Battle of Chemulpo Bay
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The Battle of Chemulpo Bay was a 1904 naval engagement at the outset of the Russo-Japanese War, in which Japanese forces attacked and sank Russian warships anchored in the neutral Korean port of Chemulpo (modern Incheon).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Chemulpo Bay canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Chemulpo | 1 |
| Battle of Jemulpo Bay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3112055 — 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 Chemulpo Bay Context triple: [Battle of Port Arthur, followedBy, Battle of Chemulpo Bay]
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Battle of the Yellow Sea
The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, in which Japanese and Russian fleets clashed in an attempt to break the siege of Port Arthur.
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Naval Battle of Hakodate
The Naval Battle of Hakodate was a decisive 1869 clash during the Boshin War in which the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet were defeated by Imperial Japanese forces, marking the end of Japan’s feudal era.
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Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
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Battle of the Yalu River
The Battle of the Yalu River was a major 1894 naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War in which Japan’s modernized fleet decisively defeated China’s Beiyang Fleet, marking a turning point in East Asian power dynamics.
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E.
Battle of Tsushima
The Battle of Tsushima was a decisive 1905 naval clash of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japan’s fleet annihilated Russia’s Baltic Fleet, marking the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Chemulpo Bay Target entity description: The Battle of Chemulpo Bay was a 1904 naval engagement at the outset of the Russo-Japanese War, in which Japanese forces attacked and sank Russian warships anchored in the neutral Korean port of Chemulpo (modern Incheon).
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A.
Battle of the Yellow Sea
The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, in which Japanese and Russian fleets clashed in an attempt to break the siege of Port Arthur.
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B.
Naval Battle of Hakodate
The Naval Battle of Hakodate was a decisive 1869 clash during the Boshin War in which the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet were defeated by Imperial Japanese forces, marking the end of Japan’s feudal era.
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C.
Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
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D.
Battle of the Yalu River
The Battle of the Yalu River was a major 1894 naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War in which Japan’s modernized fleet decisively defeated China’s Beiyang Fleet, marking a turning point in East Asian power dynamics.
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E.
Battle of Tsushima
The Battle of Tsushima was a decisive 1905 naval clash of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japan’s fleet annihilated Russia’s Baltic Fleet, marking the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Russo-Japanese War ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Chemulpo Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Chemulpo
Battle of Chemulpo Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Jemulpo Bay
|
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| cause | Japanese attempt to neutralize Russian naval forces at Chemulpo at start of Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| commander |
Uriu Sotokichi
NERFINISHED
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Vsevolod Rudnev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| country | Korean Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1904-02-09 ⓘ |
| endedOn | 1904-02-09 ⓘ |
| involvedNeutralShips |
American gunboat Vicksburg
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British cruiser Talbot ⓘ French cruiser Pascal ⓘ Italian cruiser Elba ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
Akashi
ⓘ
Asama ⓘ Chiyoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Koreets ⓘ Naniwa ⓘ Niytaka ⓘ Takachiho ⓘ Russian cruiser Varyag ⓘ
surface form:
Varyag
|
| JapaneseCasualties | light ⓘ |
| location |
Chemulpo
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Chemulpo ⓘ
surface form:
Chemulpo Bay
Incheon ⓘ Korean Empire ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Inchon, South Korea
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surface form:
Incheon, South Korea
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| notableFor |
engagement in a neutral port
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heroic but unsuccessful Russian breakout attempt ⓘ |
| partOf | Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| preceded | Japanese landing operations near Chemulpo ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese ultimatum to Russian ships at Chemulpo ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| RussianCasualties | heavy ⓘ |
| RussianShipOutcome |
Koreets scuttled by her crew
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Varyag scuttled by her crew ⓘ |
| startedOn | 1904-02-08 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInHarbor |
Chemulpo
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surface form:
Chemulpo harbor
neutral port ⓘ |
| treatyStatusOfPort | neutral ⓘ |
| year | 1904 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Chemulpo Bay Description of subject: The Battle of Chemulpo Bay was a 1904 naval engagement at the outset of the Russo-Japanese War, in which Japanese forces attacked and sank Russian warships anchored in the neutral Korean port of Chemulpo (modern Incheon).
Referenced by (7)
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