How Did Turkish Capture Gallipoli

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On the 3rd of October 1914 Thomas Bernard McGrath and his regiment embarked on a ship taking them to a British stablished training camp where they spent almost a year training and waiting as reserve troops for active duty. During this period Newfoundland was still a colony of the British Empire therefore its armed forces acts independently from Canada. Instead of travelling to Europe like the Canadian troops the Royal Newfoundland Regiment were under the Command of the British. The Gallipoli campaign started as a response to aid the Russian’s on fighting the Turkish army. On December 1914, The Ottoman Empire has entered the war on the side of the Triple Alliance or in this case Germany and Austria-Hungary. The Turkish launched an invasion …show more content…
The successful capture this passage will connect the ally with Russia where they then can work together to battle against the Ottoman Empire. In order to control this passage the allies has to first capture the Turkish stronghold in Gallipoli. On February 19, 1915 the allies launched the first naval assault, battle ships began a long range bombardment on Gallipoli. The Turkish were forced to abandon their outer posts to seek shelter further inland from the heavy fire. The allies then proceeded to send out Minesweeper ships to clear the coast of hidden mines underwater, however they encountered heavy resistance from the Turkish on the shores. The British commander suffered a nervous breakdown in mid battle and is then replaced by his Vice-Admiral. By March 18, there has been 18 ally ships that entered the passage and 3 sunken ships along with 3 other ships severely damaged. The naval attack ended up being a complete disaster. In the wake of the failed naval attack the allies decided to launch a large scale landing on the Gallipoli peninsula. On April 25, 1915 the British allies launched their invasion. Despite heavy losses the allies managed to capture two beachheads at Helles on the peninsula’s southern tip, and at Gaba Tepe on the
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