Battle of Krithia: Difference between revisions
TwoTwoHello (talk | contribs) Reverted to revision 650707236 by Mongoose Army (talk): Lgv. (TW) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{unreferenced|date=October 2008}} |
{{unreferenced|date=October 2008}} |
||
[[Image:MapHellesWarZoneGallipoli1915.jpg|thumb|300px|right|<center>Krithia is in square 23. Cape Helles is in square 13</center>]]During the [[Battle of Gallipoli|Gallipoli campaign]] in 1915, several battles were fought near the village of [[Krithia]]. The village was an objective of the first day of the landing, 25 April 1915. Over the following months, invading [[British Empire]] 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 Turkish defenders successfully repulsed every assault. |
[[Image:MapHellesWarZoneGallipoli1915.jpg|thumb|300px|right|<center>Krithia is in square 23. Cape Helles is in square 13</center>]]During the [[Battle of Gallipoli|Gallipoli campaign]] in 1915, several battles were fought near the village of [[Krithia]] which is from the Greek "Krithari" which means Barley.. The village was an objective of the first day of the landing, 25 April 1915. Over the following months, invading [[British Empire]] and [[French army|French troops]], who had landed near [[Cape Helles]] (from the Greek Helle from Greek mythology Elli) at the end of the peninsula, made several attempts to capture the village. It was never reached; the Turkish defenders successfully repulsed every assault. |
||
The attacks came to be known as: |
The attacks came to be known as: |
||
Revision as of 04:16, 26 April 2015
 |
During the Gallipoli campaign in 1915, several battles were fought near the village of Krithia which is from the Greek "Krithari" which means Barley.. The village was an objective of the first day of the landing, 25 April 1915. Over the following months, invading British Empire and French troops, who had landed near Cape Helles (from the Greek Helle from Greek mythology Elli) at the end of the peninsula, made several attempts to capture the village. It was never reached; the Turkish defenders successfully repulsed every assault.
The attacks came to be known as:
- The First Battle of Krithia - 28 April
- 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
 | This article about a battle in French history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a battle in British history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
.svg){kind=small} | This article about a battle in Ottoman history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This Turkish history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |