Battle of Krithia Vineyard

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Battle of Krithia Vineyard
Part of First World War
Date 6–13 August 1915 Location 40°04′41″N 26°12′58″E / 40.078°N 26.216°E / 40.078; 26.216 Helles, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Br-Gen. H.E. Street	Trommer Paşa Fevzi Çakmak
Strength
4 Divisions[1]	6 Divisions[2]
Casualties and losses
4,120 total[2][3]	7,510 total[4][5]

The Battle of Krithia Vineyard (6–13 August 1915) was fought during the Gallipoli Campaign during the First World War. It was originally intended as a minor British action at Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula to divert attention from the imminent launch of the August Offensive, but instead, the British commander, Brigadier General H.E. Street, mounted a futile and bloody series of attacks that in the end gained a small patch of ground known as "The Vineyard".