Battle of Sittang Bridge
E461513
The Battle of Sittang Bridge was a critical 1942 World War II engagement in Burma in which retreating British and Indian forces suffered heavy losses when the key bridge over the Sittang River was destroyed to prevent its capture by advancing Japanese troops.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Sittang Bridge canonical | 2 |
| Battle of the Sittang Bend | 1 |
| Battle of the Sittang Bridge | 1 |
| Retreat from Burma 1942 | 1 |
| Sittang River crossing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4682468 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Sittang Bridge Context triple: [Battle of Yenangyaung, relatedTo, Battle of Sittang Bridge]
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Battle of Rangoon
The Battle of Rangoon was a key early engagement in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War, in which British forces captured and occupied the strategic port city of Rangoon (now Yangon) in Burma.
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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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Siege of Myitkyina
The Siege of Myitkyina was a key World War II battle in northern Burma in 1944, where Allied forces captured the strategically vital Japanese-held town and airfield, helping secure the supply route to China.
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D.
Battle of Imphal
The Battle of Imphal was a pivotal 1944 World War II engagement in northeast India where Allied forces halted and decisively defeated the Japanese advance toward India.
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E.
Battle of Kohima
The Battle of Kohima was a pivotal 1944 World War II engagement in northeast India where Allied forces halted the Japanese advance, marking a major turning point in the Burma campaign.
- 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 Sittang Bridge Target entity description: The Battle of Sittang Bridge was a critical 1942 World War II engagement in Burma in which retreating British and Indian forces suffered heavy losses when the key bridge over the Sittang River was destroyed to prevent its capture by advancing Japanese troops.
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A.
Battle of Rangoon
The Battle of Rangoon was a key early engagement in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War, in which British forces captured and occupied the strategic port city of Rangoon (now Yangon) in Burma.
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B.
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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C.
Siege of Myitkyina
The Siege of Myitkyina was a key World War II battle in northern Burma in 1944, where Allied forces captured the strategically vital Japanese-held town and airfield, helping secure the supply route to China.
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D.
Battle of Imphal
The Battle of Imphal was a pivotal 1944 World War II engagement in northeast India where Allied forces halted and decisively defeated the Japanese advance toward India.
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E.
Battle of Kohima
The Battle of Kohima was a pivotal 1944 World War II engagement in northeast India where Allied forces halted the Japanese advance, marking a major turning point in the Burma campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Sittang Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Sittang Bridge
|
| belligerent |
British forces
ⓘ
Indian forces ⓘ
linked to:
British Indian Army
Japanese forces ⓘ |
| category |
Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Battles involving the Indian Army in World War II ⓘ Battles of World War II involving Japan ⓘ |
| commander |
Jackie Smyth
ⓘ
Shojiro Iida ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
heavy British and Indian losses
ⓘ
loss of most heavy equipment by 17th Indian Division ⓘ many Allied troops stranded on wrong side of Sittang River ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British India
ⓘ
Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date |
1942-02-22
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1942-02-23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-02-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Fall of Rangoon
ⓘ
linked to:
Rangoon operation
|
| front | Burma Front ⓘ |
| involvesUnit |
17th Indian Division
ⓘ
linked to:
17th Indian Infantry Division
Japanese 15th Army ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese Fifteenth Army
|
| location |
Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
Sittang River ⓘ
linked to:
Sittaung River
present-day Myanmar ⓘ |
| notableEvent | destruction of Sittang Bridge by British forces ⓘ |
| objectiveOfAllies | delay Japanese advance and preserve route to Rangoon ⓘ |
| objectiveOfJapanese | seizure of Sittang River crossing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
Japanese conquest of Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese occupation of Burma
|
| precededBy | Battle of Bilin River ⓘ |
| purposeOfBridgeDestruction | to prevent Japanese capture of the bridge ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing |
Sittang River crossing
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Sittang Bridge
|
| startDate | 1942-02-22 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Japanese advance facilitated toward Rangoon ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | critical engagement in defense of Rangoon ⓘ |
| theater |
Southeast Asian theatre of World War II
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linked to:
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
|
| typeOfOperation |
defensive action
ⓘ
fighting withdrawal ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Battle of Sittang Bridge Description of subject: The Battle of Sittang Bridge was a critical 1942 World War II engagement in Burma in which retreating British and Indian forces suffered heavy losses when the key bridge over the Sittang River was destroyed to prevent its capture by advancing Japanese troops.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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