Luding Bridge battle
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The Luding Bridge battle was a pivotal 1935 engagement during the Chinese Red Army’s Long March, celebrated in Communist historiography for its daring assault across a chain suspension bridge under heavy fire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Luding Bridge battle canonical | 1 |
| 泸定桥战斗 | 1 |
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Target entity: Luding Bridge battle Context triple: [Chinese Civil War (early phase), hasMajorBattle, Luding Bridge battle]
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Battle of Mount Longdon
The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.
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Battle of Hel
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
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Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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Battle of Kay
The Battle of Kay was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Russian forces defeated the Prussian army, weakening Frederick the Great’s position shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Luding Bridge battle Target entity description: The Luding Bridge battle was a pivotal 1935 engagement during the Chinese Red Army’s Long March, celebrated in Communist historiography for its daring assault across a chain suspension bridge under heavy fire.
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A.
Battle of Mount Longdon
The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.
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B.
Battle of Hel
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
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C.
Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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E.
Battle of Kay
The Battle of Kay was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Russian forces defeated the Prussian army, weakening Frederick the Great’s position shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Luding Bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Red Army
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surface form:
First Red Army
Mao Zedong ⓘ Zhou Enlai ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chinese Communist Party forces
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Nationalist government forces ⓘ |
| bridgeTypeInvolved | chain suspension bridge ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
People's Liberation Army
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surface form:
People’s Liberation Army
People's Republic of China government ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Republic of China government
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| ChineseName |
Luding Bridge battle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
泸定桥战斗
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| combatant |
Chinese Red Army
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Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ
surface form:
Kuomintang forces
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| commemoratedIn | Chinese Communist historiography ⓘ |
| commemorationDay | May 29 ⓘ |
| conflict | Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Republic of China ⓘ |
| date | 1935-05-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued northward phase of the Long March ⓘ |
| historicalDebate | extent of enemy resistance has been questioned by some historians ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequently depicted in Chinese revolutionary propaganda
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taught in People’s Republic of China history education ⓘ |
| location |
Luding County
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Sichuan Province ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction |
portrayed in Chinese revolutionary films
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portrayed in Chinese revolutionary literature ⓘ |
| memorial | Luding Bridge memorial site ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | pivotal episode in official Long March narrative ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
assault across a chain suspension bridge
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attack conducted under heavy enemy fire ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Luding Bridge intact
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prevent destruction of the bridge by defending forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Long March ⓘ |
| precededBy | Red Army retreat toward Dadu River ⓘ |
| result | Chinese Red Army victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Dadu River ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
enabled continuation of the Long March
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secured crossing of Dadu River ⓘ |
| symbolism |
symbol of Red Army heroism
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symbol of revolutionary sacrifice ⓘ |
| tactics |
covering fire from Red Army units on near bank
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small assault detachment sent across bridge chains ⓘ |
| year | 1935 ⓘ |
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Subject: Luding Bridge battle Description of subject: The Luding Bridge battle was a pivotal 1935 engagement during the Chinese Red Army’s Long March, celebrated in Communist historiography for its daring assault across a chain suspension bridge under heavy fire.
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