Battle of Gabon
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The Battle of Gabon was a 1940 World War II campaign in French Equatorial Africa in which Free French and Allied forces seized control of Vichy-held Gabon, consolidating Free French authority in central Africa.
Aliases (2)
- Battle of Libreville ×1
- Gabon Campaign ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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military campaign → |
| alignedWith |
Allied powers
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| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Libreville
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Gabon Campaign → |
| belligerent |
Free France
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United Kingdom → Vichy France → |
| campaign |
Free French campaigns in Africa
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| casualties |
hundreds of killed and wounded on both sides
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| combatantStrength |
several thousand troops on each side
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| commander |
Charles de Gaulle
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Georges Masson → Marcel Tetu → Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
French Equatorial Africa
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| date |
November 1940
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| endDate |
1940-11-12
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| followedBy |
consolidation of Free French control in French Equatorial Africa
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| hasPart |
air operations over Libreville
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land operations around Libreville → naval operations off Gabon → |
| involves |
air forces
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colonial troops → ground forces → naval forces → |
| location |
Libreville
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Port-Gentil → |
| objective |
consolidation of Free French authority in central Africa
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seizure of Vichy-controlled Gabon → |
| opposedTo |
Axis-aligned Vichy regime
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| participant |
Free French Forces
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Royal Navy → Vichy French colonial forces → |
| partOf |
African theatre of World War II
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| place |
Gabon
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| politicalContext |
division between Vichy France and Free France
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| precededBy |
Rallying of French Equatorial Africa to Free France
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| result |
Free French victory
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| significance |
eliminated Vichy presence in Gabon
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secured Free French control of French Equatorial Africa → |
| startDate |
1940-11-08
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| territorialChange |
Gabon transferred from Vichy France to Free France
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| theatre |
French Equatorial Africa
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| year |
1940
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Battle of Gabon
("Gabon Campaign")
→
Battle of Gabon ("Battle of Libreville") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Free French Forces
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participatedIn |