Battle of Latrun
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The Battle of Latrun was a series of 1948 clashes between Israeli and Jordanian forces over control of the strategic road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle for East Jerusalem (1948) | 1 |
| Battle of Latrun canonical | 1 |
| Battles of Latrun | 1 |
| Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1289728 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Latrun Context triple: [Arab–Israeli War of 1948, keyEvent, Battle of Latrun]
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Battle of Beth Zur
The Battle of Beth Zur was a key victory of the Maccabean forces over the Seleucid Empire in 164 BCE, helping to secure Jewish control of Judea and paving the way for the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Battle of Mount Tabor
The Battle of Mount Tabor (1799) was a decisive engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Syrian campaign in which a smaller French force under General Kléber, supported by Napoleon, defeated a much larger Ottoman army near Mount Tabor in Palestine.
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Battle of Marj Dabiq
The Battle of Marj Dabiq was a decisive 1516 conflict in which the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, paving the way for Ottoman control over Syria and Egypt.
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D.
Battle of Nazareth
The Battle of Nazareth was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Syrian campaign in which French forces under General Jean Baptiste Kléber defeated a larger Ottoman army near the town of Nazareth.
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E.
Battle of Nazareth
The Battle of Nazareth is a historical painting by French artist Antoine-Jean Gros depicting a Napoleonic-era military engagement in the Holy Land.
- 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 Latrun Target entity description: The Battle of Latrun was a series of 1948 clashes between Israeli and Jordanian forces over control of the strategic road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
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A.
Battle of Beth Zur
The Battle of Beth Zur was a key victory of the Maccabean forces over the Seleucid Empire in 164 BCE, helping to secure Jewish control of Judea and paving the way for the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Battle of Mount Tabor
The Battle of Mount Tabor (1799) was a decisive engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Syrian campaign in which a smaller French force under General Kléber, supported by Napoleon, defeated a much larger Ottoman army near Mount Tabor in Palestine.
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C.
Battle of Marj Dabiq
The Battle of Marj Dabiq was a decisive 1516 conflict in which the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, paving the way for Ottoman control over Syria and Egypt.
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D.
Battle of Nazareth
The Battle of Nazareth was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Syrian campaign in which French forces under General Jean Baptiste Kléber defeated a larger Ottoman army near the town of Nazareth.
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E.
Battle of Nazareth
The Battle of Nazareth is a historical painting by French artist Antoine-Jean Gros depicting a Napoleonic-era military engagement in the Holy Land.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Latrun
ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of Latrun
Latrun battles ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Haganah
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Israel Defense Forces ⓘ Jordan ⓘ al-Jaysh al-ʿArabī ⓘ
surface form:
Jordanian Arab Legion
|
| category |
Battles involving Israel
ⓘ
Battles involving Jordan ⓘ Battles of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ |
| commander |
Glubb Pasha
ⓘ
Yigal Allon ⓘ Yitzhak Rabin ⓘ |
| conflict |
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
ⓘ
surface form:
1948 Arab–Israeli War
|
| consequence |
Israeli construction of the Burma Road to Jerusalem
ⓘ
continued Jordanian control of Latrun salient ⓘ |
| country | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| date | 1948 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-07-18 ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | Latrun remained under Jordanian control until 1967 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Palestine ⓘ |
| involves |
armored warfare
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ infantry combat ⓘ |
| location |
Lydda–Ramle–Jerusalem corridor
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem corridor
Latrun ⓘ |
| memorial | Yad La-Shiryon armored corps memorial at Latrun ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
difficult terrain and heat
ⓘ
fought around British Mandate police fort at Latrun ⓘ high Israeli casualties ⓘ |
| opponentForceStrength |
Arab Legion
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Legion regular troops
Israeli newly formed units ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
ⓘ
surface form:
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 ⓘ
surface form:
First Arab–Israeli War
|
| relatedTo |
Lydda–Ramle–Jerusalem corridor
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Road (Israel)
siege of Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Jerusalem (1948)
|
| result |
Israeli strategic adaptation
ⓘ
Jordanian tactical victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948-05-24 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of the road to Jerusalem
ⓘ
relief of the siege of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1948 ⓘ |
| year | 1948 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Latrun Description of subject: The Battle of Latrun was a series of 1948 clashes between Israeli and Jordanian forces over control of the strategic road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle for East Jerusalem (1948)
this entity surface form:
Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
this entity surface form:
Battles of Latrun