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Dardanelles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Battle of the Dardanelles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battle of the Dardanelles may refer to: During the Ottoman-Venetian War of 1645–1669: •Battle of the Dardanelles (1654) •Battle of the Dardanelles (1655) •Battle of the Dardanelles (1656) •Battle of ...
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The Dardanelles Strait, a vital transportation bridge between the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, is a narrow channel of water that connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It separates Asian Turkey from European Turkey (Trace), thus it also separates the two continents.
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Gallipoli - The Drama of the Dardanelles. The Gallipoli Campaign began on 25 April 1915 with landings at Helles and Anzac... ... "The drama of the Dardanelles campaign by reason of the beauty of its setting, the grandeur of its theme and the unhappiness of its ending, will always rank amongst the world's classic tragedies.
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The operations on the Gallipoli Peninsula did not involve the 6th Battalion, York & Lancashire Regiment until the landings at Suvla Bay in August 1915. This section and its associated pages gives the background to why the British opened a theatre of operations in the Dardanelles, and the build up to the August landings.
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