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The British Empire and Dominions declared war on the German Empire and its allies.
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The declaration of war was published.
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Allies to Germany and Austria
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The first Australian troops departed to fight in the war
Many Australians still saw Britain as the 'Mother Country', Australia felt obligated to help Britain. Both Australia and New Zealand fought as though it was there country being invaded. -
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The Russians defeated a large Turkish army in the Caucasus at Sarikamish
The battle was fought in a temperature of 30 degrees below zero and more than 30,000 Turks froze to death. -
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Royal Marines landed at Turkish forts.
Royal Marines landed at Turkish forts at Kum Kale on the mainland and at Sedd-el-Bahr on Gallipoli. They put many of the Turkish guns out of action. -
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The ANZACs landed on the shores of Gallipoli.
At 4.30 — 6.30 am: Invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula began the ANZACs landed in Anzac Cove it is still unsure to why they landed here rather than landing in Cape Tepe which is set two kilometres north of Anzac Cove. • Althoug they were only a few kilometers away from there intended landing spot the soldiers found themselves in territory which was the opposite to what they were preperd for. The Turkes seemed to be ready for them. -
Kemal launchment
Kemal launched a concerted attack to drive the Anzacs back to the beach. With the support of a naval gunfire, the Turks were held off throughout the night during the Battle of Gallipoli -
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The Battle of Lone Pine
The turkish trench was taken within twenty minutes of the initial charge. Australians leapt out of the trenches and underground firing positions after the bombardment to rush to the Turkish front line at Lone Pine, four days’ worth of intense hand to hand fighting left over 2,000 australian casualties. The soldiers had a tough time in the battle grounds -
Hill 60
Australian troops support a British assault at Hill 60 this was the last major event to happen in the Gallipoli campaign -
Attempt to take Hill 60
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The Evacuation Of Gallipoli
It took over two days and two nights to evacuate Gallipoli and the Turks were unaware of the major evacuation.
