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During the [[Gallipoli campaign]] in 1915, several battles were fought near the village of [[Krithia]], today Alçıtepe.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=InQ9AQAAMAAJ |title=The Times History of the War |date=1916 |work=The Times |pages=81–82 |language=en}}</ref> The village was an objective of the first day of the landing, 25 April 1915. Over the following months, invading [[British Empire]] (including the [[89th Punjabis]] of the [[British Indian Army]]) and [[French army|French troops]], who had landed near [[Cape Helles]] at the end of the peninsula, made several attempts to capture the village. It was never reached; the Ottoman defenders successfully repulsed every assault. |
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The attacks came to be known as: |
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* The [[First Battle of Krithia]] - 28 April<ref>{{Cite book |last=Corbett |first=Julian Stafford |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=At1F1CcmAXQC |title=Naval Operations ...: From the Battle of the Falklands to the entry of Italy into the war in May 1915 |date=1920 |publisher=Longmans, Green and Company |pages=349–382 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* The [[First Battle of Krithia]] - 28 April |
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* The [[Second Battle of Krithia]] - 6 May - 8 May |
* The [[Second Battle of Krithia]] - 6 May - 8 May |
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* The [[Third Battle of Krithia]] - 4 June |
* The [[Third Battle of Krithia]] - 4 June |
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== External links == |
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* {{Cite book |last=Chambers |first=Stephen |title=Krithia: Gallipolli |publisher=Pen & Sword Books |year=2021 |isbn=9781473875500}} |
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Latest revision as of 14:41, 27 April 2023
Krithia is in square 23. Cape Helles is in square 13
During the Gallipoli campaign in 1915, several battles were fought near the village of Krithia, today Alçıtepe.[1] The village was an objective of the first day of the landing, 25 April 1915. Over the following months, invading British Empire (including the 89th Punjabis of the British Indian Army) and French troops, who had landed near Cape Helles at the end of the peninsula, made several attempts to capture the village. It was never reached; the Ottoman defenders successfully repulsed every assault.
The attacks came to be known as:
- The First Battle of Krithia - 28 April[2]
- The Second Battle of Krithia - 6 May - 8 May
- The Third Battle of Krithia - 4 June
- The Battle of Krithia Vineyard - 6 August – 13 August
References
[edit]- ^ The Times History of the War. 1916. pp. 81–82.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Corbett, Julian Stafford (1920). Naval Operations ...: From the Battle of the Falklands to the entry of Italy into the war in May 1915. Longmans, Green and Company. pp. 349–382.
External links
[edit]- Chambers, Stephen (2021). Krithia: Gallipolli. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781473875500.
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