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World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
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World War I
1914–1918 global conflict
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Main areas of conflict included Europe and the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. There were important…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gallipoli campaign
Military campaign during World War I
The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli Peninsula from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. The Entente powers, Britain, France and the Russian Empire,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battleship
Large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns
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Naval operations in the Dardanelles campaign
Took place against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War
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