DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION 
Campain of 1915 continued 
Turkey in Europe 
Feb. 1915-Jan. 1916 Gallipoli expedition 
Feb.-Mar. Dardanelles operations 
See also 940.45 Naval history of World war 
Ap. 25 Allies land in Gallipoli 
May 20 “ take Krithia hights 
Aug. Operations on Anafarta hights 
Aug. 7 New Allied army lands in Gallipoli 
Dec. 8 British begin evacuating Gallipoli 
Turkey in Asia 
Ap. 14 Turks defeated near Basra 
June 3 British take Amara 
July 25 « “ Nasiryeh 
Sep. 28 “ “ Kut-el-Amara 
Nov. 22 % “ Ctesiphon 
30 Mesopotamian expedition defeated 
south of Bagdad 
Dec. 3 Turks besiege British at Kut-el-Amara 
11 Turco-British battle ¢ “ 
Persia 
Jan. 30 Russians take Tabriz from Turks 
Dec. 17 % occupy Hamadan 
26 “ “ Kashan 
Egypt 
Jan. 24 Turks defeated at El Kantara 
Colonial operations 
Jan. 14 Union forces occupy Swakopmund, German 
Southwest Africa, 
Feb. 24 British South African forces occupy Garub. 
German Southwest Africa 
Union forces take Keetmanshoop, German 
Southwest Africa 
Gen. Botha occupies Windhuk, German 
Southwest Africa 
June 28 British occupy Ngaundere, Kamerun 
July 15 Conquest of German Southwest Africa com- 
pleted 
427 Campain of 1916 
4271 Belgium 
Feb. 8-July 18 Trench fighting in Ypres salient 
Ap. British take St Eloi 
Northern France 
July-Nov. Battle of the Somme 
July 2-28 British take Fricourt, Pozieres 
and Delville wood 
Sep. 3-18 French take Guillemont, Vermondo- 
villers and Deniécourt 
26 Allies take Combles and Thiépval 
Nov. 7-12 French take Chaulnes and Saillisel 
12-18 British drive on the Ancre 
Nov. 14-18 British take Beaucourt 
and Grandcourt 
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