Terrain bordering the straits elevated and rugged, and thus decidedly difficult for an invading force to occupy and defend in the aftermath.
The opponent in these lower latitudes Islamic in religious preference and doggedly determined in the defence of their nationhood, to the point of wholesale sacrifice.
The invaders led by a man sympathetic to the Russian's cause... stubborn, strong-willed, freely criticising those seemingly unable to see the superiority of his logic.
Yet eventually losing countless ships to mines, torpedoes and projectiles launched from foreign shores, besides devastating losses of infantry and naval personnel.
All eventually leading to his removal from office.
Who, where and when?
Winston Churchill, Strait of Gallipoli, 1916.
