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Gallipoli campaign - Coggle Diagram
Gallipoli campaign
Failiure
Turks Lead by brilliant Mustafa Kemal, who disobeyed orders, attacking the allies before they were organised
Allies landed on ANZAC cove faced by steep cliffs, compensating for them outnumbering the Turks
Allied trenches crammed and filled with disease and insects, lack of supplies, dangerous to evacuate wounded
Evacuations of wounded and importing of supplies had to be done by sea, difficult get boats in and out
Process
Constantinople could only really be attacked from the sea, but attacking naval forces would have to travel through the Dardanelles, a thin straight controlled by the Turks
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All pre war plans suggested the need for secrecy and stealth, but Winston Churchill insisted a purely naval assault be tried first
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In November 1914, ships briefly bombarded forts on the Gallipoli peninsula.
This alerted the Turks on invasion, and gave their German commander plenty of time to prepare.
A further full naval assault failed in March 1915, destroying the element of surprise.
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Brief Success
Captured the Chunuk Bair, a point on high hills that overlooked the battlefield,