Battle for Point Salines
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The Battle for Point Salines was a key engagement during the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada, centered on securing the island’s main airport from defending forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle for Point Salines canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle for Point Salines Context triple: [People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada), notableEngagement, Battle for Point Salines]
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Battle off Cape Engaño
The Battle off Cape Engaño was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which U.S. carrier forces decimated a Japanese decoy carrier group during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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Battle of the Masts
The Battle of the Masts was a decisive 7th-century naval clash in which the early Muslim Rashidun Caliphate defeated the Byzantine fleet, marking a turning point in Mediterranean maritime power.
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The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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Navy Island campaign
The Navy Island campaign was a brief 1837–1838 episode during the Upper Canada Rebellion in which Canadian rebels and American sympathizers occupied Navy Island in the Niagara River as a base for armed resistance against British colonial rule.
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E.
The River War
The River War is a historical account by Winston Churchill detailing the British campaign in Sudan and the reconquest of the Sudanese Mahdist state in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle for Point Salines Target entity description: The Battle for Point Salines was a key engagement during the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada, centered on securing the island’s main airport from defending forces.
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A.
Battle off Cape Engaño
The Battle off Cape Engaño was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which U.S. carrier forces decimated a Japanese decoy carrier group during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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B.
Battle of the Masts
The Battle of the Masts was a decisive 7th-century naval clash in which the early Muslim Rashidun Caliphate defeated the Byzantine fleet, marking a turning point in Mediterranean maritime power.
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C.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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D.
Navy Island campaign
The Navy Island campaign was a brief 1837–1838 episode during the Upper Canada Rebellion in which Canadian rebels and American sympathizers occupied Navy Island in the Niagara River as a base for armed resistance against British colonial rule.
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E.
The River War
The River War is a historical account by Winston Churchill detailing the British campaign in Sudan and the reconquest of the Sudanese Mahdist state in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Assault on Point Salines Airport
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Battle of Point Salines ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cuban forces
ⓘ
Grenadian forces ⓘ
linked to:
People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada)
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| combatant |
Cuban military personnel stationed in Grenada
ⓘ
United States Army 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
United States Army Rangers ⓘ |
| commander |
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. ⓘ U.S. Army Rangers leadership ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army Rangers
|
| conflict |
United States invasion of Grenada
ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Urgent Fury
|
| country | Grenada ⓘ |
| date | 1983-10-25 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1983-10-25 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy |
advance toward St. George's
ⓘ
subsequent operations against Grenadian and Cuban positions ⓘ |
| involves |
air transport operations
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airborne forces ⓘ light infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Point Salines International Airport
ⓘ
Point Salines, Grenada ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
ⓘ
linked to:
75th Ranger Regiment
2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment ⓘ
linked to:
2nd Ranger Battalion
82nd Airborne Division elements ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
United States Air Force transport aircraft ⓘ United States Navy support units ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Navy units
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| objective |
secure airhead for follow-on forces
ⓘ
seizure of Point Salines International Airport ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Cuban military engineers
ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Army of Grenada ⓘ
linked to:
People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada)
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| partOf |
United States invasion of Grenada
ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Urgent Fury
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| partOfCampaign |
Caribbean theater of the Cold War
ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War in the Caribbean
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| precededBy | initial U.S. planning for Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Point Salines runway ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1983-10-25 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
control of Grenada's main international airport
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facilitated rapid buildup of U.S. forces on Grenada ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
airborne assault
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parachute drop onto airfield ⓘ seizure of runway ⓘ |
| theater | Caribbean Sea region ⓘ |
| year | 1983 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle for Point Salines Description of subject: The Battle for Point Salines was a key engagement during the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada, centered on securing the island’s main airport from defending forces.
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