Battle for Baby 700
| Battle for Baby 700 | |||||
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| Part of the Gallipoli Campaign | |||||
 Baby 700 from The Nek |
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| Belligerents | |||||
 British Empire
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 Ottoman Empire
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Alexander Godley
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Mustafa Kemal
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New Zealand and Australian Division 1st Royal Naval Brigade |
19th Division | ||||
Coordinates: 40°14′46″N 26°16′40″E / 40.24611°N 26.27778°E
The Battle for Baby 700 (2/3 May 1915), was an engagement fought during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War. Between the forces of the British Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
On 25 April 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), conducted an amphibious landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The landing at Anzac Cove was supposed to capture Baby 700, on the third ridge from the Adriatic coast on the first day, but Turkish opposition being stronger than expected foiled their plans and they were forced to form a defensive perimeter on the second ridge. Having successfully defended against a Turkish counter-attack on 27 April, they realised it would strengthen their position if they captured Baby 700. The operation was given to the New Zealand and Australian Division, their then strongest formation, supported by the 1st Royal Naval Brigade.
The failure did not stop the ANZACs from trying again. In August 1915, in conjunction with the Landing at Suvla, they attacked again. This time with some limited success, but the deception raids notably at The Nek and Lone Pine, resulted in severe casualties.
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