Battle of Damour
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The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Damour canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Damur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T702083 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Damour Context triple: [Syrian–Lebanese campaign, involvedBattle, Battle of Damour]
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Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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Battle of the Zab
The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Damour Target entity description: The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
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A.
Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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C.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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D.
Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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E.
Battle of the Zab
The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Damour
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surface form:
Battle of Damur
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| associatedWith |
Vichy French administration in Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon
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| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy France
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| campaign |
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Syria–Lebanon campaign
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| combatantSide |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy France
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| commandedBy |
Arthur Samuel Allen
ⓘ
Henri Dentz ⓘ |
| conflict |
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Syria–Lebanon campaign
|
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
end of the Syria–Lebanon campaign
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| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| date |
1941-07-05
ⓘ
1941-07-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-07-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre ⓘ |
| front |
Middle East theatre of World War II
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surface form:
Levant front of World War II
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| historicalEra |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| involvedForce |
Australian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian forces
British Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
British forces
Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Free French forces
Indian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Army units
Army of the French Mandate of Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy French Army of the Levant
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| ledTo |
collapse of Vichy resistance in Lebanon
ⓘ
occupation of Beirut by Allied forces ⓘ |
| location |
Damour
ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ |
| militaryOperation | Operation Exporter ⓘ |
| opponent |
Vichy French forces
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surface form:
Vichy French forces in Lebanon
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| outcome | fall of Beirut to Allied forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
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surface form:
Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon
World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Jezzine ⓘ |
| primaryAttackingForce | 7th Australian Division ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance | final major battle of the Syria–Lebanon campaign ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-07-05 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
capture of Damour
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opening the road to Beirut ⓘ |
| theatre | Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1941 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Mediterranean coast of Lebanon ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Damour Description of subject: The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
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