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Unprotected Surprise Sweep Attempted

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1915Date range
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Chronological records

1915

Sackville Hamilton CardenMarch 1915

Dardanelles · Warfare / World War, 1st

A night attempt sends trawlers without close battleship protection in hopes of surprising Ottoman defenders.

Names involved

Sackville Hamilton Carden

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