Battle of Luding Bridge
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The Battle of Luding Bridge was a pivotal 1935 engagement during the Chinese Red Army’s Long March, in which Communist forces seized a crucial suspension bridge under heavy fire to secure their strategic retreat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Luding Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Luding Bridge Context triple: [Luding Bridge battle, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Luding Bridge]
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Lüshun siege
The Lüshun siege was a major land and naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in which Japanese forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur.
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Battle of Na San
The Battle of Na San was a major 1952 French Union defensive victory in northwestern Vietnam, where a fortified airhead successfully repelled repeated Viet Minh assaults and influenced later strategies in the First Indochina War.
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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 Feng-tao
The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Battle of Xiang River
The Battle of Xiang River was a pivotal 1934 clash during the Long March in which Communist forces suffered devastating losses while breaking through Nationalist encirclement in southern China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Luding Bridge Target entity description: The Battle of Luding Bridge was a pivotal 1935 engagement during the Chinese Red Army’s Long March, in which Communist forces seized a crucial suspension bridge under heavy fire to secure their strategic retreat.
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A.
Lüshun siege
The Lüshun siege was a major land and naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in which Japanese forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur.
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B.
Battle of Na San
The Battle of Na San was a major 1952 French Union defensive victory in northwestern Vietnam, where a fortified airhead successfully repelled repeated Viet Minh assaults and influenced later strategies in the First Indochina War.
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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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Battle of Feng-tao
The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Battle of Xiang River
The Battle of Xiang River was a pivotal 1934 clash during the Long March in which Communist forces suffered devastating losses while breaking through Nationalist encirclement in southern China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in the Long March ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Red Army
NERFINISHED
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Fourth Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bridgeType | chain suspension bridge ⓘ |
| combatant |
Chinese Red Army
NERFINISHED
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Kuomintang forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Lin Biao
NERFINISHED
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Mao Zedong NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou Enlai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Chinese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| date | 1935 ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | Red Army continued northward on Long March ⓘ |
| historicalDebate |
degree of later propaganda embellishment
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extent of actual combat intensity ⓘ |
| involves | suspension bridge ⓘ |
| location |
Dadu River
NERFINISHED
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Luding County NERFINISHED ⓘ Sichuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Chinese revolutionary propaganda
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Luding Bridge memorials ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
iconic episode in Communist revolutionary history
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symbol of Red Army heroism ⓘ |
| objective |
securing strategic retreat of Red Army
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seizure of Luding Bridge ⓘ |
| opponentObjective | block Red Army crossing of Dadu River ⓘ |
| partOf | Long March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | earlier Long March engagements in Guizhou ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Chinese history textbooks
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PRC revolutionary films ⓘ |
| result | Communist victory ⓘ |
| side |
Chinese Communist Party
NERFINISHED
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Nationalist Government of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of crossing over Dadu River
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ensuring continuation of Long March ⓘ |
| successorEvent | subsequent Red Army movements toward Shaanxi ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
frontal assault across suspension bridge
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storming bridge under heavy fire ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous region
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river gorge ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
machine guns
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small arms ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Luding Bridge Description of subject: The Battle of Luding Bridge was a pivotal 1935 engagement during the Chinese Red Army’s Long March, in which Communist forces seized a crucial suspension bridge under heavy fire to secure their strategic retreat.
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