the right the
Eighty-eighth Brigade had been brought to a halt and found itself
running short of ammunition.

The Eighty-sixth Brigade, which had been held in reserve, came into
action shortly after one o'clock in the afternoon. It was ordered to
move through the Eighty-eighth Brigade and carry Krithia. A few units
got within sight of Krithia, but the main body of the Eighty-sixth
Brigade was unable to force a way beyond the line reached by the
Eighty-eighth.

The French, meanwhile, were having an equally hard time. At one time
they were within a mile of Krithia, but ultimately they, in company
with the whole allied line, had to give way before strong Turkish
counterattacks. Masses of Turkish troops advanced against the British
center and right and against the whole line of the French and drove
them back with the bayonet. An almost successful attempt was made to
pierce the allied line at the point where the French linked up with
the British. The French gave way and uncovered the right flank of the
Eighty-eighth Brigade. The Fourth Worcesters suffered cruelly and had
it not been for the reenforcements of the Eighty-sixth Brigade a
serious situation might have ensued.

In speaking of this critical moment Sir Ian Hamilton subsequently
wrote:

"The men were exhausted and the few guns landed at the time were
unable to afford them adequate artillery support. The small amount of
transports available did not suffice to maintain the supply of
munitions, and cartridges were running short despite all efforts to
push them up from the landing places."

The situation was now becoming serious and it became apparent that
Krithia could not be carried. Accordingly, the allied forces were
ordered to dig in as rapidly as possible and hold their ground at all
costs. Thus ended the Battle of the Landings, extending over three
days. The results obtained fell far short of expectations. Krithia and
Achi Baba had not been carried, the Australians and New Zealanders had
been unable to advance along the road to Maidos and, indeed, were
hanging on to a thin strip of shore by their very teeth. It became
more apparent with each new attempt that the difficulties before the
attackers in the Gallipoli Peninsula were far beyond anything that had
been conceived.

In speaking of his failure to reach Krithia, Sir Ian Hamilton said:

"Had it been possible to push in reenforcements in men, artillery and
munitions during the day, April 27, Krithia s