Battle of Bataan

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The Battle of Bataan was a major World War II land battle in the Philippines in 1942, where outnumbered American and Filipino forces made a prolonged stand against the Japanese before ultimately surrendering, leading directly to the Bataan Death March.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alliedForcesComposition American and Filipino troops ⓘ
alliedForcesStrength approximately 75,000 troops ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fall of Bataan ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bataan
belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan

United States ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
cause Japanese attempt to seize the Philippines from the United States ⓘ
Japanese strategy to secure control of Southeast Asia and the Pacific ⓘ
combatant Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Philippine Army ⓘ
United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
commander Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
Edward P. King ⓘ
Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
Masaharu Homma ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
consequence Bataan Death March ⓘ
capture of tens of thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war ⓘ
fall of the Bataan Peninsula to Japan ⓘ
isolation of Corregidor ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
endDate 1942-04-09 ⓘ
followedBy Bataan Death March ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
front South West Pacific Area ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Trail 2 ⓘ
Battle of the Pockets ⓘ
Battle of the Points ⓘ
japaneseForcesStrength numerically superior to defenders ⓘ
location Bataan Peninsula ⓘ
Luzon ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
notableEvent surrender of Bataan on 1942-04-09 ⓘ
notableFor prolonged defense by outnumbered American and Filipino forces ⓘ
severe shortages of food, medicine, and supplies among defenders ⓘ
symbol of Filipino and American resistance in World War II ⓘ
partOf Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
precededBy Japanese invasion of Luzon ⓘ
result Japanese victory ⓘ
startDate 1942-01-07 ⓘ
strategicObjective Defense of Manila Bay approaches ⓘ
Delay Japanese conquest of the Philippines ⓘ
surrenderDate 1942-04-09 ⓘ
surrenderedTo Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War

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Imperial Japanese Army → conflict → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Bataan Peninsula → wasSiteOf → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Bataan Peninsula → dateOfEvent → Battle of Bataan 1942 ⓘ
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Bataan Peninsula → knownFor → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Battle of the Pockets → partOf → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Battle of the Points → partOf → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Battle of the Points → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Points, Bataan ⓘ
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Battle of the Points → relatedEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
War Plan Orange-3 → relatedTo → Bataan defense plan ⓘ
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Philippine Commonwealth Army → notableEvent → Bataan defense ⓘ
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Philippine Commonwealth Army → notableEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Jonathan M. Wainwright → participantIn → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Masaharu Homma → participantIn → Bataan campaign ⓘ
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Masaharu Homma → participantIn → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Bataan Death March → relatedTo → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Bataan Death March → relatedTo → Fall of Bataan ⓘ
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Battle of Corregidor (1942) → precededBy → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Battle of Bataan → alsoKnownAs → Fall of Bataan ⓘ
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defense of Manila Bay → relatedEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Dambana ng Kagitingan → commemorates → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Bataan World War II Museum (Balanga) → dedicatedTo → Bataan campaign ⓘ
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Bataan World War II Museum (Balanga) → focusesOnEvent → Fall of Bataan ⓘ
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Province of Bataan → historicalEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Bagac → hasHistoricalEvent → World War II battles in Bataan ⓘ
subject linked to: town of Bagac
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Philippine Scouts → conflict → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Basilio J. Valdes → participatedIn → Bataan campaign ⓘ
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本間雅晴 → 関与作戦 → バターン半島の戦い ⓘ
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Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → notableFor → Bataan campaign ⓘ
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So Proudly We Hail! → depicts → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Cabanatuan POW camp → establishedAfter → Fall of Bataan ⓘ
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Battle of Trail 2 → partOf → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Battle of Trail 2 → relatedEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Fall of Corregidor → precededBy → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Japanese 14th Army → operation → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
2nd Infantry Division (Japan) → conflict → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Bataan → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Mount Samat → significantEvent → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Dambana ng Kagitingan → commemorates → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Dambana ng Kagitingan → significantEvent → Fall of Bataan ⓘ
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Shrine of Valor → commemorates → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Memorial Cross → commemorates → Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Araw ng Kagitingan → alsoKnownAs → Bataan Day ⓘ
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Araw ng Kagitingan → commemorates → Fall of Bataan ⓘ
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Araw ng Kagitingan → relatedTo → Fall of Bataan ⓘ
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