Battle of Mechili
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The Battle of Mechili was a 1941 engagement in Libya during the North African campaign of World War II, in which Axis forces encircled and defeated a withdrawing British-led column near the desert fort of Mechili.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mechili canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Mechili Context triple: [Middle East theatre of World War II, hasPart, Battle of Mechili]
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Battle of Badme
The Battle of Badme was a pivotal and fiercely contested engagement between Eritrean and Ethiopian forces that helped trigger and define the course of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in the late 1990s.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Damour
The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
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D.
Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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E.
Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Mechili Target entity description: The Battle of Mechili was a 1941 engagement in Libya during the North African campaign of World War II, in which Axis forces encircled and defeated a withdrawing British-led column near the desert fort of Mechili.
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A.
Battle of Badme
The Battle of Badme was a pivotal and fiercely contested engagement between Eritrean and Ethiopian forces that helped trigger and define the course of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in the late 1990s.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Damour
The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
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D.
Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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E.
Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action at Mechili ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
ⓘ
India ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaign | Cyrenaica campaign ⓘ |
| captured |
Philip Neame
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Axis
ⓘ
surface form:
Axis forces
British Empire armed forces ⓘ
surface form:
British Empire forces
|
| commandedBy |
Erwin Rommel
ⓘ
Gambier-Parry ⓘ Philip Neame NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Italian Libya ⓘ |
| date | 1941 ⓘ |
| description | Axis forces encircled and defeated a withdrawing British-led column near the desert fort of Mechili ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-04-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Derna (1941)
ⓘ
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ |
| follows | Axis counter-offensive in Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| front | Western Front of the North African campaign ⓘ |
| involves |
2nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
German Afrika Korps ⓘ
surface form:
Afrika Korps
Australian 9th Division ⓘ
surface form:
Australian 9th Division elements
Indian 3rd Motor Brigade ⓘ |
| location |
Libya
ⓘ
Mechili ⓘ |
| natureOfEncirclement | mobile desert warfare ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture of senior British commanders
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encirclement of British-led column ⓘ |
| objective | delay Axis advance in Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Afrika Korps
ⓘ
surface form:
Afrika Korps
Italian forces in North Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African campaign
ⓘ
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert campaign
|
| precededBy | Operation Compass ⓘ |
| result | Axis victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-04-06 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | contributed to rapid Axis advance to Tobruk ⓘ |
| theatre |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African theatre of World War II
Western Desert ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
armoured warfare
ⓘ
combined arms ⓘ |
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Mechili Description of subject: The Battle of Mechili was a 1941 engagement in Libya during the North African campaign of World War II, in which Axis forces encircled and defeated a withdrawing British-led column near the desert fort of Mechili.
Referenced by (2)
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