Battle of Chunuk Bair
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The Battle of Chunuk Bair was a key and costly August 1915 engagement of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, in which Allied forces briefly seized a vital summit overlooking the Dardanelles before being driven back by Ottoman counterattacks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Chunuk Bair canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Sari Bair | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4261305 — 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 Chunuk Bair Context triple: [Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, engagement, Battle of Chunuk Bair]
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Battle of Roi-Namur
The Battle of Roi-Namur was a World War II Pacific campaign engagement in early 1944 in which U.S. forces seized key Japanese-held islets in the Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
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Battle of Ngakyedauk Pass
The Battle of Ngakyedauk Pass was a pivotal 1944 engagement in the Burma Campaign of World War II, where Allied forces successfully withstood a Japanese siege in the Arakan region, marking a turning point in jungle warfare tactics.
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Battle of Khalkhin Gol
The Battle of Khalkhin Gol was a decisive 1939 border conflict between the Soviet–Mongolian forces and Imperial Japan that ended in a major Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
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Battle of Minqar Qaim
The Battle of Minqar Qaim was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in the Western Desert where New Zealand forces conducted a breakout from encirclement by German and Italian troops near Mersa Matruh in Egypt.
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E.
Battle of Kurukdere
The Battle of Kurukdere was a major engagement of the Crimean War’s Caucasus front between Russian and Ottoman forces, notable for its decisive Russian victory and impact on control of the Transcaucasian region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Chunuk Bair Target entity description: The Battle of Chunuk Bair was a key and costly August 1915 engagement of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, in which Allied forces briefly seized a vital summit overlooking the Dardanelles before being driven back by Ottoman counterattacks.
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A.
Battle of Roi-Namur
The Battle of Roi-Namur was a World War II Pacific campaign engagement in early 1944 in which U.S. forces seized key Japanese-held islets in the Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
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B.
Battle of Ngakyedauk Pass
The Battle of Ngakyedauk Pass was a pivotal 1944 engagement in the Burma Campaign of World War II, where Allied forces successfully withstood a Japanese siege in the Arakan region, marking a turning point in jungle warfare tactics.
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C.
Battle of Khalkhin Gol
The Battle of Khalkhin Gol was a decisive 1939 border conflict between the Soviet–Mongolian forces and Imperial Japan that ended in a major Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
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D.
Battle of Minqar Qaim
The Battle of Minqar Qaim was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in the Western Desert where New Zealand forces conducted a breakout from encirclement by German and Italian troops near Mersa Matruh in Egypt.
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E.
Battle of Kurukdere
The Battle of Kurukdere was a major engagement of the Crimean War’s Caucasus front between Russian and Ottoman forces, notable for its decisive Russian victory and impact on control of the Transcaucasian region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Çanak Bayırı Muharebesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | Allied Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignGoalContext | secure Dardanelles for Allied naval forces ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Godley
NERFINISHED
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Esat Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk NERFINISHED ⓘ William Birdwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| counterattackBy | Ottoman forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
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France ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | August 1915 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1915-08-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Mediterranean Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
10th Gurkha Rifles
NERFINISHED
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Auckland Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Canterbury Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Otago Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman 19th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Gallipoli Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Chunuk Bair summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
New Zealand’s major action at Gallipoli
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intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Chunuk Bair summit ⓘ |
| operation | August Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakTemporarilyCapturedBy | New Zealand forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Lone Pine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1915-08-06 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | overlooked the Dardanelles ⓘ |
| terrain | steep ridges and narrow spurs ⓘ |
| timeOfDayOfInitialAssault | pre-dawn ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Chunuk Bair Description of subject: The Battle of Chunuk Bair was a key and costly August 1915 engagement of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, in which Allied forces briefly seized a vital summit overlooking the Dardanelles before being driven back by Ottoman counterattacks.
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