Battle of Isurava
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The Battle of Isurava was a crucial 1942 World War II engagement on the Kokoda Track in Papua, where Australian forces mounted a fierce defensive stand against advancing Japanese troops.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Isurava canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9019103 — 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 Isurava Context triple: [7th Australian Division, engagement, Battle of Isurava]
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Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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B.
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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Battle of the Tenaru
The Battle of the Tenaru was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault near Henderson Field, marking a crucial defensive victory in the Pacific Theater.
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Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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E.
Battle of Shipu
The Battle of Shipu was a key 1885 naval engagement during the Sino-French War in which French forces decisively defeated elements of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet off the coast of Zhejiang.
- 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 Isurava Target entity description: The Battle of Isurava was a crucial 1942 World War II engagement on the Kokoda Track in Papua, where Australian forces mounted a fierce defensive stand against advancing Japanese troops.
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A.
Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of the Tenaru
The Battle of the Tenaru was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault near Henderson Field, marking a crucial defensive victory in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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E.
Battle of Shipu
The Battle of Shipu was a key 1885 naval engagement during the Sino-French War in which French forces decisively defeated elements of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet off the coast of Zhejiang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
Australian casualties
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Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| characterisedAs |
defensive stand
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delaying action ⓘ |
| commander |
Brigadier Arnold Potts
NERFINISHED
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Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General Tomitaro Horii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Isurava Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
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Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| datePeriod | late August 1942 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-08-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Brigade Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton’s Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceType | infantry ⓘ |
| front |
Pacific War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South West Pacific theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
close-quarters combat
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steep jungle-clad ridges ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Isurava Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Isurava
NERFINISHED
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Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kokoda Track NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Isurava, Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
2/14th Battalion (Australia)
NERFINISHED
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2/16th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/27th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 39th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | delay Japanese advance toward Port Moresby ⓘ |
| opponentUnit | Japanese 144th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kokoda Track campaign
NERFINISHED
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New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial fighting on Kokoda Track ⓘ |
| result |
Australian fighting withdrawal
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Japanese tactical victory ⓘ |
| significance |
key engagement in defence of Port Moresby
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symbol of Australian resistance on Kokoda Track ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-08-26 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | slowed Japanese advance along Kokoda Track ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous jungle ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Isurava Description of subject: The Battle of Isurava was a crucial 1942 World War II engagement on the Kokoda Track in Papua, where Australian forces mounted a fierce defensive stand against advancing Japanese troops.
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