Winston Churchill - Anglo-French task force attempted a naval bombardment of Turkish defenses in the Dardanelles

Time: Mar, 1915

Place: Dardanelles, Turkey

Details: Churchill was interested in the Middle Eastern theatre and wanted to relieve Turkish pressure on the Russians in the Caucasus by staging attacks against Turkey in the Dardanelles. He hoped that, if successful, the British could even seize Constantinople. Approval was given and, in March 1915, an Anglo-French task force attempted a naval bombardment of Turkish defenses in the Dardanelles.

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