Timeline of the Battle of Gallipoli This article presents the timeline of the Battle of Gallipoli. The period of the battle proper 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. Major battles Complete timeline Prelude (August, 1914 – January, 1915) August, 1914 : 2 - Politics: Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Germany sign an alliance against Russia. 3 - First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, confiscates two Turkish battleships under construction in Britain. 10 - German warships SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau, having evaded Royal Navy pursuit in the Mediterranean, reach the Dardanelles and are granted passage. 16 - The Goeben and Breslau are transfered to the Turkish Navy, retaining their German crews. September, 1914 : 27 - Turkey closes the Dardanelles to all shipping following the interception of a Turkish torpedo boat by the Royal Navy. October, 1914 : 28 - Turkish fleet raids Russian Black Sea ports including Odessa and Sevastopol. November, 1914 : 2 - Politics: Russia declares war on Turkey. 3 - Naval operations: Royal Navy squadron, including the battlecruisers HMS Indomitable and HMS Indefatigable, bombard the Turkish forts at the entrance to the Dardanelles. 6 - Politics: Britain declares war on Turkey. December, 1914 : 13 - Naval operations: British submarine B11 sinks the obsolete Turkish battleship Mesudiye in the straits south of Çanakkale. January, 1915 : 13 - British War Council approves plans for a naval operation to force the Dardanelles. 15 - Naval operations: French submarine Saphir runs aground in the straits and is lost. February, 1915 March, 1915 18 - Naval operations: Turkey defeats the final attempt by the British and French fleet to force the straits. Three battleships are sunk my mines. Three battleships and the battlecruiser HMS Inflexible are badly damaged. April, 1915 17 - British submarine E15 runs aground in the straits. 25 - British Empire and French forces make amphibious landings on the Gallipoli peninsula. Landing at Cape Helles made by the British 29th Division and elements of the Royal Naval Division. Landing at Anzac Cove made by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). French forces make a diversionary landing at Kum Kale on the Asian shore. 26 - Naval operations: Australian submarine AE2 becomes the first Allied vessel to pass through the Dardanelles into the Sea of Marmara. 27 - Anzac: Under the command of Mustafa Kemal, the Turks mount a counter-attack but fail to drive the Anzacs into the sea. 27 - Naval operations: British submarine E14 passes through the Dardanelles to start a successful three-week tour. 28 - Helles: First Battle of Krithia British and French forces suffer 3,000 casualties for little gain. 28 - Anzac: The Anzac landing is reinforced by four battalions from the Royal Naval Division. May, 1915 1 - Naval operations: French submarine Joule is mined and sunk in the straits. 6 - Helles: Second Battle of Krithia commences. British 42nd (East Lancashire) Division begins landing as reinforcements. 8 - Helles: Second Battle of Krithia ends. 12 - Helles: HMS Goliath is sunk by the Turkish torpedo boat Muavenet. 12 - Anzac: Australian 1st Light Horse Brigade arrives as reinforcements. 13 - Anzac: New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade arrives as reinforcements. Royal Naval Division battalions rejoin the rest of the division at Helles. 15 - Anzac: Major General W.T. Bridges, commander of the Australian 1st Division is mortally wounded in the leg by a Turkish sniper. He dies at sea three days later. 19 - Anzac: Turkish forces mount a massive attack using 42,000 men but are repulsed, suffering 10,000 casualties. During the fighting at Quinn's Post, Albert Jacka wins the first Australian Victoria Cross of the war. 19 - Anzac: Australian stretcher-bearer John Simpson Kirkpatrick is killed near Steele's Post. 20 - Anzac: The Australian 2nd Light Horse Brigade arrives as reinforcements. 21 - Anzac: The Australian 3rd Light Horse Brigade arrives as reinforcements. 22 - Anzac: Negotiations commence to arrange an armistice in order to bury the dead in no man's land. 24 - Anzac: An armistice is declared from 7.30am to 4.30pm in which time Turkish and Anzac dead are buried. 25 - Anzac: HMS Triumph is sunk by German U-boat U-21. 27 - Helles: HMS Majestic is sunk by U-21. June, 1915 4 - Helles: Third Battle of Krithia British and French forces mount a limited attack but still fail to reach their objectives. 28 - Helles: Battle of Gully Ravine starts. July, 1915 5 - Helles: Battle of Gully Ravine ends with the British repelling a large Turkish counter-attack. 12 - Helles: British 52nd (Lowland) Division and Royal Naval Division attack along Achi Baba Nullah. August, 1915 3 - Anzac: Reinforcements for the forthcoming offensive begin landing, including the British 13th (Western) Division. 6 - Battle of Sari Bair, also known as the August Offensive, commences. Helles: Battle of Krithia Vineyard diversion commences with an attack by the 88th Brigade of the British 29th Division. Anzac: Battle of Lone Pine diversion commences at 6.00 pm with the Australian 1st Division capturing Turkish trenches. Fighting continues for six days in which time seven Victoria Crosses are awarded. Suvla: At 10.00 pm the British 11th (Northern) Division begins landing. Anzac: Under cover of darkness, two columns of Anzac, British & Indian troops break out to the north, heading for the heights of Chunuk Bair and Hill 971. 7 Anzac: Battle of the Nek At 4.30 am another futile diversion virtually wipes out two regiments of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade. Suvla: The British 10th (Irish) Division begins landing. Helles: Fighting at Krithia Vineyard continues with an attack by the 42nd Division. Anzac: After a lengthy delay, the New Zealand Infantry Brigade attempts to capture Chunuk Bair but fails. 8 - Anzac: Battle of Chunuk Bair Attacking at 3.00 am, New Zealand and British infantry gain a foothold on Chunuk Bair. 9 - Anzac: A general attack by the Allies on the heights of Chunuk Bair, Hill Q and Hill 971 fails. 10 - Anzac: Battle of Chunuk Bair ends when the Turks, led by Mustafa Kemal, drive the Allies off the heights. 12 - Anzac: Battle of Lone Pine ends. 13 - Helles: Battle of Krithia Vineyard ends. September, 1915 October, 1915 30 - Naval operations: French submarine Turquioise runs aground while returning through the Dardanelles and is captured. 31 - Suvla: Destroyer HMS Louis runs aground in a storm and is wrecked. November, 1915 6 - Naval operations: British submarine E20 is ambushed and sunk in the Sea of Marmara by German U-boat U-14. 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