Luzon campaign of the Philippine–American War
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The Luzon campaign of the Philippine–American War was the major U.S. military offensive to secure control over the island of Luzon and suppress Filipino resistance following the Spanish–American War.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Luzon campaign of the Philippine–American War Context triple: [Battle of Manila (1899), militaryTheater, Luzon campaign of the Philippine–American War]
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Battle of Luzon
The Battle of Luzon was a major World War II campaign in the Philippines in 1945, in which Allied forces liberated the island of Luzon from Japanese occupation, culminating in the recapture of Manila.
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Battle of Manila (1899)
The Battle of Manila (1899) was an early and pivotal clash between U.S. forces and Filipino revolutionaries that marked the outbreak of large-scale hostilities in the Philippine–American War.
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Capture of Manila (1898)
The Capture of Manila (1898) was the U.S. and Filipino land assault that seized the Spanish-held Philippine capital during the Spanish–American War, following the American naval victory in Manila Bay.
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Battle of Quiapo
The Battle of Quiapo was a key 16th-century engagement between Spanish colonial forces and indigenous Mapuche warriors during the protracted Arauco War in Chile.
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Battle of Caloocan
The Battle of Caloocan was a key 1899 clash in the Philippine–American War in which American forces captured the strategic town of Caloocan from Filipino revolutionaries near Manila.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Luzon campaign of the Philippine–American War Target entity description: The Luzon campaign of the Philippine–American War was the major U.S. military offensive to secure control over the island of Luzon and suppress Filipino resistance following the Spanish–American War.
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A.
Battle of Luzon
The Battle of Luzon was a major World War II campaign in the Philippines in 1945, in which Allied forces liberated the island of Luzon from Japanese occupation, culminating in the recapture of Manila.
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B.
Battle of Manila (1899)
The Battle of Manila (1899) was an early and pivotal clash between U.S. forces and Filipino revolutionaries that marked the outbreak of large-scale hostilities in the Philippine–American War.
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C.
Capture of Manila (1898)
The Capture of Manila (1898) was the U.S. and Filipino land assault that seized the Spanish-held Philippine capital during the Spanish–American War, following the American naval victory in Manila Bay.
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D.
Battle of Quiapo
The Battle of Quiapo was a key 16th-century engagement between Spanish colonial forces and indigenous Mapuche warriors during the protracted Arauco War in Chile.
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E.
Battle of Caloocan
The Battle of Caloocan was a key 1899 clash in the Philippine–American War in which American forces captured the strategic town of Caloocan from Filipino revolutionaries near Manila.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
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military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Filipino guerrilla forces
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Philippine Revolutionary Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Filipino resistance to American occupation
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transfer of Philippine sovereignty from Spain to the United States ⓘ |
| conflict | Philippine–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
First Philippine Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | early 1900s ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Battle of Caloocan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Malolos NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Manila (1899) NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Luzon operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Luzon operations NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-guerrilla operations in Luzon ⓘ |
| location |
Luzon
NERFINISHED
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Philippine Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Philippine Revolutionary Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
establish American colonial rule in the Philippines
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secure control of Luzon ⓘ suppress Filipino resistance ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Antonio Luna
NERFINISHED
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Emilio Aguinaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregorio del Pilar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | supporters of Philippine independence ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American colonial rule in the Philippines
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Philippine–American guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| result |
American military control over major Luzon population centers
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defeat of organized Philippine Revolutionary Army forces on Luzon ⓘ transition to guerrilla warfare by Filipino forces ⓘ |
| startTime | 1899 ⓘ |
| strategy | conventional offensive followed by counterinsurgency operations ⓘ |
| supportedBy | U.S. naval forces in Manila Bay ⓘ |
| theaterType | land campaign ⓘ |
| U.S.commander |
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Elwell S. Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry W. Lawton NERFINISHED ⓘ Loyd Wheaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Luzon campaign of the Philippine–American War Description of subject: The Luzon campaign of the Philippine–American War was the major U.S. military offensive to secure control over the island of Luzon and suppress Filipino resistance following the Spanish–American War.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Philippine Campaign
this entity surface form:
Luzon campaign (Philippine–American War)
this entity surface form:
Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by American forces in Palanan in 1901
this entity surface form:
theater of the Philippine–American War
this entity surface form:
American campaign to secure Central Luzon