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35. Gallipoli: Death at the Cliff Edge

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How Many Boats Go Down in That Manoeuvre?

Atticherks really not involved at this point. The people who are trying to hold back the fleet are going to be the artillerymen reinforced by the drummons with newly installed cannons. You also have lines of mobile artillery that were hiding in the ridges behind Gallipoli. And then they were forced into turning maneuver where they began to strike a hidden string of Ottoman mines. How many boats go down in that maneuver? Well, I mean, the first to strike a mine is a friendship which capsizes within three minutes with all hands. Out of 1,100 men, I think 60 or 70 survive the sinking of the Bouvet.

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