Battle of Hue
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The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Hue canonical | 15 |
| Battle of Huế | 4 |
| Battle of Hue (1968) | 1 |
| Battle of Hue City | 1 |
| Hue offensive | 1 |
| Tet Offensive in Hue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T58667 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Hue Context triple: [1st Marine Division (United States), notableBattle, Battle of Hue]
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Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.
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B.
Battle of Guangzhou
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
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Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was a brutal 1950 Korean War campaign in freezing conditions where United Nations forces, primarily U.S. Marines, fought their way out of encirclement by vastly larger Chinese forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Hue Target entity description: The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.
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A.
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.
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B.
Battle of Guangzhou
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
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C.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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D.
Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was a brutal 1950 Korean War campaign in freezing conditions where United Nations forces, primarily U.S. Marines, fought their way out of encirclement by vastly larger Chinese forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Vietnam War ⓘ urban battle ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Huế Massacre ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ Republic of Vietnam ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of military casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| civilianCasualties | thousands of civilians killed or wounded ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Creighton Abrams
ⓘ
Hoàng Xuân Lãm ⓘ Nguyen Van Thieu ⓘ
surface form:
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Trần Văn Trà ⓘ Vo Nguyen Giap ⓘ
surface form:
Võ Nguyên Giáp
William Westmoreland ⓘ
surface form:
William C. Westmoreland
|
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
|
| damage | large portions of Huế destroyed or heavily damaged ⓘ |
| endDate | 1968-03-02 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attempt to spark general uprising in South Vietnam
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Tet Offensive ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to growing U.S. opposition to the Vietnam War
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shocked U.S. public opinion ⓘ |
| location |
Huế
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Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
Thừa Thiên Province ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive television and press coverage in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
house-to-house fighting
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intense urban combat ⓘ mass graves and executions associated with the Huế Massacre ⓘ one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| opponent |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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surface form:
North Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War
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Tet Offensive ⓘ |
| result |
Allied military victory
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North Vietnamese and Viet Cong withdrawal from Huế ⓘ extensive destruction of Huế ⓘ heavy civilian casualties ⓘ |
| startDate | 1968-01-31 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
capture of Huế
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control of key transportation and communication routes in central Vietnam ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic |
close-quarters combat
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use of heavy artillery and air strikes in an urban environment ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Hue Description of subject: The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.
Referenced by (23)
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