What the records say
- When
- 25 Apr 1915
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 39.98° N, 26.24° E
- Description
- 1915 battle fought between France and Ottoman Empire during World War I
- War
- World War I
Battle of Kumkale
1915 WWI battle of the Gallipoli campaign
The Battle of Kumkale was a World War I battle fought between Ottoman and French forces. It was a part of the Gallipoli Campaign fought on the Anatolian (Asian) part of the Dardanelles Strait as a diversion from the main landings on the Gallipoli peninsula. Kumkale is the name of a village which now is a part of Troy national park.
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