British IX Corps

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British IX Corps was a British Army corps-level formation best known for its role in the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I, particularly in the Suvla Bay operations.

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British IX Corps canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army corps ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War I ⓘ
associatedWith Gallipoli Peninsula, Ottoman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Gallipoli Peninsula

Suvla Bay ⓘ
linked to: Suvla Bay landings
commander Lieutenant-General Sir Bryan Mahon ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stopford ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry de Beauvoir De Lisle ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Gallipoli Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli

Suvla Bay landings ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
engagedAgainst Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Fifth Army ⓘ
engagementResult failure to achieve decisive breakthrough at Gallipoli ⓘ
era World War I era ⓘ
linked to: World War I
formedIn First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
front Gallipoli front ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli
higherFormation British Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli) ⓘ
historicalAssessment often criticized for lack of decisive action at Suvla Bay ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
militaryBranch Army ⓘ
militaryCampaign Dardanelles Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli
militaryRole amphibious landing force at Suvla Bay ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Suvla Bay ⓘ
linked to: Suvla Bay landings
notableFor operations at Suvla Bay in August 1915 ⓘ
role in the Gallipoli Campaign ⓘ
notableIssue command and control problems during landings ⓘ
logistical difficulties at Suvla Bay ⓘ
notedFor poor coordination during Suvla Bay operations ⓘ
objective to secure Suvla Bay beachhead ⓘ
to support ANZAC forces at Gallipoli ⓘ
operation August 1915 Suvla Bay landing ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
role infantry operations ⓘ
service British Army in World War I ⓘ
linked to: British Army
size corps ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo Mediterranean Expeditionary Force ⓘ
supportedForce ANZAC forces at Gallipoli ⓘ
Mediterranean Expeditionary Force operations ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Gallipoli Peninsula ⓘ
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ
typeOfUnit corps-level formation ⓘ

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