40290: Gallipoli Campaign

The Gallipoli Campaign was conceived by members of the War Council of the British Cabinet as a strategy for breaking the trench warfare deadlock on the Western Front during the First World War. It was a disastrous campaign lasting for eleven months and ending with the allies withdrawal and the loss of 100,000 lives.

Details
Record Type:
Historical Event
Date / From:
17 Feb 1915
To:
9 Jan 1916
Type Of Event:
Conflict
Record Maintained by:
HC