Timeline

On October 6, 1912, part of the Greek fleet led by the Averof cruiser, arrived in front of the Castle in Lemnos and the admiral Kountouriotis asked the Turkish commander for the immediate surrender of Lemnos. The next day the fleet moved to Mudros. The landing finally took place on October 8, in front of the Tsimandria village. The troops moved towards the Castle (Myrina) and all the Turkish defenders of the island gave up without a fight.
The Greek fleet after the capture of Lemnos, used the Moudros bay as a base of operations, as it controls the exit point of the Straits. In this way, they were able to nullify their activity in the naval battles of Elli and Lemnos.

On January 5, 1913, the information that the Ottoman fleet was moving towards the Dardanelles was received in Lemnos, where the Greek fleet was gathered. They immediately set sail the Averof, the battleships Hydra, Spetsai, and Psara, and 7 destroyers. The Ottoman fleet consisted of the battleships Barbaros, Turgut Reis, Mesudiye, the cruiser Mecidiye, 6-8 destroyers, and escort vessels. The first shots were fired by the Ottoman fleet and the Greek one responded with shotgun fire. Barbaros was seriously affected, making in that way, the Ottoman fleet to turn around to enter the Straits. The Ottoman fleet was followed by Averof, which caused great damage to Turgut Reis with its shots. The Greek losses were insignificant, and the Ottoman fleet never left the Straits again throughout the First Balkan War.

The first ANZAC forces depart from the ports of Albany and Fremantle in order for them to fight in Europe. The British War Council decided to conduct a naval operation and land forces at Gallipoli to seize the Straits, capture Constantinople and supply the Russian army.

An attack command to the Dardanelles Straits is given by Lord Admiral Churchill. The British armored cruisers HMS Indomitable and Indefatigable and the French battleships Suffren and Vérité, bombard for the first time the forts of Sed el Bahr on the European coast and Kum Kale on the Asian coast.

The British War Council decided to conduct a naval operation and land forces at Gallipoli for seizing the Straits, capture Constantinople and supply the Russian army.

Dozens of British and French warships are gathered at Mudros in order for them to assemble the force that would conquer the Straits. It is led by the dreadnaught HMS Queen Elizabeth. Many auxiliary vessels and dozens of commercial and passenger ships that have been converted into troop transports, as well as hospital ships, arrive in Lemnos, too.

The British officially request from the Greek government the concession of Lemnos in order for them to use it as a base of operations for conquering the Straits and the Gallipoli campaign. The Greek government with Eleftherios Venizelos as Prime Minister approves the request.

At the end of February, the forces of the 2nd British division begin to land on Lemnos and will begin to create the first facilities on the island.

Continued naval operations of the British and French warships against the Dardanelles forts.

The first ANZAC units land on Lemnos. These are the divisions of the 3rd infantry brigade, the 3rd hospital, the 1st dressing wounds station, and a part of the logistics.

The 1st Australian hospital was established in the area of ​​Moudros and there would be many more to come.

A British and French naval force of 18 battleships and other warships sets out under the command of Admiral De Robeck to seize the Straits. The business fails and the fleet loses three battleships and returns to Mudros.

Next to the 1st hospital of the Australians, more hospitals, warehouses, and administration areas begin to be established.

Landing exercises and training are taking place throughout the entire length of the Gulf of Moudros. Soldiers board the boats from the transport ships and head with them to the shores.

The British war fleet, led by the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth and several transport vessels, departs from Mudros for the landing at Gallipoli. Most will land in the bay named after Anzac Gulf and the rest of them will remain in the V-neck bay close to Cape Hell. Their purpose was to capture the forts of the Dardanelles.

Establishment of the 2nd and 3rd Australian hospitals on the Portianou peninsula.

The arrival of the 10th ANZAC battalion at Lemnos to rest at the area in Sarpi. It was the last battalion to leave the Gallipoli area.

Evacuation of Lemnos by the troops that had withdrawn from the Gallipoli operation. The troops were transferred to Alexandria and Thessaloniki to take part in other battles.

Evacuation of Lemnos from Australian, British and French hospitals and logistics.

A large British naval force remains at Lemnos led by the battleships HMS Lord Nelson and HMS Agamemnon.

The naval battle of Imbros north of Lemnos takes place between the German ships Goeben and Breslau, which had joined the Ottoman fleet and were renamed Yavûz Sultân Selîm and Midilli, and the British destroyers and patrol boats. Breslau was sunk and Goeben was badly damaged.

The armistice was signed in Mudros, on the British battleship HMS Agamemnon, between the forces of the Entente and the Ottoman Empire, with which the latter ended its participation in the First World War.