Battle of Hengyang
E411072
The Battle of Hengyang was a major World War II engagement in 1944 in which Chinese forces mounted a prolonged and costly defense against the Japanese during the broader Operation Ichi-Go campaign.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Hengyang canonical | 1 |
| Siege of Hengyang | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4050795 — 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 Hengyang Context triple: [Operation Go, notableBattle, Battle of Hengyang]
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A.
Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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B.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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C.
Battle of Wuhan
The Battle of Wuhan was a major 1938 military confrontation between Chinese and Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its scale and heavy casualties.
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D.
Battle of Feng-tao
The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Hengyang Target entity description: The Battle of Hengyang was a major World War II engagement in 1944 in which Chinese forces mounted a prolonged and costly defense against the Japanese during the broader Operation Ichi-Go campaign.
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A.
Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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B.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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C.
Battle of Wuhan
The Battle of Wuhan was a major 1938 military confrontation between Chinese and Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its scale and heavy casualties.
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D.
Battle of Feng-tao
The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Hengyang
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surface form:
Siege of Hengyang
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| attacker | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
Republic of China ⓘ |
| campaign | Operation Ichi-Go ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Chinese casualties
ⓘ
heavy Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavy casualties
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prolonged siege ⓘ urban combat ⓘ |
| commander |
Fang Xianjue
NERFINISHED
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Isamu Yokoyama ⓘ Toshizō Nishio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| countryAtTime | Republic of China ⓘ |
| defender | National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| defensiveForceStrength | outnumbered Chinese defenders ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-08-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Japanese advance toward Guilin ⓘ |
| front | China front of World War II ⓘ |
| garrison | 10th Army (National Revolutionary Army) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
China
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Hengyang ⓘ Hunan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hunan
|
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Chinese forces
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surface form:
Chinese Army
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Army ground forces
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| notableFor |
delaying Japanese timetable in Operation Ichi-Go
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stubborn Chinese resistance ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
10th Army (National Revolutionary Army)
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11th Army (Imperial Japanese Army) ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Hengyang
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securing railway communications in south China ⓘ |
| offensiveForceStrength | numerically superior Japanese attackers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Operation Ichi-Go
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Changsha
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surface form:
Battle of Changsha (1944)
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| relatedEvent |
Battle of Changsha
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Operation Ichi-Go ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| significance | one of the bloodiest battles in the China theater of World War II ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-06-22 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Hunan railway junction
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linking Japanese-held territories in northern and southern China ⓘ |
| theater |
Chinese theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War
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surface form:
China theater of World War II
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| typeOfEngagement | siege ⓘ |
| warTheater |
China
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surface form:
Mainland China
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| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Hengyang Description of subject: The Battle of Hengyang was a major World War II engagement in 1944 in which Chinese forces mounted a prolonged and costly defense against the Japanese during the broader Operation Ichi-Go campaign.
Referenced by (2)
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