Second Battle of Krithia

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Second Battle of Krithia
Part of The First World War
Map of the Second Battle of Krithia
Date 6–8 May 1915 Location Krithia, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire 40°04′44″N 26°12′14″E / 40.07889°N 26.20389°E / 40.07889; 26.20389 Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
British Empire  New Zealand  Australia  United Kingdom  France	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Aylmer Hunter-Weston Antoine Masnou	Otto Liman von Sanders[1] Erich Weber
Strength
25,000[2] 72 guns	20,000[2]
Casualties and losses
6,500[1]	2,000

The Second Battle of Krithia (Turkish: İkinci Kirte Muharebesi) continued the Allies' attempts to advance on the Helles battlefield during the Battle of Gallipoli of the First World War. The village of Krithia and neighbouring hill of Achi Baba had to be captured in order for the British to advance up the Gallipoli peninsula to the forts that controlled passage of the Dardanelles straits. A small amount of ground was captured after two days of costly fighting, but the objectives remained out of reach.