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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Colombo_Fort
gptkb:Battle_of_Hunnasgiriya
gptkb:Battle_of_Gannoruwa
gptkb:Battle_of_Kandy
gptkb:Dutch_Ceylon
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Increased Japanese naval presence in the Indian Ocean
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gptkbp:casualties
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British: 1 ship sunk
Japanese: 1 ship sunk
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:commander
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British: Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton
Japanese: Vice Admiral Kōsō Abe
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gptkbp:date
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April 1942
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the larger Pacific War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Colombo
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gptkbp:location
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Colombo, Ceylon
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic naval engagement
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the Indian Ocean
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:battle
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