The Dardanelles Straits are overlooked by high cliffs on the Gallipoli Peninsula. From LearnThat.org.
Russia entering the Dardanelles is an instance of this, and the Bosnian frontier at this moment is another. From Wordnik.com. [Naval Defence for Canada] Reference
Dardanelles is exposed in the Memoirs of the Baron de Tott, (tom.iii. p. 39 — 97,) who was sent to fortify them against the. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
We sailed through the barren Archipelago, and into the narrow channel they sometimes call the Dardanelles and sometimes the Hellespont. From Wordnik.com. [The Innocents Abroad] Reference
The Dardanelles was a great stopping-place for merchants and tradesmen. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince of India — Volume 02] Reference
The strait connecting the two is still called the Dardanelles after ancient Dardania. From Wordnik.com. [Black Sea: Pentagon's Gateway to Three Continents and the Middle East] Reference
These forts are called the Dardanelles, and hence, from them, the straits frequently receive the name of the Dardanelles. From Wordnik.com. [The Empire of Russia] Reference
Asia Minor is a narrow strait, the outer mouth of which is called the Dardanelles, the inner gateway being the famous Hellespont. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne] Reference
The sea being clear of enemy ships, the route from Liverpool to the Dardanelles has been a lane for an easy and pleasant promenade. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers] Reference
In the old days of sailing ships the Dardanelles were a most formidable obstacle which no Admiral would have faced with confidence. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
Hellespont, that ocean river now known as the Dardanelles, the first of the two straits which connect the Mediterranean with the Black Sea. From Wordnik.com. [Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality] Reference
However, the town called Dardanelles (Gr. Dardanellia. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery] Reference
Governor of the Dardanelles is a black, and was, a short time since, freed from servitude. ". From Wordnik.com. [Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity] Reference
Dardanelles (strait) Atlantic Ocean 40 15 N 26 25 E. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
I have two things to say to you about the Dardanelles. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
Duckworth, Sir John, forcing of the Dardanelles by, 686. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
French squadron might soon be expected in the Dardanelles. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833] Reference
Dardanelles; Italian gunboat Coatit damaged in the Adriatic. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915] Reference
Dardanelles, which the Turks had put into a state of defense. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Russia] Reference
The guns of the fort were shotted, like those of the Dardanelles. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833] Reference
Straits (Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles) that link Black and. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Atlantic Ocean major chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait of. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
May 25 -- British battleship Triumph is sunk in the Dardanelles by a. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
Atlantic Ocean: major chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait of. From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Dardanelles; Allies make further advances on the Gallipoli Peninsula. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
Allies at the Dardanelles in order to influence Greece and the Balkan. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915] Reference
The Dardanelles had been forced, however, and the highway into Dublin secured. From Wordnik.com. [Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics] Reference
Dardanelles, while the loss of the Lusitania has further stirred his opponents. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
Dardanelles, and the British fleet has shelled the harbor of Akbah on the Red Sea. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915] Reference
To open the Black Sea to allied shipping by forcing the passage of the Dardanelles. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918] Reference
The net results of the English attempt to force the Dardanelles are at present almost nil. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
May 1 -- French Senegalese troops occupy Yeni Shehr on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
That increased to six the sum of battleships lost to the Allies in the Dardanelles operations. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
To keep the czar fighting, it had promised Russia control of Constantinople and the Dardanelles. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Promise] Reference
He further offered a trade-off: recognition of Russia's rights of passage through the Dardanelles. From Wordnik.com. [Terrorists and Freedom Fighters] Reference
The Premier said that it was not in the public interest to say anything now about the Dardanelles. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
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