Battle of White Horse
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The Battle of White Horse was a major Korean War engagement in 1952 in which United Nations and South Korean forces fiercely defended a strategically vital hill against repeated Chinese assaults.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of White Horse canonical | 2 |
| Battle of White Horse Tavern | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of White Horse Context triple: [Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, followedBy, Battle of White Horse]
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
The Battle of Stamford Bridge was a pivotal 1066 clash in England where King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian invasion, effectively marking the end of large-scale Viking attempts to conquer England.
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Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings was a pivotal 1066 conflict in which William the Conqueror’s Norman forces defeated the English army, leading to the Norman conquest of England.
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Battle of Warburg
The Battle of Warburg was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French near the town of Warburg in present-day Germany.
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Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.
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Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of White Horse Target entity description: The Battle of White Horse was a major Korean War engagement in 1952 in which United Nations and South Korean forces fiercely defended a strategically vital hill against repeated Chinese assaults.
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A.
Battle of Stamford Bridge
The Battle of Stamford Bridge was a pivotal 1066 clash in England where King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian invasion, effectively marking the end of large-scale Viking attempts to conquer England.
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B.
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings was a pivotal 1066 conflict in which William the Conqueror’s Norman forces defeated the English army, leading to the Norman conquest of England.
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C.
Battle of Warburg
The Battle of Warburg was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French near the town of Warburg in present-day Germany.
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D.
Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.
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E.
Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Baengma-goji
ⓘ
surface form:
Baengma-goji Battle
Battle of Baengma-goji ⓘ |
| attacker | Chinese People's Volunteer Army ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chinese People's Volunteer Army
ⓘ
Republic of Korea Army ⓘ United Nations Command ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
heavy artillery bombardment
ⓘ
intense close-quarters combat ⓘ repeated Chinese assaults ⓘ |
| commanderForAttackers | Chinese People's Volunteer Army corps-level commanders ⓘ |
| commanderForDefenders |
Republic of Korea military units
ⓘ
surface form:
officers of Republic of Korea 9th Infantry Division
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| commemoratedBy | memorials at Baengma-goji in South Korea ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
South Korea ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1952 ⓘ |
| defender | Republic of Korea Army ⓘ |
| duration | 10 days ⓘ |
| endDate | 1952-10-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued static warfare near Cheorwon ⓘ |
| front | western front of the Korean War ⓘ |
| frontLine | Jamestown Line ⓘ |
| location |
Hill 395
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White Horse Hill ⓘ near Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, South Korea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | White Horse Hill ⓘ |
| notableFor | high casualty rate relative to limited territorial gains ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
French Battalion of the United Nations Forces
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Republic of Korea 9th Infantry Division ⓘ |
| partOf | Korean War ⓘ |
| precededBy | positional battles along the Jamestown Line ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Iron Triangle (Korean War) ⓘ |
| result |
Republic of Korea Army retained control of White Horse Hill
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United Nations victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1952-10-06 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
commanded observation over the Iron Triangle area
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dominated approaches to Cheorwon ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | front line remained largely unchanged ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged hill mass ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
attrition warfare
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trench warfare ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
artillery
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mortars ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of White Horse Description of subject: The Battle of White Horse was a major Korean War engagement in 1952 in which United Nations and South Korean forces fiercely defended a strategically vital hill against repeated Chinese assaults.
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