An opinion poll published prior to the British landing showed 70% support for military action.
The successful Norwegian mobilization in the area opened the opportunity for the British landings.
General Lee responded to the British landing with several actions.
Pickett with his 68 men appeared to be fully prepared to oppose a British landing, ordering them into a line of battle near the beach.
The mission was vital to the success of the British airborne landings.
The initial British landings were carried out just north of the village.
Soon after the British landings, he and two other conscripts took the decision to kill a sheep.
Only two regiments, the 25th and 26th, were available to counter the British landing at Helles.
In addition, a German invasion force might already be under way or launched immediately following the British landings.
The British landing was spotted by a sentinel and the alarm was raised.