Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)
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The Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) was a World War I naval engagement in the Adriatic Sea between Allied and Austro-Hungarian forces, centered on an Austro-Hungarian raid against the Otranto Barrage anti-submarine blockade.
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Target entity: Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) Context triple: [Strait of Otranto, historicalEvent, Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)]
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Siege of Cattaro
The Siege of Cattaro was a 1806–1807 Napoleonic-era military engagement in which Russian and Montenegrin forces besieged the French-held port of Cattaro (now Kotor, Montenegro) on the Adriatic coast.
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Attack on Taranto
Attack on Taranto was a landmark World War II Royal Navy air raid in 1940 that demonstrated the effectiveness of carrier-based aircraft against battleships in harbor and influenced later operations such as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Naval Battle of Lissa
The Naval Battle of Lissa was an 1866 clash in the Adriatic Sea where the Austrian fleet under Admiral Tegetthoff won a decisive victory over a larger Italian force, marking the first major battle between ironclad warships and showcasing the continued effectiveness of ramming tactics.
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Battle of the Isonzo
The Battle of the Isonzo was a series of brutal World War I offensives fought between Italy and Austria-Hungary along the Isonzo River, marked by high casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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First Battle of the Isonzo
The First Battle of the Isonzo was a 1915 World War I offensive in which Italian forces unsuccessfully attempted to break Austro-Hungarian defenses along the Isonzo River, marking the start of a long and costly series of battles on that front.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) Target entity description: The Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) was a World War I naval engagement in the Adriatic Sea between Allied and Austro-Hungarian forces, centered on an Austro-Hungarian raid against the Otranto Barrage anti-submarine blockade.
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A.
Siege of Cattaro
The Siege of Cattaro was a 1806–1807 Napoleonic-era military engagement in which Russian and Montenegrin forces besieged the French-held port of Cattaro (now Kotor, Montenegro) on the Adriatic coast.
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Attack on Taranto
Attack on Taranto was a landmark World War II Royal Navy air raid in 1940 that demonstrated the effectiveness of carrier-based aircraft against battleships in harbor and influenced later operations such as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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C.
Naval Battle of Lissa
The Naval Battle of Lissa was an 1866 clash in the Adriatic Sea where the Austrian fleet under Admiral Tegetthoff won a decisive victory over a larger Italian force, marking the first major battle between ironclad warships and showcasing the continued effectiveness of ramming tactics.
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Battle of the Isonzo
The Battle of the Isonzo was a series of brutal World War I offensives fought between Italy and Austria-Hungary along the Isonzo River, marked by high casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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E.
First Battle of the Isonzo
The First Battle of the Isonzo was a 1915 World War I offensive in which Italian forces unsuccessfully attempted to break Austro-Hungarian defenses along the Isonzo River, marking the start of a long and costly series of battles on that front.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| AlliedForcesIncluded |
British cruisers
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French destroyers ⓘ Italian cruisers ⓘ drifters of the Otranto Barrage ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action of 15 May 1917 ⓘ |
| AustroHungarianForcesIncluded |
Novara-class cruiser SMS Novara
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surface form:
Novara-class cruiser SMS Helgoland
Novara-class cruiser SMS Novara ⓘ Novara-class cruiser SMS Novara ⓘ
surface form:
Novara-class cruiser SMS Saida
destroyers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
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Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
France ⓘ Italy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of Allied sailors killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ |
| cause | Austro-Hungarian attempt to weaken the Otranto Barrage ⓘ |
| commander |
Alfredo Acton
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August von Heeringen (naval Adriatic command context) ⓘ Ernest Troubridge ⓘ Regent Miklós Horthy ⓘ
surface form:
Miklós Horthy
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| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
French Third Republic
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Kingdom of Italy ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 14–15 May 1917 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1917-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued submarine warfare in the Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| location |
Adriatic Sea
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Strait of Otranto ⓘ |
| notableFor | largest surface action in the Adriatic Sea during World War I ⓘ |
| objective |
disruption of Allied anti-submarine blockade
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Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
raid on the Otranto Barrage
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| opponent |
Allied naval forces
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Austro-Hungarian Navy ⓘ |
| OtrantoBarrageMaintainedBy |
Allied Powers of World War I
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surface form:
Allied powers
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| OtrantoBarragePurpose | to block Central Powers submarines from entering the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| OtrantoBarrageType | anti-submarine blockade ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean theatre of World War I
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surface form:
Adriatic Campaign of World War I
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| precededBy | earlier Austro-Hungarian raids in the Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| result | Austro-Hungarian victory ⓘ |
| shipsDamaged |
SMS Helgoland
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SMS Novara ⓘ SMS Saida ⓘ |
| shipsSunk | numerous Allied drifters ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917-05-14 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
no decisive long-term change in control of the Adriatic Sea
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temporary disruption of the Otranto Barrage ⓘ |
| theater | Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) Description of subject: The Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) was a World War I naval engagement in the Adriatic Sea between Allied and Austro-Hungarian forces, centered on an Austro-Hungarian raid against the Otranto Barrage anti-submarine blockade.
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