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  2. Apr 24, 2024 · Gallipoli Campaign, in World War I, an Anglo-French operation against Turkey from February 1915 to January 1916 that was intended to force the 38-mile-long Dardanelles channel and to occupy Constantinople. Learn more about the Gallipoli Campaign in this article.

  3. The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9

  4. Nov 9, 2009 · The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-16, also known as the Battle of Gallipoli or the Dardanelles Campaign, was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers of World War I to control the sea route...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GallipoliGallipoli - Wikipedia

    The Gallipoli peninsula ( / ɡəˈlɪpəli, ɡæ -/; [1] Turkish: Gelibolu Yarımadası; Greek: Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, romanized : Chersónisos tis Kallípolis) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east.

  6. Apr 24, 2015 · 24 April 2015. Getty Images. A century ago hundreds of thousands of troops were killed and wounded as they fought for a tiny patch of land. On Friday Prince Harry and Prince Charles joined a...

  7. Fought during the First World War (1914-18) from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, Gallipoli was the first major amphibious operation in modern warfare. British Empire and French troops landed on the Ottoman-held peninsula in the Dardanelles Straits with disastrous consequences for the Allies. 14 min read.

  8. The Gallipoli campaign was the land-based element of a strategy intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles, capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) and ultimately knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war. Photographs. Australians landing at Anzac Cove. © IWM (Q 112876)

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