went through the entirety of war without significant losses, the tragic Dardanelles Campaign, and the Battle of Gallipoli proved to be such an example. This offensive maneuver against the Ottoman Empire is regarded as one of Britain's biggest tactical and militaristic mistakes of the war, as hundreds of thousands of allied troops

(gallipoli.gov) The Battle at Anzac Cove was part of a larger campaign attempt by the ANZACs, British, and French troops to land at, overrun, and ultimately control the Dardanelles Strait. On January 13th, 1915 the British War Council voted to launch a naval expedition to bombard the forts at the tip of Gallipoli, take the Dardanelles Strait, and ultimately, secure the objective of Constantinople.

Churchill became the driving force behind a grand scheme to strike at the Central Powers on a new front in south-eastern Europe, knock Turkey out of the war and open up a much needed relief route to Russia through the Dardanelles. The campaign began with an attempt to force the Dardanelles by naval power alone but early bombardments on the coastal ports failed and on 18 March 1915, three Allied battleships were lost to Turkish mines. In light of this failure, British Secretary of State for War, Lord

claimed the Dardanelles was an “legitimate gamble” and phrase which was to haunt him for along time to come. During his time out of power Churchill with the aid of Lord Fisher desperately tried to explain there own side of Dardanelles , fighting for a commission to be set-up , an commission which wouldn’t completely clear Churchill’s name but would exonerate him from some of the blame . Later Historians shocked by the carnage on the Western front looked more favourably on Dardanelles having been

in Turkish Thrace - the European part of Turkey - with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east. Gallipoli was to be a pivotal moment in the War movement. The campaigns purpose was to destroy Germany through the demise of their allies, The Triple Alliance; through control of the Gallipoli Peninsula, the allies would occupy 67 kilometres of the Dardanelles waterway. If the Dardanelles were occupied, Britain could invade Constantinople in the belief that in the collapse of the

Before World War 1 I, Great Britain had very few grievances. We got along with mostly everybody, we stayed out of trouble, and we were flourishing in the trade scene. To begin with, our enemies weren't really are enemies before the war. I mean, Germany and us got along just well and even previously shared trade routes and raw materials. With Italy and us, we were also just fine, we had no problems whatsoever. Lastly, Austria-Hungary and us also were very civil with each other. Of course, when it

The Battle of Gallipoli was a campaign during World War 1, between April 1915 through January 1916.It took place on the Gallipoli peninsula which forms the bank of the Dardanelles. This strait provided a sea route for the Russian Empire,which would allow the Allies to transport them supplies.Winston Churchill wanted to gain complete control of the peninsula,so they launched a naval attack on the strait and a land attack on the Ottoman capital.He hoped that the downfall of Constantinople would bring

was the Issue of two German warships, the Goeben and the Breslau. The two ships sailed towards Turkey through the Mediterranean and chased by a much superior British naval force. What would happen to these ships when the entered the Straights of Dardanelles was discussed. It was decided that the ships would be turned over to the Ottoman navy. Now the Ottomans had replacements for the ships commandeered by the British. (Rogan,

central section of Gallipoli peninsula. This landing was to be effected at dawn on 25 April 1915, while two hours later the main British force was to go ashore at the tip of the peninsula. The French would stage a landing on Asias shore of the Dardanelles, but come off within days to support what was a successful British capturing of the main features of the Gallipoli peninsula. Most of the troops from the Australian and New Zealand army corps landed at Gallipoli on the west side of peninsula

The aim of this campaign was to regain control of the Dardanelles, a vital waterway connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The Dardanelles were under the control of the Turks, who were fighting onside with Germany. For the Allies, control over this passage would mean easier and faster transport of weapons to the Russian navy. At the time of