Battle of Megiddo (1918)
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The Battle of Megiddo (1918) was a decisive Allied offensive in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I that shattered Ottoman forces in the region and paved the way for the capture of Damascus and the collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Megiddo (1918) canonical | 15 |
| Capture of Damascus (1918) | 3 |
| Battle of Armageddon (1918) | 1 |
| Battle of Damascus (1918) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1852509 — 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 Megiddo (1918) Context triple: [Australian Flying Corps, notableBattle, Battle of Megiddo (1918)]
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Battle of Bardia
The Battle of Bardia was a major early World War II engagement in North Africa in January 1941, in which British and Commonwealth forces captured the Italian-held Libyan port of Bardia, marking a significant success in the Western Desert campaign.
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Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)
The Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) was a major World War I clash between British-Indian and Ottoman forces near the ancient city of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia, resulting in heavy casualties and a strategic setback for the British advance toward Baghdad.
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Battle of Deir ez-Zor
The Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a World War II engagement in 1941 in eastern Syria, where Allied forces fought Vichy French troops as part of the campaign to secure the Levant.
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Battle of Latrun
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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Battle of Sakarya
The Battle of Sakarya was a decisive 1921 engagement of the Greco-Turkish War in which Turkish nationalist forces halted the Greek advance, marking a turning point in the Turkish War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Megiddo (1918) Target entity description: The Battle of Megiddo (1918) was a decisive Allied offensive in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I that shattered Ottoman forces in the region and paved the way for the capture of Damascus and the collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant.
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A.
Battle of Bardia
The Battle of Bardia was a major early World War II engagement in North Africa in January 1941, in which British and Commonwealth forces captured the Italian-held Libyan port of Bardia, marking a significant success in the Western Desert campaign.
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B.
Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)
The Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) was a major World War I clash between British-Indian and Ottoman forces near the ancient city of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia, resulting in heavy casualties and a strategic setback for the British advance toward Baghdad.
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C.
Battle of Deir ez-Zor
The Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a World War II engagement in 1941 in eastern Syria, where Allied forces fought Vichy French troops as part of the campaign to secure the Levant.
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D.
Battle of Latrun
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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E.
Battle of Sakarya
The Battle of Sakarya was a decisive 1921 engagement of the Greco-Turkish War in which Turkish nationalist forces halted the Greek advance, marking a turning point in the Turkish War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Megiddo (1918)
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surface form:
Battle of Armageddon (1918)
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| belligerent |
British Empire
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Dominion of Australia ⓘ Dominion of New Zealand ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ Hejaz ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Final offensive in Palestine ⓘ |
| commander |
Edmund Allenby
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Jemal Pasha ⓘ Liman von Sanders ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
British Egyptian Expeditionary Force
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surface form:
Egyptian Expeditionary Force
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| conflictIn |
Sinai and Palestine campaign
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surface form:
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
|
| endDate | 1918-10-01 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Arara
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Battle of Nablus ⓘ Battle of Nazareth ⓘ Battle of Samakh ⓘ Battle of Sharon (opening phase) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Sharon
Battle of Tabsor ⓘ Battle of Nablus ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Tulkarm
|
| historicalPeriod | World War I ⓘ |
| location |
Levant region
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surface form:
Levant
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
Palestine
near Megiddo ⓘ |
| namedAfter | ancient city of Megiddo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combined arms tactics
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extensive use of cavalry exploitation ⓘ large-scale encirclement of Ottoman forces ⓘ |
| objective |
break Ottoman front in Palestine
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enable advance to Damascus ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Ottoman Yildirim Army Group
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surface form:
Yildirim Army Group
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| outcome |
capture of Damascus by Allied forces
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collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant ⓘ collapse of Ottoman front in Palestine ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Sharon (opening phase) ⓘ |
| result | decisive Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-09-19 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to Ottoman decision to seek armistice
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opened route to northern Syria for Allies ⓘ |
| theatre |
Levant region
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surface form:
Levant
Middle East ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Megiddo (1918) Description of subject: The Battle of Megiddo (1918) was a decisive Allied offensive in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I that shattered Ottoman forces in the region and paved the way for the capture of Damascus and the collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant.
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