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
 United Kingdom  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Br-Gen. H.E. Street Ottoman Empire Trommer Paşa
Ottoman Empire Fevzi Çakmak
Strength
4 Divisions[1] 6 Divisions[2]
Casualties and losses
4,120 total[2][3] 7,510 total[4][5]

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".

  1. ^ C. F. Aspinall-Oglander, Military Operations. Gallipoli. Volume 2. p.173.
  2. ^ a b ATASE, Çanakkale, pp.284–289
  3. ^ AC.F.Aspinal-Oglander, Vol. 2, p.192
  4. ^ ATASE, Çanakkale, pp.316–328
  5. ^ C. F. Aspinall-Oglander, Military Operations. Gallipoli. Volume 2. p.176