Battle of Bataan

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of Bataan was a major World War II land battle in the Philippines in 1942, where outnumbered American and Filipino forces made a prolonged stand against the Japanese before ultimately surrendering, leading directly to the Bataan Death March.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Bataan canonical	35
Fall of Bataan	7
Bataan campaign	6
Bataan Day	1
Bataan defense	1
Bataan defense plan	1
Battle of Bataan 1942	1
Battle of the Points, Bataan	1
World War II battles in Bataan	1
バターン半島の戦い	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alliedForcesComposition	American and Filipino troops ⓘ
alliedForcesStrength	approximately 75,000 troops ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Bataan ⓘ surface form: Fall of Bataan
belligerent	Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
cause	Japanese attempt to seize the Philippines from the United States ⓘ Japanese strategy to secure control of Southeast Asia and the Pacific ⓘ
combatant	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Philippine Army ⓘ United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
commander	Douglas MacArthur ⓘ Edward P. King ⓘ Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ Masaharu Homma ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
consequence	Bataan Death March ⓘ capture of tens of thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war ⓘ fall of the Bataan Peninsula to Japan ⓘ isolation of Corregidor ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
endDate	1942-04-09 ⓘ
followedBy	Bataan Death March ⓘ Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
front	South West Pacific Area ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Trail 2 ⓘ Battle of the Pockets ⓘ Battle of the Points ⓘ
japaneseForcesStrength	numerically superior to defenders ⓘ
location	Bataan Peninsula ⓘ Luzon ⓘ Philippines ⓘ
notableEvent	surrender of Bataan on 1942-04-09 ⓘ
notableFor	prolonged defense by outnumbered American and Filipino forces ⓘ severe shortages of food, medicine, and supplies among defenders ⓘ symbol of Filipino and American resistance in World War II ⓘ
partOf	Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
precededBy	Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ surface form: Japanese invasion of Luzon
result	Japanese victory ⓘ
startDate	1942-01-07 ⓘ
strategicObjective	defense of Manila Bay ⓘ surface form: Defense of Manila Bay approaches Delay Japanese conquest of the Philippines ⓘ
surrenderDate	1942-04-09 ⓘ
surrenderedTo	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
theater	Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → includes → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Army → conflict → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Bataan Peninsula → wasSiteOf → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Bataan Peninsula → dateOfEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Bataan 1942

Bataan Peninsula → knownFor → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Battle of the Pockets → partOf → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Battle of the Points → partOf → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Battle of the Points → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Points, Bataan

Battle of the Points → relatedEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

War Plan Orange-3 → relatedTo → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bataan defense plan

Philippine Commonwealth Army → notableEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bataan defense

Philippine Commonwealth Army → notableEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

United States Army Forces in the Far East → engagement → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Jonathan M. Wainwright → participantIn → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Masaharu Homma → participantIn → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bataan campaign

Masaharu Homma → participantIn → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Bataan Death March → relatedTo → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Bataan

Battle of Corregidor (1942) → precededBy → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Battle of Bataan → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Bataan

defense of Manila Bay → relatedEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor) on Mount Samat → commemorates → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

subject surface form: Dambana ng Kagitingan

Bataan World War II Museum (Balanga) → dedicatedTo → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bataan campaign

Bataan World War II Museum (Balanga) → focusesOnEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Bataan

Province of Bataan → historicalEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

town of Bagac → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

subject surface form: Bagac

this entity surface form: World War II battles in Bataan

Philippine Scouts → conflict → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Basilio J. Valdes → participatedIn → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bataan campaign

本間雅晴 → 関与作戦 → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: バターン半島の戦い

Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → notableFor → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bataan campaign

Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → operation → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

So Proudly We Hail! → depicts → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Bataan Death March Memorial Monument (New Mexico, USA) → relatedEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Japanese occupation of the Philippines → significantEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Cabanatuan POW camp → establishedAfter → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Bataan

Battle of Trail 2 → partOf → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Battle of Trail 2 → relatedEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Fall of Corregidor → precededBy → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Japanese 14th Army → operation → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

United States forces in the Philippines → engagement → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

2nd Infantry Division (Japan) → conflict → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Bataan → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Mount Samat → significantEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Dambana ng Kagitingan → commemorates → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Dambana ng Kagitingan → significantEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Bataan

Shrine of Valor → commemorates → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Memorial Cross → commemorates → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

subject surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan

this entity surface form: Bataan Day

Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) → commemorates → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

subject surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan

this entity surface form: Fall of Bataan

Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) → relatedTo → Battle of Bataan ⓘ

subject surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan

this entity surface form: Fall of Bataan