Battle of Bataan
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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.
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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Bataan Context triple: [Philippines campaign (1941–1942), includes, Battle of Bataan]
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A.
Battle of Manila (1945)
The Battle of Manila (1945) was a major and devastating World War II urban battle in the Philippines in which American and Filipino forces fought to liberate the capital from Japanese occupation, resulting in massive destruction and civilian casualties.
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B.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a major 1944 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater, often considered the largest naval battle in history and a decisive defeat for the Japanese fleet.
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C.
Battle of Saipan
The Battle of Saipan was a pivotal 1944 Pacific campaign in World War II in which U.S. forces captured the strategically vital island of Saipan from Japan, enabling direct bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.
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D.
Battle of Singapore
The Battle of Singapore was a major World War II campaign in early 1942 in which Japanese forces captured the British stronghold of Singapore, leading to one of the largest surrenders in British military history.
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E.
Battle of Mindanao (1945)
The Battle of Mindanao (1945) was a major World War II campaign in the southern Philippines in which Allied forces fought to liberate the island of Mindanao from Japanese occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Bataan Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Manila (1945)
The Battle of Manila (1945) was a major and devastating World War II urban battle in the Philippines in which American and Filipino forces fought to liberate the capital from Japanese occupation, resulting in massive destruction and civilian casualties.
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B.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a major 1944 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater, often considered the largest naval battle in history and a decisive defeat for the Japanese fleet.
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C.
Battle of Saipan
The Battle of Saipan was a pivotal 1944 Pacific campaign in World War II in which U.S. forces captured the strategically vital island of Saipan from Japan, enabling direct bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.
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D.
Battle of Singapore
The Battle of Singapore was a major World War II campaign in early 1942 in which Japanese forces captured the British stronghold of Singapore, leading to one of the largest surrenders in British military history.
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E.
Battle of Mindanao (1945)
The Battle of Mindanao (1945) was a major World War II campaign in the southern Philippines in which Allied forces fought to liberate the island of Mindanao from Japanese occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alliedForcesComposition | American and Filipino troops ⓘ |
| alliedForcesStrength | approximately 75,000 troops ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Bataan
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surface form:
Fall of Bataan
|
| belligerent |
Commonwealth of the Philippines
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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
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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
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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
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Luzon ⓘ Philippines ⓘ |
| notableEvent | surrender of Bataan on 1942-04-09 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prolonged defense by outnumbered American and Filipino forces
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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)
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surface form:
Japanese invasion of Luzon
|
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-01-07 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
defense of Manila Bay
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surface form:
Defense of Manila Bay approaches
Delay Japanese conquest of the Philippines ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1942-04-09 ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
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Input
Subject: Battle of Bataan Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bataan campaign
subject surface form:
Pilar, Bataan
this entity surface form:
Bataan campaign