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Timeline of the Gallipoli Campaign

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This article presents the timeline of the Gallipoli Campaign. The period of the proper battle is considered to be 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916; however, a number of events took place between August 1914 and January 1915 that are relevant to the battle.

Complete timeline

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August 1914

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October 1914

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November 1914

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December 1914

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  • 13 – Naval operations: British submarine B11 sinks the obsolete Mesûdiye in the straits south of Çanakkale.

January 1915

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  • 13 – British War Council approves plans for a naval operation to force the Dardanelles.[5]
  • 15 – Naval operations: Saphir is lost after running aground in the straits.

February 1915

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March 1915

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April 1915

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May 1915

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June 1915

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July 1915

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August 1915

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September 1915

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  • 12 – The 26th Infantry Battalion at ANZAC arrives as reinforcements, deployed to Taylor's Hollow.
  • 19 – Royal Newfoundland Regiment arrives as reinforcements.

October 1915

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November 1915

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December 1915

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  • 7 – Politics: The British Cabinet orders the evacuation of Anzac and Suvla.
  • 18 – Start of final evacuation of Anzac and Suvla.
  • 20 – Evacuation of Anzac and Suvla completed before dawn.
  • 28 – Politics: The British Cabinet orders the evacuation of Helles.

January 1916

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  • 7 – Helles: British garrison reduced to 19,000. Turkish assault launched along Gully Spur.
  • 9 – Helles: Last British troops depart the Gallipoli peninsula.

References

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  1. ^ Fromkin 1989, pp. 57–58.
  2. ^ Hastings 2013, p. 11.
  3. ^ Bennett 2005, pp. 35–36.
  4. ^ Miller, Geoffrey. "Turkey Enters the War and British Actions". Great War Primary Document Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ^ Travers (2004), p. 22
  6. ^ Travers (2004), p. 23.

Bibliography

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