12 September 1891
Dardanelles
Explains the opening of the Dardanelles to the satisfaction of the British Ambassador
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Dardanelles in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Explains the opening of the Dardanelles to the satisfaction of the British Ambassador
Russia declares war on Turkey
Cevat strengthens mines, mobile guns and coastal batteries after Allied submarine and surface attacks.
Cevat improves searchlights, artillery positions and observation arrangements along the straits.
Cevat's gunners resist the first large Allied bombardment of the straits.
Cevat uses concealed mobile artillery to harass civilian-crewed minesweepers operating at night.
Hakki prepares Nusret for a covert mining mission across Erenkoy Bay.
Cevat's forts engage the Allied battleships during the largest naval attack on the straits.
Under the Treaty of Sevres the Dardanelles are placed under international control
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