Narrows Mine Defences Expanded
Cevat strengthens mines, mobile guns and coastal batteries after Allied submarine and surface attacks.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
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Cevat Cobanli Biography and Timeline
Follow Cevat Cobanli through 8 dated historical records for Turkey.
Cevat Cobanli, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1914
Searchlight and Battery Network Improved
Cevat improves searchlights, artillery positions and observation arrangements along the straits.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
1915
Outer Batteries Withstand Opening Bombardment
Cevat's gunners resist the first large Allied bombardment of the straits.
Role range: 1914-1918
Erenkoy Mine Line Concealed from Allies
Cevat's defence preserves the newly laid Erenkoy mine line from Allied detection.
Role range: 1914-1918
Narrows Batteries Engage Main Fleet
Cevat's forts engage the Allied battleships during the largest naval attack on the straits.
Role range: 1914-1918
Mobile Howitzers Disrupt Minesweeping
Cevat uses concealed mobile artillery to harass civilian-crewed minesweepers operating at night.
Role range: 1914-1918
Dardanelles Shore Defences Directed
Cevat directs Ottoman coastal artillery and mine defences protecting the Dardanelles approaches.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
1938
Death of Cevat Cobanli
Death of Cevat Cobanli
Records, sources and methodology
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