Battle of Jerusalem (1917)
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The Battle of Jerusalem (1917) was a key First World War campaign in which British Empire forces captured Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire, marking a major turning point in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Jerusalem (1917) canonical | 6 |
| Capture of Jerusalem (1917) | 1 |
| Fall of Jerusalem (1917) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6602907 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Jerusalem (1917) Context triple: [Edmund Allenby, notableBattle, Battle of Jerusalem (1917)]
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Battle of Megiddo (1918)
The Battle of Megiddo (1918) was a decisive Allied offensive in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I that shattered Ottoman forces in the region and paved the way for the capture of Damascus and the collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant.
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Battle of Beersheba (1917)
The Battle of Beersheba (1917) was a World War I engagement in which British Empire forces, including the famed Australian Light Horse, captured the Ottoman-held town of Beersheba in Palestine, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
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Battle of Latrun
The Battle of Latrun was a series of 1948 clashes between Israeli and Jordanian forces over control of the strategic road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
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Battle of Mishmar HaEmek
The Battle of Mishmar HaEmek was a key 1948 Arab–Israeli War engagement in which Jewish forces defended the kibbutz of Mishmar HaEmek against an offensive by the Arab Liberation Army, helping to secure the Jezreel Valley region.
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Battle of Ramadi (1917)
The Battle of Ramadi (1917) was a First World War engagement in Mesopotamia in which British and Indian forces captured the strategically important town of Ramadi from the Ottoman Empire.
- 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: Battle of Jerusalem (1917) Target entity description: The Battle of Jerusalem (1917) was a key First World War campaign in which British Empire forces captured Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire, marking a major turning point in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
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A.
Battle of Megiddo (1918)
The Battle of Megiddo (1918) was a decisive Allied offensive in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I that shattered Ottoman forces in the region and paved the way for the capture of Damascus and the collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant.
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B.
Battle of Beersheba (1917)
The Battle of Beersheba (1917) was a World War I engagement in which British Empire forces, including the famed Australian Light Horse, captured the Ottoman-held town of Beersheba in Palestine, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Latrun
The Battle of Latrun was a series of 1948 clashes between Israeli and Jordanian forces over control of the strategic road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
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D.
Battle of Mishmar HaEmek
The Battle of Mishmar HaEmek was a key 1948 Arab–Israeli War engagement in which Jewish forces defended the kibbutz of Mishmar HaEmek against an offensive by the Arab Liberation Army, helping to secure the Jezreel Valley region.
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E.
Battle of Ramadi (1917)
The Battle of Ramadi (1917) was a First World War engagement in Mesopotamia in which British and Indian forces captured the strategically important town of Ramadi from the Ottoman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capture of Jerusalem (1917)
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linked to:
Battle of Jerusalem (1917)
|
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ Dominion of Australia ⓘ Dominion of New Zealand ⓘ German Empire ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | secure Jerusalem and surrounding high ground ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands on both sides ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Edmund Allenby ⓘ |
| commanderForSide |
Cevat Pasha, Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Cevat Pasha
Edmund Allenby, British Empire ⓘ Erich von Falkenhayn, Central Powers ⓘ
linked to:
Erich von Falkenhayn
|
| conflict |
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Sinai and Palestine campaign
|
| date | 1917 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1917-12-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Jaffa (1917)
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Battle of Tell 'Asur ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Nebi Samwil
|
| front | Palestine Front ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Desert Mounted Corps
ⓘ
Egyptian Expeditionary Force ⓘ
linked to:
British Egyptian Expeditionary Force
XX Corps (British Army) ⓘ XXI Corps (British Army) ⓘ |
| legacy |
beginning of British administration in Jerusalem
ⓘ
contributed to collapse of Ottoman control in Palestine ⓘ |
| location |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem ⓘ Ottoman Syria ⓘ |
| notableEvent | formal entry of General Allenby into Jerusalem on foot ⓘ |
| opponent |
Yildirim Army Group
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman Yildirim Army Group
|
| partOf |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Third Battle of Gaza
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Gaza
|
| relatedArmistice | Armistice of Mudros ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | capture of a city holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
capture of Jerusalem by British Empire forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917-11-17 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Jerusalem
ⓘ
turning point in Sinai and Palestine Campaign ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Jerusalem transferred from Ottoman to British military control ⓘ |
| theatre | Middle Eastern theatre of operations ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Jerusalem (1917) Description of subject: The Battle of Jerusalem (1917) was a key First World War campaign in which British Empire forces captured Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire, marking a major turning point in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
General Allenby
linked to: Battle of Jerusalem (1917)
linked to: Battle of Jerusalem (1917)
subject linked to:
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