History and chronology of Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton in Great Britain

General

Military
World War, 1st

Events

Battle Dardanelles
Battle Gallipoli
Commander
Dismissal
General

Places

Dardanelles
Galliploi
Gallipoli
Suvla

Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton History of Great Britain


1914	Commander
Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Home Defense Army in Britain
1914	General
Appointed General
1915	Battle of Dardanelles
Dardanelles Commands the military forces at the Dardanelles
14th Oct Dardanelles The Dardanelles Committee decides to recall Hamilton, his last general's command
1915	Battle of Gallipoli
25th April Gallipoli Celebrated as ANZAC day
25th April Gallipoli Commands the 1st troop landings on Gallipoli with the 29th Div & Australian & NZ corps
25th April Gallipoli Expects a 2 day advantage in which the Turks would be confused but is dissappointed
25th April Gallipoli Responsible for the Gallipoli front by leading the Mediterranean expeditionary force
6th Aug Gallipoli A 2nd failed attempt is made to land at Gallipoli
6th Aug Suvla Reinforcements arrive when IX Corps land at Suvla
1915	Commander
Appointed Commander of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
1915	Dismissal
Oct Galliploi Dismissed from his command after the failure of the Galliploi Campaign
Oct Gallipoli Dismissed from his command after the failure of the Galliploi Campaign