Battle of Elephant Pass
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The Battle of Elephant Pass was a pivotal military engagement in the Sri Lankan Civil War, centered on control of the strategically crucial land bridge linking the Jaffna Peninsula to the rest of Sri Lanka.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Battle of Elephant Pass | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| airSupport | Sri Lanka Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First Battle of Elephant Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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Sri Lanka Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Denzil Kobbekaduwa
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Velupillai Prabhakaran NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijaya Wimalaratne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Sri Lankan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | conventional land battle ⓘ |
| controlledPassBeforeBattle | Sri Lanka Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| date | July 1991 ⓘ |
| defensivePosition | Elephant Pass Army Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 11 July 1991 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Second Battle of Elephant Pass
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Third Battle of Elephant Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontline | Elephant Pass isthmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureAtStake |
A9 highway corridor
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railway link to Jaffna ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroups |
Sinhalese
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Sri Lankan Tamils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Elephant Pass
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Northern Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Sri Lanka Air Force
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Sri Lanka Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalSupport | Sri Lanka Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of an isolated garrison
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importance in supply routes to Jaffna ⓘ |
| objective | LTTE attempt to capture Elephant Pass army base ⓘ |
| partOf | Sri Lankan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | LTTE offensives in northern Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reinforcements | Sri Lanka Army relief operation from the south ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Eelam War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Sri Lankan government victory ⓘ |
| significance | pivotal engagement for control of access to Jaffna Peninsula ⓘ |
| startDate | 10 July 1991 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of land bridge linking Jaffna Peninsula to mainland Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| strategicRole | gateway to Jaffna Peninsula ⓘ |
| tactics | siege and ground assault ⓘ |
| theater | Northern theater of Sri Lankan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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Second Battle of Elephant Pass