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Gallipoli Campaign

Hannah Slajus •08/17/2018 Contribution
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The Gallipoli Campaign was launched by the British and French in April, 1915.  The goal was to capture the Ottoman capital of Constantinople and secure the Dardanelles Strait to create a sea route to the Russian Empire.  The campaign involved a naval attack and multiple landings.  Ultimately the Allies abandoned the campaign in January, 1916 and the Ottomans were victorious.

 

Image Credit:  Wikimedia Commons

This image was made from the following source images (listed at their sources as "public domain" or "not restricted"): Top: Australian War Memorial image P01141.001 Middle left: File:British and French Battle Fleet at the entrance to the Dardanelles.jpg Middle right: Alexander Turnbull Library PA1-o-308-23-3 Bottom left: Australian War Memorial image A02598 Bottom right: Australian War Memorial image G00544

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