The initial naval bombardment of howitzer positions went well until three battleships were sunk by mines laid by the Nusret.
The initial naval bombardment of howitzer positions went well until three battleships were sunk by mines laid by the Nusret. The collier River Clyde tried to land the Royal Munster Fusiliers on V Beach, while a Lancashire regiment won "six VCs before breakfast" landing at W Beach. The Suvla Bay landings in the north were also stalled by the forces of General Liman von Sanders and Mustafa Kemal, who had no difficulty containing the "eastern strategy" implemented by Ian Hamilton and Winston Churchill. FTP, name this attempt to force the Dardanelles in the First World War, a disaster for French, British, and Australian troops portrayed in a 1981 movie starring Mel Gibson.
The initial naval bombardment of howitzer positions went well until three battleships were sunk by mines laid by the Nusret.
Gallipoli