Battle of Sharon (opening phase)
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The Battle of Sharon (opening phase) was the initial coastal assault of the 1918 British offensive in Palestine that set the stage for the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Megiddo in World War I.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Sharon (1918) | 2 |
| Battle of Sharon | 1 |
| Battle of Sharon (opening phase) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8648469 — 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 Sharon (opening phase) Context triple: [Battle of Megiddo (1918), precededBy, Battle of Sharon (opening phase)]
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Battle of Kishon
The Battle of Kishon was an ancient biblical conflict, described in the Book of Judges, in which Israelite tribes led by Deborah and Barak defeated the Canaanite forces of Sisera near the Kishon River.
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Battle of Beth Zur
The Battle of Beth Zur was a key victory of the Maccabean forces over the Seleucid Empire in 164 BCE, helping to secure Jewish control of Judea and paving the way for the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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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 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 Megiddo
The Battle of Megiddo was a pivotal clash in 609 BCE in which King Josiah of Judah confronted the Egyptian pharaoh Necho II, resulting in Josiah’s death and marking a major turning point in the decline of the Kingdom of Judah.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Sharon (opening phase) Target entity description: The Battle of Sharon (opening phase) was the initial coastal assault of the 1918 British offensive in Palestine that set the stage for the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Megiddo in World War I.
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A.
Battle of Kishon
The Battle of Kishon was an ancient biblical conflict, described in the Book of Judges, in which Israelite tribes led by Deborah and Barak defeated the Canaanite forces of Sisera near the Kishon River.
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B.
Battle of Beth Zur
The Battle of Beth Zur was a key victory of the Maccabean forces over the Seleucid Empire in 164 BCE, helping to secure Jewish control of Judea and paving the way for the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Battle of Megiddo
The Battle of Megiddo was a pivotal clash in 609 BCE in which King Josiah of Judah confronted the Egyptian pharaoh Necho II, resulting in Josiah’s death and marking a major turning point in the decline of the Kingdom of Judah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Sharon
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opening phase of the Battle of Sharon ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied Powers
ⓘ
linked to:
Allied Powers of World War I
British Empire ⓘ Central Powers ⓘ Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaignEffect |
collapse of the Ottoman defensive line in Palestine
ⓘ
opening of the way for Allied advance into Syria ⓘ |
| commander | Edmund Allenby ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Edmund Allenby – Allied forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Edmund Allenby
|
| conflict |
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Sinai and Palestine campaign
World War I ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| date | September 1918 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Nablus (1918)
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linked to:
Battle of Nablus
subsequent phases of the Battle of Megiddo (1918) ⓘ |
| forceType |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| front | Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the eventual withdrawal of the Ottoman Empire from Palestine
ⓘ
key opening coastal assault of the decisive 1918 Allied offensive in Palestine ⓘ |
| location |
Sharon plain
ⓘ
coastal plain of Palestine ⓘ |
| militaryFront | western (coastal) sector of the Palestine front ⓘ |
| opponentCommanderSide | Ottoman commanders – Central Powers ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Megiddo (1918) ⓘ |
| partOfOperation |
1918 British offensive in Palestine
ⓘ
General Allenby’s final offensive in Palestine ⓘ |
| precededBy | stalemate on the Palestine front in early 1918 ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
modern-day Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
|
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Megiddo (1918)
ⓘ
Battle of Nablus (1918) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Nablus
Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I ⓘ
linked to:
Sinai and Palestine campaign
|
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
breakthrough of Ottoman front on the coastal sector ⓘ set the stage for the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Megiddo (1918) ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to break through the Ottoman lines on the Mediterranean coast
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to initiate the 1918 British offensive in Palestine ⓘ |
| tactics |
concentrated artillery preparation
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rapid exploitation by mounted troops ⓘ surprise attack on the coastal sector ⓘ |
| theatre | Palestine ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Sharon (opening phase) Description of subject: The Battle of Sharon (opening phase) was the initial coastal assault of the 1918 British offensive in Palestine that set the stage for the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Megiddo in World War I.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Battle of Sharon (opening phase)