Battle of Mount Samat

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_Luzon
gptkbp:aftermath Japanese consolidation of power in the Philippines
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:High
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Edward_P._King_Jr.
gptkb:General_Masaharu_Homma
gptkbp:cultural_impact Nationalism in the Philippines
gptkbp:date April 1942
April 9, 1942
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Mount_Samat
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Bataan_Death_March
gptkbp:fought_in April 9 and April 12, 1942
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Philippine_Campaign
gptkbp:historical_documentation Military records
Eyewitness accounts
Maps of the battle area
Post-battle analysis
Photographs of the battle
Reports of the battle
gptkbp:historical_event Part of the larger Pacific War
gptkbp:historical_significance Symbol of resistance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Mount Samat
gptkbp:influenced_by American military strategy
Japanese military tactics
Previous battles in the Philippines
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Army
Filipino and American forces
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Philippine_Commonwealth_Army
gptkb:USAFFE
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Philippine_government
gptkb:Dambana_ng_Kagitingan
gptkbp:legacy Heroism of defenders
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bataan,_Philippines
gptkbp:military_strategy Banzai charge
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Jonathan_Wainwright
gptkb:General_Vicente_Lim
gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
General Edward King
gptkbp:outcome Japanese occupation of the Philippines
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Fall_of_Bataan
gptkbp:result Japanese victory
gptkbp:significance Defense of the Philippines
gptkbp:strategic_importance Capture of Bataan
Control of Bataan Peninsula
gptkbp:tactics Air support
Artillery bombardment
Infantry assault
gptkbp:type land battle