First Battle of Krithia

First Battle of Krithia
Part of the First World War

Map of the Helles front in 1915
Date28 April 1915
Location
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 France
 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Aylmer Hunter-Weston Ottoman Empire Halil Sami Bey
Strength
19 battalions, 13,500 men 9 battalions
Casualties and losses
British: c. 2,000 killed
French: 1,001 killed
2,378 killed

The First Battle of Krithia (Turkish: Birinci Kirte Muharebesi) was the first Allied attempt to advance in the Battle of Gallipoli during the First World War. Starting on 28 April, three days after the Landing at Cape Helles, the defensive power of the Ottoman forces quickly overwhelmed the attack, which suffered from poor leadership and planning, lack of communications, and exhaustion & demoralisation of the troops.