Battle of Scimitar Hill 1915
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 21 August 1915 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1915 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Location | Turkey | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Gallipoli Campaign | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 40.3031, 26.2300 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Scimitar Hill (Turkish: Yusufçuk Tepe Muharebesi, lit. 'Battle of the Dragonfly Hill') was the last offensive mounted by the British at Suvla during the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I. It was also the largest single-day attack ever mounted by the Allies at Gallipoli, involving three divisions. The purpose of the attack was to remove the immediate Ottoman threat from the exposed Suvla landing and to link with the ANZAC sectors to the south. Launched on 21 August 1915 to coincide with the simultaneous attack on Hill 60, it was a costly failure, in which the Turks were forced to use all their reserves in "severe and bloody fighting" far into the night, with some Turkish trenches lost and retaken twice.
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