Marco Polo Bridge Incident
E1945
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed clash
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historical event → military conflict → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lugou Bridge Incident
→
Lukouchiao Incident → |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
→
National Revolutionary Army → |
| category |
1937 in China
→
Battles involving China → Battles involving Japan → Second Sino-Japanese War events → |
| ChineseName |
卢沟桥事变
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| combatant |
29th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army
→
Japanese China Garrison Army → |
| conflictType |
border incident
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skirmish → |
| countryInvolved |
Empire of Japan
→
Republic of China → |
| date |
1937-07-07
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|
| endDate |
1937-07-09
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|
| followedBy |
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
→
Battle of Shanghai → |
| hasCause |
Japanese military exercises near Marco Polo Bridge
→
disappearance of a Japanese soldier → escalation of a search operation into armed confrontation → |
| involves |
breach of ceasefire
→
ceasefire negotiations → |
| JapaneseName |
盧溝橋事件
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|
| locatedIn |
Hebei Province
→
Republic of China → |
| locatedNear |
Beijing
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|
| namedAfter |
Marco Polo Bridge
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|
| partOf |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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|
| place |
Lugou Bridge
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Marco Polo Bridge → |
| precededBy |
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
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|
| primaryWeaponUsed |
artillery
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small arms → |
| relatedTo |
Japanese expansionism in East Asia
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World War II in Asia → |
| result |
escalation into full-scale war between Japan and China
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outbreak of Second Sino-Japanese War → |
| significance |
marked the beginning of full-scale Japanese invasion of China
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turning point in East Asian history → |
| startDate |
1937-07-07
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|
| year |
1937
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|
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Japanese occupation of China
→
Marco Polo Bridge → Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → |
significantEvent |
|
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
("Lugou Bridge Incident")
→
Marco Polo Bridge Incident ("Lukouchiao Incident") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
29th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army
→
Song Zheyuan → |
conflict |
|
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
→
Battle of Shanghai (1937) → |
precededBy |
|
Japanese occupation of North China
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|
cause |
|
Japanese China Garrison Army
→
|
engagedIn |
|
Marco Polo Bridge
→
|
famousFor |
|
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
→
|
hasCause |
|
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
("盧溝橋事件")
→
|
JapaneseName |
|
Xi’an Incident
→
|
relatedTo |