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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Gabon canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Libreville | 1 |
| Gabon Campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Gabon Context triple: [Free French Forces, participatedIn, Battle of Gabon]
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Battle of Lagos
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Battle of Bir Hakeim
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Battle of Benghazi
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Battle of Derna
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Siege of Khartoum
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Gabon Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
Battle of Bir Hakeim
The Battle of Bir Hakeim was a pivotal 1942 North African engagement in which Free French forces held off Axis troops in the Libyan desert, significantly delaying the advance toward Egypt.
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C.
Battle of Benghazi
The Battle of Benghazi was a key early confrontation in the 2011 Libyan uprising in which rebel forces clashed with Muammar Gaddafi’s troops for control of the country’s second-largest city, prompting international intervention.
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Battle of Derna
The Battle of Derna was a key military confrontation in eastern Libya in which rival Islamist factions and forces aligned with the internationally recognized government fought for control of the strategic coastal city of Derna during the Second Libyan Civil War.
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E.
Siege of Khartoum
The Siege of Khartoum was an 1884–1885 military encirclement and capture of the Sudanese capital by Mahdist forces, culminating in the death of British General Charles Gordon and a major imperial defeat for Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
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| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Gabon
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Libreville
Battle of Gabon ⓘ
surface form:
Gabon Campaign
|
| belligerent |
Free France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy France
|
| campaign | Free French campaigns in Africa ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of killed and wounded on both sides ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | several thousand troops on each side ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles de Gaulle
ⓘ
Georges Masson ⓘ Marcel Tetu ⓘ Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | French Equatorial Africa ⓘ |
| date | November 1940 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-11-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of Free French control in French Equatorial Africa ⓘ |
| hasPart |
air operations over Libreville
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land operations around Libreville ⓘ naval operations off Gabon ⓘ |
| involves |
air forces
ⓘ
colonial troops ⓘ ground forces ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| location |
Libreville
ⓘ
Port-Gentil ⓘ |
| objective |
consolidation of Free French authority in central Africa
ⓘ
seizure of Vichy-controlled Gabon ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
French State (Vichy regime)
ⓘ
surface form:
Axis-aligned Vichy regime
|
| participant |
Free French Forces
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ Vichy French forces ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy French colonial forces
|
| partOf |
African Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
African theatre of World War II
|
| place | Gabon ⓘ |
| politicalContext | division between Vichy France and Free France ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rallying of French Equatorial Africa to Free France ⓘ |
| result | Free French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
eliminated Vichy presence in Gabon
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secured Free French control of French Equatorial Africa ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-11-08 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Gabon transferred from Vichy France to Free France ⓘ |
| theatre | French Equatorial Africa ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Gabon Description of subject: 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.
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