Battle of Imbros
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The Battle of Imbros was a 1918 naval engagement in the Aegean Sea during World War I, in which British forces defeated an Ottoman squadron attempting to disrupt Allied control of the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Imbros canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| aimOfBritishForces | maintain Allied control of the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| combatant1Alliance | Allies ⓘ |
| combatant2 |
Ottoman navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Navy
|
| combatant2Alliance | Central Powers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| conflictType | sea battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 20 January 1918 ⓘ |
| endDate | 20 January 1918 ⓘ |
| era |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| goalOfOttomanForces | disrupt Allied control of the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Allied naval operations in the Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Ottoman naval operations in World War I ⓘ |
| location |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
near Imbros ⓘ off the island of Imbros ⓘ |
| notableConsequence | losses to the Ottoman Navy ⓘ |
| notableShipInvolved |
HMS M28
ⓘ
HMS Raglan ⓘ Midilli ⓘ Selim I ⓘ
surface form:
Yavuz Sultan Selim
|
| opponentObjective | attack Allied naval forces off Imbros ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
British naval forces
ⓘ
Ottoman naval squadron ⓘ |
| outcome | Ottoman squadron defeated ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean theatre of World War I
ⓘ
Naval warfare of World War I ⓘ |
| precededBy | various naval skirmishes in the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean
|
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| shipTypeInvolved |
battlecruiser
ⓘ
destroyer ⓘ light cruiser ⓘ monitor ⓘ |
| startDate | 20 January 1918 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | helped secure Allied control of the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| theatre | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.