The first wave included units of the 3rd Australian Brigade: three infantry battalions of men from Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. Their task was to storm the beach and then push inland as fast as possible. The first wave of men was known as the 'covering force'. Of the 16,000 men who landed during the first day, more than 2000 had been killed or injured by the next morning.Īs dawn approached on 25 April, HMS Ribble eased its way towards the Gallipoli peninsula with the other British destroyers and battleships. The Anzacs held on for the crucial first night. He ordered the troops to begin digging trenches. Hamilton decided against their recommendation. In the evening, Major-General William Bridges, commander of the 1st Australian Division, and Lieutenant-General Sir William Birdwood, commander of ANZAC, both advised General Sir Ian Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief, to withdraw the Allies from Gallipoli. By mid-morning, Turkish reinforcements had arrived under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal. Units became separated as they moved through the tangle of complex spurs and ravines in the darkness. relieve pressure on Russian forces who were fighting Turkish forces on the Caucasus frontīritish forces landed at Cape Helles on the southern tip of the peninsula while French troops carried out a feint landing at Kum Kale on the Dardanelles' Asian shore.capture the peninsula and help naval operations in the Dardanelles straits.
On 25 April 1915, 16,000 Australians and New Zealanders, together with British, French and Indian troops, landed on the Gallipoli peninsula.
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