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The Evacuation and the Assessment

In contrast to the remainder of the campaign, the evacuation was a triumph of organiation and discipline.The troops at Anzac and Sulva were informed on 12 December that they were to be taken off,but to conceal this from the Turks empty supply-boxes were taken in during the day, and at night men were taken off from the jetties which had been build on the beaches.Despite the enormous damage it caused to the Turkish Army and national resources, the Gallipoli campaign was undoubtedly a disaster for the Allies.Probably about 87,000 Turks, 25,000 British, almost 10,000 French, 7,300 Australian, 2,400 New Zealanders and 1,700 Indians lost their lives in what was a futile campaign.

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