United States Army Forces in Bataan

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United States Army Forces in Bataan was the U.S. ground command that defended the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines against Japanese forces during the early months of World War II, culminating in the peninsula’s surrender in April 1942.

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United States Army Forces in Bataan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army command ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
aftermath Bataan Death March ⓘ
alliedWith Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Philippine Scouts ⓘ
areaOfOperations Bataan Peninsula and vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Bataan Peninsula
associatedWith United States Army Forces in the Far East retreat to Bataan ⓘ
defense of Manila Bay approaches ⓘ
shortages of food and medicine ⓘ
siege warfare on Bataan ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
commander Edward P. King NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
composedOf Philippine Army units ⓘ
Philippine Scouts units ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Scouts

United States Army units ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army units
conflict Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateOfSurrender 1942-04-09 ⓘ
endTime 1942-04-09 ⓘ
event Battle of Bataan ⓘ
garrison Bataan Peninsula ⓘ
historicalPeriod early months of World War II in the Pacific ⓘ
location Bataan Peninsula ⓘ
Luzon ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
notableCommander Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
Major General Edward P. King ⓘ
notableEvent final stand of U.S. and Filipino forces on Bataan ⓘ
notableFor prolonged resistance against Japanese invasion of the Philippines ⓘ
opponent 14th Army (Imperial Japanese Army) ⓘ
linked to: Japanese 14th Army

Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
partOf United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
United States–Philippine defense of Luzon ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Luzon
primaryMission delay Japanese advance in the Philippines ⓘ
reasonForDisbandment surrender to Japanese forces ⓘ
result surrender of Bataan Peninsula ⓘ
role defense of Bataan Peninsula ⓘ
startTime 1942-01 ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
Headquarters, United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
surrenderedTo Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
typeOfUnit ground forces command ⓘ

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Edward P. King → commanded → United States Army Forces in Bataan ⓘ