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Dardanelles: General Staff
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The Dardanelles attack was doomed in part by tactical errors and a lack of resolve. But the fundamental problem had been identified earlier by General Ian Hamilton: Ships cannot occupy territory, and they cannot by themselves compel the enemy's political capitulation.
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It is generally assumed that one major failing of the Allied forces in the Dardanelles was that they underestimated the ability of the Turks. In fact, the Turkish Army was weak in the region and it was poorly led. On March 24th, the command of the Turks was passed to General Liman von Sanders. He had to defend a coastline of 150 miles with just 84,000 men. However, its fighting capacity was just 62,000 men. The troops that were there were poorly equipped and supplies were poor.
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Correspondence between Hamilton and Brig Gen Robert Pacy Maxwell, former General Officer Commanding 33 Bde, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, mainly relating to Hamilton's notification that Maxwell had been placed on the list of witnesses before the Dardanelles Commission. 1 file, 3 letters
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