Battle of Kumkale

Landing at Kumkale
Part of the Gallipoli Campaign

Kum Kale at bottom left: Orographical map of the Dardanelles reduced from captured Ottoman maps
Date25 April 1915
Location
Kumkale, Çanakkale, Ottoman Empire
39°58′50″N 26°14′13″E / 39.98056°N 26.23694°E / 39.98056; 26.23694
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
France France  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Ruef Lieutenant Colonel Nurettin Bey
Strength
1 regiment and one battalion 1 regiment
Casualties and losses
786 1,735
Kum Kale is located in Turkey
Kum Kale
Kum Kale
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Map of modern Turkey showing Kum Kale

The Battle of Kumkale was a World War I battle fought between Ottoman and French forces. It was a part of the Gallipoli Campaign fought on the Anatolian (Asian) part of the Dardanelles Strait as a diversion from the main landings on the Gallipoli peninsula (European side of the strait). Kumkale is the name of a village which now is a part of Troy national park.