25 April 1915
Third Ridge Advance Halted
Sinclair-MacLagan halts the covering force on the second ridge rather than pressing toward the third ridge.
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Sinclair-MacLagan halts the covering force on the second ridge rather than pressing toward the third ridge.
Birdwood approves an offensive intended to seize Baby 700 and improve the vulnerable ANZAC position.
Birdwood's corps defeats the large Ottoman attack and retains the entire ANZAC perimeter.
Birdwood participates in arrangements for a temporary truce to bury thousands of dead between the opposing lines.
Birdwood's staff struggles to maintain drinking-water supplies for troops crowded into the ANZAC perimeter.
Birdwood's troops repel another Ottoman assault against the ANZAC perimeter at the end of June.
Birdwood reports increasing sickness as heat, flies and poor sanitation weaken the garrison.
Birdwood's proposal to seize the Sari Bair heights becomes the core of the August offensive.
Godley organises columns to seize Chunuk Bair, Hill Q and Hill 971 during the August offensive.
Kitchener visits ANZAC to inspect the front and assess the arguments for abandoning the campaign.
Birdwood's troops endure flooding, snow, frostbite and exposure as a severe winter storm strikes Gallipoli.
Birdwood receives the final order to evacuate the ANZAC and Suvla positions.
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