Causes of the failure in August--Advantages gained--Approximate losses--Adequate reinforcements refused--Arrival of Peyton’s mounted Division--Renewed attempt against Scimitar Hill (August 21)--Mistakes in the advance on right--The 29th Division in centre--Advance of the Yeomanry--Failure to occupy the hill--Attack on Hill 60 from Anzac--Kabak Kuyu (August 21)--Connaught Rangers--Slow progress of attack--Second attack (August 27)--Third attack (August 29)--Last battle on the Peninsula 333 CHAPTER XIV SIR IAN’S RECALL Sickness increases during September--Monotonous food--Regret for dead and wounded--New drafts--Fears of winter--Sir Julian Byng commands IXth Corps--Events in France, Poland, and the Balkans--Attitude of Bulgaria and Greece--The 10th Division and one French sent to Salonika--Bulgaria declares war--Venizelos resigns--Serbia invaded--Salonika expedition too late, but destroys hope of Dardanelles--Lord Kitchener inquires about evacuation--Sir Ian’s reply--He is recalled 356 CHAPTER XV THE FIFTH ACT Sir Charles Monro arrives--His report--The advocates of evacuation--Lord Kitchener visits the Peninsula--General Birdwood appointed to command--Storm and blizzard of November--General Birdwood ordered to evacuate Suvla and Anzac--Estimate of Turkish forces--Our ruses--Arrangements at Suvla--Risks of the final nights--Embarkation at Suvla--Problem at Anzac--Final arrangements--Evacuation of Anzac--Uncertainty about Helles--Evacuation ordered--Turkish attacks--Final withdrawal (January 8, 1916)--Recapitulation of causes of failure--Concluding observations--The end 374 INDEX 413 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON _Frontispiece_ _From a portrait by John S. Sargent, R.A._ FACING PAGE SERVICE ON BOARD THE _QUEEN ELIZABETH_ 24 GENERAL SIR WILLIAM BIRDWOOD 44 THE _RIVER CLYDE_, “V” BEACH, AND SEDDEL BAHR 94 LIEUT.-COL. C. H. H. DOUGHTY-WYLIE 128 ANZAC COVE 138 FRENCH DUG-OUT AT HELLES 174 GENERAL GOURAUD STANDING WITH GENERAL BAILLOUD 194 WATER-CARRIERS AT ANZAC 206 A “BEETLE” 214 GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON (_1918_) 228