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contested ground, 8 engagements

Cape Helles: contested ground

The ground around Cape Helles was fought over 8 times between 1646 and 1915: 6 battles and 2 naval actions, in 3 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Action of 26 May 1646Battle of the DardanellesFirst Battle of KrithiaBattle of KrithiaSecond Battle of KrithiaThird Battle of KrithiaBattle of Gully RavineLanding at Cape HellesLanding at Cape HellesThessalonikiBursaBalıkesirTekirdağÇanakkaleSeresXanthiMitilini200 km40.054N, 26.183E
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Action of 26 May 1646, 1646Battle of the Dardanelles, 1807Landing at Cape Helles, 1915First Battle of Krithia, 1915Battle of Krithia, 1915Second Battle of Krithia, 1915Third Battle of Krithia, 1915Battle of Gully Ravine, 191516461915
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
31 March 1646Action of 26 May 1646BozcaadaCretan War of 1645-1669
1807Battle of the DardanellesDardanellesEighth Russo-Turkish War
25 April 1915Landing at Cape HellesCape HellesWorld War I
28 April 1915First Battle of KrithiaAlçıtepeWorld War I
28 April 1915Battle of KrithiaWorld War I
6 May 1915Second Battle of KrithiaAlçıtepeWorld War I
4 June 1915Third Battle of KrithiaGallipoliWorld War I
28 June 1915Battle of Gully RavineCape HellesWorld War I

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.