Lone Pine
When and where did the event occur? Give specific dates and places.
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6 August 1915 - 9 August 1915
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Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey)
Why/ how was Australia involved
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Part of Gallipoli campaign
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Fought by only Australian troops
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Whilst the battle was planned to just be a feint to distract the Turkish, the Australians succeeded in capturing the entire Turkish reserve
Significance to Australia (five dot points)
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2,300 killed and wounded
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Seven Australians won Victoria's Cross, highest number ever awarded to a division for one action
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Reached objective within half-hour of assault
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Highest number of casualties in Gallipoli campaign
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Success
https://www.awm.gov.au/wartime/34/article/
http://www.awmlondon.gov.au/battles/lone-pine
http://www.gallipoli.gov.au/bravery-awards-at-gallipoli/lone-pine.php
The Nek
When and where did the event occur? Give specific dates and places.
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7 August 1915 4:30am - later that day
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Anzac, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire
Why/ how was Australia involved
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An attack on Ottoman forces in Gallipoli campaign
Significance to Australia (five dot points)
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More than half Australian's killed or wounded
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Very few Ottoman deaths
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Turkish positions easily defendable, Australians lined up in four waves and charged at enemies only 27 meters away
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Located kilometer inland
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Disagreement between commanding officers
http://www.gallipoli.net.au/thenek.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKmKuSoHKsw
http://www.gallipoli.gov.au/anzac-battlefield-sites-walk/site-12-the-nek-cemetery.php
http://education.qld.gov.au/students/grants/scholarships/anzac/docs/the-nek.pdf
Fromelles
When and where did the event occur? Give specific dates and places.
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19th and finished on the 20th of July 1916
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Fromelles, Nord, France
Why/ how was Australia involved
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A feint with the British to draw German troops away from Somme offensive
Significance to Australia (five dot points)
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First major battle on Western front for Australia
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5,533 Australian casualties
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Just over 1,000 casualties
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Failed, Germans realised it was a faint within hours
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Had no effect on Somme offensive
http://www.ww1westernfront.gov.au/fromelles/what-happened-here.php
http://www.awmlondon.gov.au/battles/fromelles
Battle of Messines
When and where did the event occur? Give specific dates and places.
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June 7, 1917 – June 14, 1917
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Flanders, Belgium
Why/ how was Australia involved
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Assault on Messines-Wytschaete Ridge
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Winning ground was vital to launch campaign east of Ypres
Significance to Australia (five dot points)
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Completed all objectives within first hours of battle
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10,000 German casualties after detonating 19 mines
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Known as a model well planned battle with little objectives
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Success due to careful planning and exemplary tactics and firepower
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Used tunnels dug to place explosives under enemy lines; started the battle in their favour
http://www.army.gov.au/Our-history/History-in-Focus/The-Battle-of-Messines-1917
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXzpBn3PDnY
Battle of Beersheba
When and where did the event occur? Give specific dates and places.
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31st October 1917
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Beersheba, Ottoman Syria
Why/ how was Australia involved
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Dwindling water supplies meant that Beershaba and its wells were needed
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Without water, campaign would be halted
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Attacked Turkish trenches on horses
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Dismounted and used bayonets and rifles as clubs
Significance to Australia (five dot points)
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Over 5000 Australians dead
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Defeat to Turkish
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Known as a time where Australian's demonstrated 'reckless heroism', as they charged against the Turkish on horses
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738 Turkish prisoners taken
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Afterwards, German bomber killed four stretcher-bearers, despite them clearly displaying the Red Cross
