Battle of Krithia Vineyard

Battle of Krithia Vineyard
Part of First World War
Date6–13 August 1915
Location
40°04′41″N 26°12′58″E / 40.078°N 26.216°E / 40.078; 26.216
Helles, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
 British Empire  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Br-Gen. H.E. Street Trommer Paşa
Fevzi Çakmak
Strength
4 Divisions 6 Divisions
Casualties and losses
4,120 total 7,510 total

The Battle of Krithia Vineyard (6–13 August 1915) was fought during the Gallipoli Campaign during the First World War. It was originally intended as a minor British action at Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula to divert attention from the imminent launch of the August Offensive, but instead, the British commander, Brigadier General H.E. Street, mounted a futile and bloody series of attacks that in the end gained a small patch of ground known as "The Vineyard".

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