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Ian Hamilton
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1915
March
12
Ian Hamilton to command the Mediterranean force
On 12 March 1915 Kitchener gave General Ian Hamilton command of the land forces that were to support the fleet attacking the Dardanelles.
17
Hamilton takes command at the Dardanelles
On 17 March 1915 General Ian Hamilton reached Tenedos and conferred with Admiral de Robeck. The fleet still wanted to try to force the Straits on its own.
August
06
Landing at Suvla Bay
On the evening of 6 August 1915 British IX Corps began landing at Suvla Bay on Gallipoli. The Turks had only three battalions there and were caught unawares.
15
End of the landing at Suvla Bay
On 15 August 1915 Hamilton removed Gen. Stopford from command of IX Corps at Suvla. That day the Irish took the summit of the Kiretch Tepe ridge.
October
15
Charles Monro to succeed Hamilton
On 15 October 1915 Kitchener informed General Ian Hamilton that the government was recalling him from Gallipoli. His successor was to be General Charles Monro.
17
Birdwood temporary commander at Gallipoli
On 17 October 1915 General Ian Hamilton sailed from Imbros. Until General Monro arrived, the Gallipoli forces were commanded by General William Birdwood.