Battle of the Nek

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The Battle of the Nek was a disastrous World War I engagement during the Gallipoli campaign in which Australian light horsemen made futile and heavily costly charges against entrenched Ottoman positions on a narrow ridge.

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Battle of the Nek canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First World War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
associatedWith ANZAC legend ⓘ
AustralianCasualtiesEstimate hundreds wounded or missing ⓘ
over 230 killed ⓘ
belligerent Australia ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
casualties heavy Australian casualties ⓘ
causeOfFailure inaccurate or mistimed artillery support ⓘ
narrow attack frontage ⓘ
poor coordination with other attacks ⓘ
strong Ottoman defensive fire ⓘ
combatant Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Ottoman Army ⓘ
commanderSide Brigadier General Frederick Hughes (Australian) ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Henry White (Australian) ⓘ
Ottoman local commanders under Esad Pasha ⓘ
commemoratedBy Australian war memorials ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
date 7 August 1915 ⓘ
frontWidth about 30 to 40 metres ⓘ
historicalReputation example of costly frontal assault in trench warfare ⓘ
symbol of the futility of Gallipoli ⓘ
involvedUnit 10th Light Horse Regiment (Australia) ⓘ
8th Light Horse Regiment (Australia) ⓘ
Australian 3rd Light Horse Brigade ⓘ
notableFeature close‑range machine‑gun and rifle fire ⓘ
repeated futile charges ⓘ
numberOfWaves four attack waves ⓘ
objective to capture Ottoman trenches at the Nek ⓘ
to support the August Offensive at Gallipoli ⓘ
OttomanCasualties relatively light ⓘ
outcome failed Australian attack ⓘ
partOf Gallipoli campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli
place Anzac sector ⓘ
linked to: Anzac Cove

Gallipoli Peninsula ⓘ
portrayedIn film "Gallipoli" (1981) ⓘ
linked to: Gallipoli
relatedBattle Battle of Chunuk Bair ⓘ
Battle of Lone Pine ⓘ
relatedOperation August Offensive ⓘ
result Ottoman victory ⓘ
tacticalSituation Australian forces attacking across narrow ridge ⓘ
Ottoman forces in entrenched defensive positions ⓘ
terrain narrow ridge line known as the Nek ⓘ
timeOfDay early morning attack ⓘ
typeOfEngagement frontal assault ⓘ
infantry charge ⓘ

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Gallipoli → portrays → Battle of the Nek ⓘ