Because they were pined down and unable to make head way. It took as long as it did to affect the retreat because the British officers that put the men there could not admit they were incompetents, and after all they were only Australians getting killed.
the aim of it was to reach the Turkish capital of constantinople and take i t over with british and austrailan troops
No. The Gallipoli campaign was a military failure and the Allied troops were eventually evacuated.
The withdrawal method used at Gallipoli was the evacuation method. The ANZAC troops used auto firing rifles to cover the retreat.
The Battle of Gallipoli, also known as the Gallipoli Campaign, occured during WWI in the Ottoman Empire. French troops did fight during this battle along with several others, including the United Kingdom.
General Meade made the Confederates retreat from Gettysburg on October 1, 1863.
He was the communication between officers and troops. The drum beats would tell the troops what to do to advance, retreat.
He called for additional troops.
He called for additional troops.
He called for additional troops.
Yes, as the Anzac troops made little to no progress toward enemy lines and eventually had to retreat due to the massive amount of casualties.
ANZAC Day commemorates the landing of the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli on the Turkish Aegean coast.
He called for additional troops.