The Gallipoli campaign was a First World War military operation on the Gallipoli Peninsula from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916, in which the Allied powers of Britain, France and Russia attempted to force the Ottoman Empire out of the war by controlling the Turkish straits. After a failed naval assault and an amphibious landing in April 1915, eight months of fighting produced about 250,000 casualties on each side before the Allies withdrew, and the campaign ended in an Ottoman victory. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Battle TypeAmphibious campaign and siege (failed invasion) 1 LocationGallipoli Peninsula, Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey) 1 Battle Type
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In March 1915, the Allied fleet failed to force a passage through the Dardanelles. An amphibious landing on the Gallipoli peninsula began in April 1915.
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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 January 1916.
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Gallipoli Peninsula, Sanjak of Gelibolu, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Turkey)
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Ottoman victory
Part Of: World War I, Infobox: part_of
the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War
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