Battle of Gaza
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The Battle of Gaza was a series of World War I engagements between British Empire and Ottoman forces near Gaza in Palestine, pivotal to the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Battle of Gaza | 8 |
| Battle of Gaza canonical | 4 |
| Second Battle of Gaza | 4 |
| First Battle of Gaza | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2651868 — 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 Gaza Context triple: [Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, notableBattle, Battle of Gaza]
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Battle of Bardia
The Battle of Bardia was a major early World War II engagement in North Africa in January 1941, in which British and Commonwealth forces captured the Italian-held Libyan port of Bardia, marking a significant success in the Western Desert campaign.
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Battle of Beersheba (1917)
The Battle of Beersheba (1917) was a World War I engagement in which British Empire forces, including the famed Australian Light Horse, captured the Ottoman-held town of Beersheba in Palestine, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
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Battle of Abu Klea
The Battle of Abu Klea was a key 1885 engagement of the Mahdist War in Sudan, in which a British relief column fought Mahdist forces while attempting to reach besieged Khartoum.
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Battle of Gazala
The Battle of Gazala was a major World War II confrontation in 1942 near Tobruk in Libya, where Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps defeated British-led forces and paved the way for the fall of Tobruk.
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Battle of Beda Fomm
The Battle of Beda Fomm was a decisive 1941 engagement in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II, where British forces encircled and destroyed a large part of the Italian Tenth Army during its retreat in Libya.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Gaza Target entity description: The Battle of Gaza was a series of World War I engagements between British Empire and Ottoman forces near Gaza in Palestine, pivotal to the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
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A.
Battle of Bardia
The Battle of Bardia was a major early World War II engagement in North Africa in January 1941, in which British and Commonwealth forces captured the Italian-held Libyan port of Bardia, marking a significant success in the Western Desert campaign.
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B.
Battle of Beersheba (1917)
The Battle of Beersheba (1917) was a World War I engagement in which British Empire forces, including the famed Australian Light Horse, captured the Ottoman-held town of Beersheba in Palestine, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Abu Klea
The Battle of Abu Klea was a key 1885 engagement of the Mahdist War in Sudan, in which a British relief column fought Mahdist forces while attempting to reach besieged Khartoum.
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D.
Battle of Gazala
The Battle of Gazala was a major World War II confrontation in 1942 near Tobruk in Libya, where Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps defeated British-led forces and paved the way for the fall of Tobruk.
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E.
Battle of Beda Fomm
The Battle of Beda Fomm was a decisive 1941 engagement in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II, where British forces encircled and destroyed a large part of the Italian Tenth Army during its retreat in Libya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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battle ⓘ battle ⓘ battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Archibald Murray
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Charles Dobell ⓘ Edmund Allenby ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
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Germany ⓘ India ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1917 ⓘ |
| endDate |
1917-03-27
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1917-04-19 ⓘ 1917-11-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Beersheba (1917)
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surface form:
Battle of Beersheba
Capture of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| front |
Palestine front
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Sinai front ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Gaza
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Battle of Gaza
Battle of Gaza self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of Gaza
Battle of Gaza self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Third Battle of Gaza
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| involvedUnit |
Desert Mounted Corps
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British Egyptian Expeditionary Force ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Ottoman Yildirim Army Group ⓘ |
| location |
Gaza Strip
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surface form:
Gaza
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Palestine ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Erich von Falkenhayn
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Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Gaza
self-linksurface differs
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Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ Sinai and Palestine campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
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| precededBy |
Sinai and Palestine campaign
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surface form:
Sinai campaign
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| result |
British Empire victory
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Ottoman victory ⓘ series of engagements with mixed outcomes ⓘ |
| startDate |
1917-03-26
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1917-04-17 ⓘ 1917-10-31 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key to breaking Ottoman defensive line in southern Palestine
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pivotal to British advance into Palestine ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Gaza Description of subject: The Battle of Gaza was a series of World War I engagements between British Empire and Ottoman forces near Gaza in Palestine, pivotal to the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
Referenced by (19)
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