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[[File:Dardanelles landsat.jpg|thumb|250px|Dardanelles and Gallipoli Peninsula]]
The '''Dardanelles''' is a narrow strait in the northwestern area of [[Turkey]] that connects the Aegean Sea with that of the Sea of Marmara. Roughly 38 Miles (61 kilometers) long, it varies in width from 3/4 miles at its narrowest to 4 miles at its widest (1.2 to 6 kilometers). The strait connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea; in addition to this it separates mainland Europe (on the western side of the Gallipoli peninsula) to that of mainland Asia (on the eastern side).
==Chronological events==
'''Chronological''' events that took place in the '''{{PAGENAME}}'''.<ref>{{Gleichen-123}}</ref>
*'''1914'''
**[[1 October]] – Closed by the Turks.
**[[3 November]] – Forts [[bombarded]] by the [[Allies]].
*'''1915'''
**[[19 February|19]], [[20 February|20]] & [[25 February]] – Outer forts [[bombarded]] by warships.
**[[25 February|25]]-[[26 February]] – Anglo-French squadron destroys four entrance forts.
**[[2 March|2]]-[[4 March]] – After bad weather, bombardment of inner forts and Bulair.
**[[5 March|5]]-[[7 March]] – {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth}}, {{HMS|Ocean}} and {{HMS|Agamemnon}} shell Narrows forts from the Gulf of Saros.
**[[18 March]] – The big attack fails; HMS ''Ocean'', {{HMS|Irresistible}} and the French battleship ''Le Bouvet'' are sunk by mines; {{HMS|Inflexible}} and the French battleship ''Gaulois'' are damaged.
**[[20 April|20]]-[[30 April]] – [[Expeditionary Force]] (120,000 men) including six [[Division]]s under Sir Ian Hamilton and a French force under General d'Amade, lands early in April; British submarine exploits.
**[[25 April|25]]-[[26 April]] – Landing of forces at [[Cape Helles]] and [[Anzac Cove]]. See [[Gallipoli]] for events pertaining to land fighting.
**[[12 May]] – {{HMS|Goliath}} sunk by torpedo destroyer.
**[[26 May|26]]-[[27 May]] – {{HMS|Triumph}} and {{HMS|Majestic}} torpedoed.
**[[5 June]] – Optimistic view of the operations taken by [[Winston Churchill]] in his speech at Dundee.
**[[19 July]] – Number of casualties are announced: approx. 8,000 killed, 30,000 wounded and 11,000 missing.
**[[6 August]] – [[Suvla Bay]] landing takes place.
**[[16 August]] – Large number of reinforcements are refused.
**[[2 September]] – Four Turkish transports are sunk by British submarines.
**[[16 October]] – Sir Ian Hamilton is relieved by Sir Charles Monro.
**Withdrawal is being considered during the autumn. The decision to evacuate is made in November.
**[[18 December|18]]-[[20 December]] – Evacuation of Suvla Bay and Anzac Cove successful.
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==References/notes==
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[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:Index]]
[[Category:Index of places]]
[[Category:Gallipoli peninsula]]
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