Battle of Mubo
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The Battle of Mubo was a World War II engagement in New Guinea in 1943, where Australian and Allied forces fought Japanese troops as part of the broader campaign to capture the strategic coastal towns of Salamaua and Lae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Mubo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5843919 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Mubo Context triple: [Salamaua–Lae campaign, includedBattle, Battle of Mubo]
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Battle of Quifangondo
The Battle of Quifangondo was a pivotal 1975 clash near Luanda in which MPLA forces, backed by Cuban and Soviet support, repelled a major FNLA and Zairian offensive, helping secure MPLA control at the outset of the Angolan Civil War.
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B.
Battle of Sanluri
The Battle of Sanluri was a decisive 1409 clash in Sardinia in which Aragonese forces defeated the Judicate of Arborea, marking the beginning of the end for the island’s last independent Sardinian state.
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Battle of Malaun
The Battle of Malaun was a key 1815 engagement between British East India Company forces and the Kingdom of Nepal that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War.
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Battle of Immae
The Battle of Immae was a 272 CE clash near Antioch in which the Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia, led by General Zabdas, were decisively defeated by the Roman emperor Aurelian, marking a key step in Rome’s reconquest of the eastern provinces.
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E.
Battle of Peonnum
The Battle of Peonnum was an early medieval conflict in Anglo-Saxon England in which the Kingdom of Wessex fought to expand its territory, likely against neighboring British or rival Anglo-Saxon forces.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Mubo Target entity description: The Battle of Mubo was a World War II engagement in New Guinea in 1943, where Australian and Allied forces fought Japanese troops as part of the broader campaign to capture the strategic coastal towns of Salamaua and Lae.
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A.
Battle of Quifangondo
The Battle of Quifangondo was a pivotal 1975 clash near Luanda in which MPLA forces, backed by Cuban and Soviet support, repelled a major FNLA and Zairian offensive, helping secure MPLA control at the outset of the Angolan Civil War.
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B.
Battle of Sanluri
The Battle of Sanluri was a decisive 1409 clash in Sardinia in which Aragonese forces defeated the Judicate of Arborea, marking the beginning of the end for the island’s last independent Sardinian state.
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C.
Battle of Malaun
The Battle of Malaun was a key 1815 engagement between British East India Company forces and the Kingdom of Nepal that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War.
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D.
Battle of Immae
The Battle of Immae was a 272 CE clash near Antioch in which the Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia, led by General Zabdas, were decisively defeated by the Roman emperor Aurelian, marking a key step in Rome’s reconquest of the eastern provinces.
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E.
Battle of Peonnum
The Battle of Peonnum was an early medieval conflict in Anglo-Saxon England in which the Kingdom of Wessex fought to expand its territory, likely against neighboring British or rival Anglo-Saxon forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignGoal |
to push Japanese forces back from Wau
ⓘ
to secure approaches to Salamaua ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
Australian casualties
ⓘ
Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| commanderAllied |
George Wootten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanley Savige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderJapanese | Hidemitsu Nakano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| country | Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-07-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Lababia Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Salamaua–Lae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | South West Pacific theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Australian 17th Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian 2/3rd Independent Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian 2/5th Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian 2/6th Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian 2/7th Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese 51st Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Mubo
NERFINISHED
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New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
close-range jungle fighting
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use of air support by Allies ⓘ |
| objective |
to support the capture of Lae
ⓘ
to support the capture of Salamaua ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Guinea campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salamaua–Lae campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Wau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCombatant |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOperation | Operation Cartwheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-04-22 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | operations to capture Salamaua and Lae ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
approach route to Salamaua and Lae
ⓘ
protection of Wau airfield ⓘ |
| terrain | jungle ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Mubo Description of subject: The Battle of Mubo was a World War II engagement in New Guinea in 1943, where Australian and Allied forces fought Japanese troops as part of the broader campaign to capture the strategic coastal towns of Salamaua and Lae.
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