Battle of Bang Bo
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The Battle of Bang Bo was a key 1885 engagement in northern Vietnam during the Sino-French War, in which Chinese forces repelled a French offensive near the border with China.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Bang Bo canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Ky Lua | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5559742 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Bang Bo Context triple: [Sino-French War, notableBattle, Battle of Bang Bo]
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A.
Battle of Koh Tang
The Battle of Koh Tang was a 1975 U.S.–Cambodian military clash over the seizure of the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
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B.
Battle of Kampar
The Battle of Kampar was a significant World War II engagement in British Malaya where Allied forces mounted a strong defensive stand against the advancing Japanese army in late 1941 and early 1942.
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C.
Battle of Tapae
The Battle of Tapae was a key engagement between Roman forces under Emperor Domitian and later Trajan and the Dacians, fought near the Iron Gates of Transylvania and remembered as a crucial step in Rome’s eventual conquest of Dacia.
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D.
Battle of Lashio
The Battle of Lashio was a World War II clash in Burma in 1942, where Japanese forces captured the key town of Lashio, severing the Burma Road supply line to China.
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E.
Battle of Cao Bằng
The Battle of Cao Bằng was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a significant role in the course of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
- 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 Bang Bo Target entity description: The Battle of Bang Bo was a key 1885 engagement in northern Vietnam during the Sino-French War, in which Chinese forces repelled a French offensive near the border with China.
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A.
Battle of Koh Tang
The Battle of Koh Tang was a 1975 U.S.–Cambodian military clash over the seizure of the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
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B.
Battle of Kampar
The Battle of Kampar was a significant World War II engagement in British Malaya where Allied forces mounted a strong defensive stand against the advancing Japanese army in late 1941 and early 1942.
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C.
Battle of Tapae
The Battle of Tapae was a key engagement between Roman forces under Emperor Domitian and later Trajan and the Dacians, fought near the Iron Gates of Transylvania and remembered as a crucial step in Rome’s eventual conquest of Dacia.
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D.
Battle of Lashio
The Battle of Lashio was a World War II clash in Burma in 1942, where Japanese forces captured the key town of Lashio, severing the Burma Road supply line to China.
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E.
Battle of Cao Bằng
The Battle of Cao Bằng was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a significant role in the course of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Bang Bo–Zhennan Pass
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Zhennan Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1885 in Vietnam
ⓘ
Battles involving China ⓘ Battles involving France ⓘ Battles of the Sino-French War ⓘ |
| cause | French offensive towards the Chinese border ⓘ |
| ChineseForcesType | Guangxi Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Feng Zicai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Brière de l’Isle NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar de Négrier NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan Dingxin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Sino-French War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war battle ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| date | 1885-03-23 ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | Chinese defense of the Guangxi border ⓘ |
| endDate | 1885-03-24 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
French retreat from Lang Son
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lang Son Retreat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchForcesType | Tonkin Expeditionary Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | land warfare ⓘ |
| involved |
French colonial forces
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Qing imperial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bang Bo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonkin NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Vietnam ⓘ |
| near | China–Vietnam border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | French offensive repelled ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sino-French War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonkin Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French capture of Lang Son ⓘ |
| region | Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Chinese victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to French political crisis of 1885
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decisive setback for French forces in Tonkin ⓘ |
| startDate | 1885-03-23 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | French attempt to threaten Chinese positions at Zhennan Pass ⓘ |
| theatre | Tonkin theatre of the Sino-French War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1885 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Bang Bo Description of subject: The Battle of Bang Bo was a key 1885 engagement in northern Vietnam during the Sino-French War, in which Chinese forces repelled a French offensive near the border with China.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Ky Lua