Latrun battles
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The Latrun battles were a series of key engagements during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War over control of the strategic Latrun salient and the road to Jerusalem.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Latrun battles canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Latrun battles Context triple: [Battle of Latrun, alsoKnownAs, Latrun battles]
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Battle of Tzirallum
The Battle of Tzirallum was a pivotal 313 AD clash in the Roman civil wars in which Licinius decisively defeated Maximinus Daia, helping secure his control over the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Battle of the Silarus
The Battle of the Silarus was a lesser-known engagement of the Second Punic War in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian forces defeated a Roman army in southern Italy following his major victory at Cannae.
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Battle of Torata
The Battle of Torata was a key engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence in 1823, where patriot forces clashed with royalist troops in southern Peru.
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Lindanise battle
The Lindanise battle, more commonly known as the Battle of Lyndanisse (1219), was a key conflict during the Northern Crusades in which Danish forces under King Valdemar II defeated Estonian pagans near present-day Tallinn, Estonia.
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Battle of Azanulbizar
The Battle of Azanulbizar is a major conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium where the Dwarves fought a decisive and bloody battle against the orcs outside the eastern gate of Moria.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Latrun battles Target entity description: The Latrun battles were a series of key engagements during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War over control of the strategic Latrun salient and the road to Jerusalem.
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A.
Battle of Tzirallum
The Battle of Tzirallum was a pivotal 313 AD clash in the Roman civil wars in which Licinius decisively defeated Maximinus Daia, helping secure his control over the Eastern Roman Empire.
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B.
Battle of the Silarus
The Battle of the Silarus was a lesser-known engagement of the Second Punic War in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian forces defeated a Roman army in southern Italy following his major victory at Cannae.
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C.
Battle of Torata
The Battle of Torata was a key engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence in 1823, where patriot forces clashed with royalist troops in southern Peru.
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D.
Lindanise battle
The Lindanise battle, more commonly known as the Battle of Lyndanisse (1219), was a key conflict during the Northern Crusades in which Danish forces under King Valdemar II defeated Estonian pagans near present-day Tallinn, Estonia.
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E.
Battle of Azanulbizar
The Battle of Azanulbizar is a major conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium where the Dwarves fought a decisive and bloody battle against the orcs outside the eastern gate of Moria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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series of battles ⓘ |
| aftermath | Latrun remained under Jordanian control until 1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arab Legion
NERFINISHED
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Haganah NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Glubb Pasha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shlomo Shamir NERFINISHED ⓘ Yigal Allon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | 1948 Arab–Israeli War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
construction of the Burma Road to Jerusalem
ⓘ
continued blockade of Jewish Jerusalem by road ⓘ entrenchment of Jordanian positions at Latrun ⓘ heavy Israeli casualties ⓘ |
| country | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1948 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key engagement over access to Jerusalem during the 1948 war
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symbol of Israeli sacrifice in the War of Independence ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Arab Legion 4th Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli 7th Armored Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Israeli Alexandroni Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Israeli Harel Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Israeli Yiftach Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmach units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Jerusalem corridor
NERFINISHED
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Latrun salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Jordanian use of well-trained regular troops
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combat in hilly and fortified terrain ⓘ fighting around Tegart fort at Latrun ⓘ use of armored vehicles by Israeli forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Israeli attempts to break the siege of Jerusalem
ⓘ
Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Burma Road (Israel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Bin Nun Alef NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Bin Nun Bet NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Danny NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Jerusalem (1948) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Israeli failure to capture Latrun fort
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Jordanian tactical victory ⓘ continued Arab Legion control of Latrun ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of the Latrun salient
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control of the road to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
July 1948
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June 1948 ⓘ May 1948 ⓘ |
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