What the records say
- When
- 7 Aug 1915
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 39.93° N, 32.85° E
- Location
- Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire
- Outcome
- Ottoman victory
- Belligerents
- Ottoman Empire vs British Empire, Australia, United Kingdom
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Battle of the Nek
World War I battle of the Gallipoli campaign
The Battle of the Nek was a minor battle that took place on 7 August 1915, during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I. "The Nek" was a narrow stretch of ridge on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The name derives from the Afrikaans word for 'mountain pass', but the terrain itself was a perfect bottleneck and easy to defend, as had been proven during an Ottoman attack in June.
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