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Third attack on Anzac Cove

Third attack on Anzac Cove
Part of the Gallipoli Campaign
Assault of Ottoman soldiers.jpg
Ottoman Turkish troops Going over the top in assault on British trench-line in Anzac Cove.
Date 19 May 1915
Location Anzac Cove, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Result Allied victory
Belligerents

 British Empire

 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom William Birdwood Ottoman Empire Essad Pasha
Units involved
ANZAC 2nd Division
5th Division
16th Division
19th Division
Strength
17,300 42,000
Casualties and losses
168 dead
468 wounded
~3,000 dead
~7,000 wounded

Coordinates: 40°14′46″N 26°16′40″E / 40.24611°N 26.27778°E / 40.24611; 26.27778

 British Empire

The third attack on Anzac Cove (19 May 1915) was an engagement during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War. The attack was conducted by the forces of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, against the forces of the British Empire defending the cove.

On 25 April 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed on the western side of the Gallipoli Peninsula, at what thereafter became known as Anzac Cove. The first Turkish attempts to recapture the ANZAC beachhead were two unsuccessful attacks in April. Just over two weeks later, the Turks had gathered a force of 42,000 men (four divisions) to conduct their second assault against the ANZAC's 17,300 men (two divisions). The ANZAC commanders had no indication of the impending attack until the day before, when British aircraft reported a build-up of troops opposite the ANZAC positions.


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