Battle of Chunuk Bair
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The Battle of Chunuk Bair was a key and costly August 1915 engagement of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, in which Allied forces briefly seized a vital summit overlooking the Dardanelles before being driven back by Ottoman counterattacks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Chunuk Bair canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Sari Bair | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Çanak Bayırı Muharebesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | Allied Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignGoalContext | secure Dardanelles for Allied naval forces ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Godley
NERFINISHED
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Esat Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk NERFINISHED ⓘ William Birdwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| counterattackBy | Ottoman forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
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France ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | August 1915 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1915-08-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Mediterranean Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
10th Gurkha Rifles
NERFINISHED
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Auckland Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Canterbury Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Otago Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman 19th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Gallipoli Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Chunuk Bair summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
New Zealand’s major action at Gallipoli
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intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Chunuk Bair summit ⓘ |
| operation | August Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakTemporarilyCapturedBy | New Zealand forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Lone Pine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1915-08-06 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | overlooked the Dardanelles ⓘ |
| terrain | steep ridges and narrow spurs ⓘ |
| timeOfDayOfInitialAssault | pre-dawn ⓘ |
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Battle of Sari Bair
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Battle of Sari Bair