1915
Helles Evacuation Prepared
Monro directs preparations to remove the remaining British and French forces from Cape Helles.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Cape Helles in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Monro directs preparations to remove the remaining British and French forces from Cape Helles.
Hunter-Weston prepares simultaneous landings at five beaches around Cape Helles.
Hamilton launches the main British landings on five beaches around Cape Helles.
Hunter-Weston's 29th Division lands at W Beach and fights to secure the Helles foothold.
Hunter-Weston's troops secure X Beach and begin expanding the northern side of the Helles perimeter.
Hunter-Weston consolidates several Helles landing beaches into a continuous Allied foothold.
Hamilton urges the Helles force forward before Ottoman reinforcements can consolidate.
Hamilton's first Helles offensive fails to break the Ottoman line despite heavy Allied casualties.
Hamilton transfers Australian and New Zealand infantry from ANZAC to reinforce a renewed attack at Helles.
Hamilton briefs Stopford on the proposed Suvla landing and the need to seize the Tekke Tepe and Kiretch Tepe high ground.
Kitchener inspects the remaining Allied positions while considering whether Cape Helles should also be abandoned.
Hunter-Weston's forces maintain the Helles perimeter while men, guns and stores are progressively embarked.
Hunter-Weston's rear guards leave their positions as the final evacuation of Cape Helles begins.
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