The Battle of Gallipoli

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During World War 1, the Allied Powers made several attempts to limit access between Central Powered countries. Such an example was the Battle of Gallipoli, or the Gallipoli Campaign. The aim of the Allies was to force Germany’s ally, Turkey, out of the war. This event occured in 1915-16 and was an attempt by the Allies to control the sea route between Europe and Russia. In February 1915, British and French ships attacked the Dardanelles Straits which lead to the land invasion, in April, of the Gallipoli Peninsula. This battle involved more territories than just Britain and France, it involved countries such as Australia and New Zealand. This invasion failed as a result of the lack of knowledge of the terrain and the opposition shown by Turks. They were also incredibly inexperienced with the modern warfare used at this time. The military was not experienced in planning and executing this kind of operation.
The failure of the Gallipoli Campaign was a major cost for the Allies. It resulted in unnecessary deaths and monetary losses. 27,000 French and 115,000 British (and Dominion troops) died.  
The failure of this campaign affected the rest of World War 1 as well as modern time. The Gallipoli Campaign lead to new campaigns being put into place as well as new Political Agreements in the Middle East.

The failure of this campaign also highlighted British weaknesses, which allowed for opposing territories to strategize against them in the future. Britain was proven to unprepared for World War .

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