and the
troops were finally diverted to W Beach, where, despite the heavy
cost, the Lancashire landing had led to some real results.

As nightfall approached there was a momentary thrill of hopefulness
among those who remained on V Beach because of the fact that some of
the Worcestershire and Lancashire Fusiliers succeeded in working their
way across country from W Beach and threatened to make untenable the
Turkish positions. The few hundred men on V Beach and the thousand or
more cooped up in the _River Clyde_ could hear the fight coming closer
and closer and, cheered by their officers, their spirits rose. But the
men from W Beach were stopped finally by the frequent lines of
barbed-wire obstructions that had been stretched by the Turk at right
angles to the shore, between the two beaches, in preparation for just
such an eventuality as this.

Night came, but with it not much relief from the constant vigilance of
the Turks. There was in the perfect sky not a cloud to screen the
moon's rays. A successful attempt was made, however, to land the
infantry from the _River Clyde_, and subsequently the force then
ashore, numbering close upon 1,500 men, tried to clear the ruins of
the fort and the outskirts of the village. All these efforts were in
vain, however, and finally the troops returned to the protection of
the escarpment along the shore. From there the task of removing the
wounded to the protection of the _River Clyde_ was proceeded with
under a heavy fire.

In comparison with the sanguinary affairs at the four other beaches,
the landing at S Beach was a minor affair, costing only about fifty
casualties. This beach was located at the extreme eastern end of Morto
Bay, close by Eski Hissarlik Point, and the work was delegated to the
Second South Wales Borderers under Lieutenant Colonel Casson. The
chief difficulty of this landing was found in the powerful current
which delayed it for several hours beyond the appointed time. However,
the men were finally got ashore and easily drove out the small Turkish
force that had been posted in the neighborhood.

CHAPTER LXXIV

FURTHER EFFORTS AT LANDING--FAILURE TO TAKE KRITHIA

Meanwhile the French were carrying on a disastrous operation at Kum
Kale, on the Asiatic shore, directly south of S Beach. About 2,800 men
had been landed after a preliminary bombardment by the French fleet.
Before they reembarked next morning they had lost more than a quarter
of their effecti