First Battle of Krithia

First Battle of Krithia
Part of the First World War
Map of the Helles front in 1915
Date 28 April 1915 Location Helles, Gallipoli, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  France	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Aylmer Hunter-Weston	Halil Sami Bey
Strength
19 battalions, 13,500 men	9 battalions
Casualties and losses
British: c. 2,000 killed French: 1,001 killed	2,378 killed

The First Battle of Krithia (Turkish: Birinci Kirte Muharebesi) was the first Allied attempt to advance in the Battle of Gallipoli during the First World War. Starting on 28 April, three days after the Landing at Cape Helles, the defensive power of the Ottoman forces quickly overwhelmed the attack, which suffered from poor leadership and planning, lack of communications, and exhaustion & demoralisation of the troops.