Suvla Bay

Hamilton briefs Stopford on the proposed Suvla landing and the need to seize the Tekke Tepe and Kiretch Tepe high ground.

Hamilton adds a new landing at Suvla to support the planned breakout from Anzac.

Mackenzie records concern that senior IX Corps officers are questioning the Suvla plan and favour waiting for artillery before advancing.

Reinforcements arrive when IX Corps land at Suvla

Troops of Hammersley's 11th Division seize Lala Baba after sharp fighting during the opening night of the Suvla operation.

Landing craft carrying parts of the 34th Brigade ground offshore, forcing troops to wade and adding confusion to the night landing.

Priestman's battalion opens sealed orders and studies its assigned objectives shortly before embarking for the night landing.

Ferrers-Guy sails with the landing flotilla from Imbros toward Suvla after darkness falls.

Stopford's IX Corps begins landing at Suvla Bay as the northern part of Hamilton's August offensive.

Hammersley's headquarters lacks reliable knowledge of forward battalion positions while much of the division waits for orders.

Hammersley's division advances inland from Suvla toward Chocolate Hill amid confused command arrangements.

The 11th Manchester Regiment advances onto the Kiretch Tepe sector while much of the Suvla force remains near the beaches.

Stopford continues directing the Suvla operation largely from offshore while opportunities inland diminish.

Kannengiesser receives warning that Allied troops have landed north of Ari Burnu and moves to assess the Suvla threat.

Stopford fails to press rapidly inland after the largely unopposed landing, allowing Ottoman reinforcements to occupy the heights.

Mahon's 10th Division units land at Suvla and enter the expanding northern beachhead.

Hill's 10th Division battalions are divided between C Beach and Gazi Baba, complicating concentration of the Irish division.

Mustafa Kemal assumes command of Ottoman forces opposing the Allied advance around Suvla and Sari Bair.

Hamilton becomes increasingly dissatisfied with the slow advance from the Suvla beachhead.

Coleridge is sent from divisional headquarters to locate forward troops and stress the need to gain the W Hills before nightfall.

The 1/1st Herefordshire Regiment lands at C Beach in the morning as the 53rd Welsh Division enters the Suvla fighting.

Mustafa Kemal directs Ottoman forces onto the heights overlooking Suvla before the British can seize them.

The first units of Inglefield's 54th East Anglian Division land at Suvla to reinforce IX Corps.

By the end of 11 August the 54th Division headquarters and most of its infantry battalions are ashore at Suvla.

Stopford looks to the newly arrived 54th Division for another attempt toward Kavak Tepe after earlier attacks fail.

Stopford's corps remains confined near the coast as Ottoman defenders consolidate the surrounding high ground.

The 163rd Brigade is ordered forward from the Suvla line to clear ground near Anafarta Spur and improve the connection toward Kiretch Tepe.

Proctor-Beauchamp is killed during the failed 1/5th Norfolk advance from the Suvla sector.

Hamilton meets Stopford again as he considers renewed attempts to seize the inland high ground after the Norfolk losses.

Mahon's 10th Irish Division renews the attack along Kiretch Tepe as the Allies try to improve the northern Suvla position.

Hamilton removes Stopford after the Suvla force fails to exploit the surprise achieved by the landing.

De Lisle assumes command at Suvla and attempts to restore momentum to the stalled British force.

Peyton's dismounted 2nd Mounted Division completes its arrival at Suvla after landing during the night of 17 to 18 August.

Russell's mounted riflemen attack Hill 60 as Allied forces try to secure the link between ANZAC and Suvla.

Hamilton orders a major Suvla attack against Scimitar Hill and neighbouring positions.

Peyton's 2nd Mounted Division advances dismounted across the dry Salt Lake toward the Scimitar Hill fighting.

Birdwood's force renews the attempt to seize Hill 60, using Australian, New Zealand, British and Irish troops at the Anzac-Suvla junction.

Godley ends further attacks after Allied troops fail to secure the summit but establish a limited connection with Suvla.

The Allies lose over 40,000 men after failing to cross the Gallipoli peninsular

The Allies lose over 40,000 men after failing to cross the Gallipoli peninsular

Hammersley is removed from active divisional command after the breakdown of leadership during the opening Suvla operations.

Lindley's 53rd Division arrives to reinforce the stalled Suvla force.

Mahon resigns after the temporary IX Corps command is given to De Lisle, whom he is unwilling to serve under.

Mahon is recalled and resumes command of the 10th Irish Division after his protest over IX Corps command arrangements.

Heavy losses force Peyton's 2nd Mounted Division to reorganise its depleted mounted brigades into two composite formations.

Monro prepares to implement the British decision to abandon the ANZAC and Suvla sectors.

The 54th East Anglian Division receives orders to prepare to leave Gallipoli and return to Mudros.

A severe snowstorm, frost and exposure strike the Suvla and Anzac positions, causing heavy non-battle casualties.

Units of the 54th East Anglian Division begin leaving the Suvla sector for Mudros in the staged withdrawal.

Asquith's government authorises withdrawal from the ANZAC and Suvla sectors.

Birdwood receives the final order to evacuate the ANZAC and Suvla positions.

The evacuation programme removes sick and wounded men, surplus troops and valuable stores before the final nights of withdrawal.

The depleted 53rd Welsh Division begins evacuation from Suvla to Mudros during the carefully staged withdrawal.

Detailed orders are issued for the final evacuation phase, with secrecy and deception measures designed to conceal the withdrawal.

De Lisle's remaining troops leave the Suvla sector during the successful December evacuation.

Hamilton approves a major August offensive combining ANZAC attacks, a Sari Bair advance and new landings at Suvla.

Appointed General after "Anzac Cove" & Suvla Bay

Kitchener supports evacuation from ANZAC and Suvla after inspecting conditions on the peninsula.

Commands IX Corps at Suvla Bay on Gallipoli, August 1915-January 1916