Gallipoli captured by the Ottomans

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Gallipoli lies on the northern shore of the Dardanelles strait, west of the sea of Marmara. The capture of this key fortress gave the Ottomans their first bastion on the European side of the straits and facilitated their siege of Constantinople and its capture in 1453.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Gallipoli captured by the Ottomans". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=9480, accessed 29 March 2024.]

9480 Gallipoli captured by the Ottomans 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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