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The ANZAC's at Gallipoli

By ikeman

  • Preparation

    Preparation
    More than 200 ships were assembled in the harbour at Mudros, Lemnos, in preparation for the British and French invasion of Turkey.

  • Diversion

    Diversion
    In the Gulf of Saros to the north of Gallipoli, the Royal Naval Division carried out an unsuccessful diversionary attack aimed at convincing the Turks that the main attack was to be there.

  • The Landing

    The Landing
    The ANZAC troops stormed the coast of Gallipoli.

  • Movment

    Movment
    French forces evacuated Kum Kale and took over positions on the right of the British line at Helles.

  • Shrapnel

    Shrapnel
    On 28 April, one shrapnel shell from the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth, containing 24,000 bullets, wiped out a whole Turkish company as they charged against some demoralised British troops at Helles.

  • Support

    Support
    The following British warships gave artillery support at Anzac for a major attack aimed at extending the Anzac line to the top of the hill known as Baby 700.

  • Evacuation

    Evacuation
    On the night of 8–9 January, 17,000 British soldiers were evacuated from Helles, bringing the three-week evacuation, and the Gallipoli campaign, to a close. In just over a week, 35,000 soldiers, 3,689 horses and mules, 127 guns, 328 vehicles, and 1,600 tons of stores had been taken off Helles. Approximately 508 horses and mules were slaughtered or left behind.