Lex Anteinternet: Battle of Hill 60

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Friday, August 22, 2025

Sunday, August 22, 1915. Hill 60.

The Australian 2nd Division launched a dawn attack in the Battle of Hill 60. It was unsuccessful.

And. well. . .

Last edition:

Friday, August 20, 1915. Nicholas II takes command of the Russian Army.

Labels: 1910s, 1915, Art, Battle of Hill 60, Battle of Sari Bair, Battle of Scimitar Hill, British Army, Czar Nicholas II, Gallipoli, Imperial Russian Army, Landing at Suvla Bay, Monarchy, Russia, World War One

Friday, August 28, 2015

Saturday, August 28, 1915. The aftermath of tragedy.

ANZACs, bolstered by the 10th Light Horse, captured part of the summit of Hill 60, but not the north face overlooking Suvla Bay.

The aftermath of tragedy:

Free footballs and bananas.

Last edition:

Friday, August 27, 1915. The death of Frankie Pershing and her children.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Friday, August 27, 1915. The death of Frankie Pershing and her children.

Helen Frances “Frankie” Warren Pershing, wife of the future Gen. Pershing, and daughter of Sen. Francis E. Warren, died in a fire at the Presidio in San Francisco. Three out of four of the Pershing children also died in the fire.

The British reinforced their offensive at Hill 60, but the Ottomans retained the hill.

Germany resumed submarine warfare after a brief hiatus.

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Wednesday, August 25, 1915. Capturing Brest-Litovsk. Asking for help on the border.

Labels: 1910s, 1915, Army, Crime, German Army, Great Retreat, Mexican Border War, police, Texas, Texas (Jim Hogg County), World War One, Wyoming (Alcova)

Friday, August 21, 2015

Friday, August 20, 1915. Nicholas II takes command of the Russian Army.

Ottomans retook Sair Bair ridge at Gallipoli.

The British launched their last major offensive at Gallipoli, attacking a summit near Suvla Bay, but ultimately withdrawing.

Czar Nicholas II, grossly overestimating his capabilities, removed Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army and personally took over the position.

It was a bad move in more ways than one.

Footnotes

This was in error originally posted for August 20, 1915. This entry is expanded.

Last edition:

Thursday, August 19, 1915. Withdrawal at Riga.

Labels: 1910s, 1915, ANZAC, Battle of Chunuk Bair, Battle of the Gulf of Riga, Gallipoli, German Kriegsmarine, Royal Navy, World War One

Monday, April 20, 2015

Tuesday, April 20, 1915. Conditions worsen at Van. US aircraft shot at for the first time.

Ottoman forces laid siege to Van as tension there grew worse.

German forces attacked Hill 60 after bombarding British defenses during the day.

A U.S. aircrew and aircraft came under fire for the very first time when Mexican forces fired on a Martin biplane flying aerial reconnaissance on the U.S. border.

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad went into bankruptcy.

Last edition:

Monday, April 19, 1915. Failing to retake the high ground.

Labels: 1910s, 1915, Alsace-Lorraine, Armenia, Battle of Hartmannswillerkopf, Defense of Van, French Army, German Army, Ottoman Empire, World War One

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