Defense of the Great Wall
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Defense of the Great Wall was a 1933 military campaign in which Chinese forces attempted to resist Japanese invasion along the Great Wall region of northern China.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defense of the Great Wall canonical | 2 |
| Great Wall Campaign | 2 |
| Defense of the Great Wall (1933) | 1 |
| Great Wall Campaign of 1933 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Defense of the Great Wall Context triple: [29th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, conflict, Defense of the Great Wall]
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A.
Battle of Sanna's Post
The Battle of Sanna's Post was a notable engagement of the Second Boer War in 1900, where Boer forces under Christiaan de Wet ambushed and defeated a British column near Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State.
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B.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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C.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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D.
Battle for Land
Battle for Land was a Fascist Italy agricultural and land reclamation initiative aimed at increasing arable land and showcasing the regime’s economic and ideological strength.
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E.
Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Defense of the Great Wall Target entity description: Defense of the Great Wall was a 1933 military campaign in which Chinese forces attempted to resist Japanese invasion along the Great Wall region of northern China.
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A.
Battle of Sanna's Post
The Battle of Sanna's Post was a notable engagement of the Second Boer War in 1900, where Boer forces under Christiaan de Wet ambushed and defeated a British column near Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State.
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B.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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C.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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D.
Battle for Land
Battle for Land was a Fascist Italy agricultural and land reclamation initiative aimed at increasing arable land and showcasing the regime’s economic and ideological strength.
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E.
Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| aim | to resist Japanese advance south of the Great Wall ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Wall Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Defense of the Great Wall
Great Wall War ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Manchukuo Imperial Army ⓘ National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| casusBelli | Japanese expansion into Rehe and Hebei ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
He Yingqin
ⓘ
Nobuyoshi Mutō ⓘ Song Zheyuan ⓘ Yoshijirō Umezu ⓘ |
| conflictType | Second Sino-Japanese War precursor ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
Republic of China ⓘ |
| endDate | 1933-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tanggu Truce ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Republic of China era
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linked to:
Republican era of China
|
| militaryTheater | North China ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
Gubeikou
ⓘ
Lengkou Pass ⓘ Shanhaiguan ⓘ
linked to:
Shanhaiguan Pass
|
| opponent |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
| outcome |
Chinese withdrawal from Rehe
ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Rehe ⓘ demilitarization of parts of Hebei ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interwar conflicts in China
ⓘ
Japanese invasion of northern China ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese occupation of North China
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| place |
Great Wall region
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Hebei ⓘ Rehe ⓘ northern China ⓘ
linked to:
North China
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| precededBy | Japanese occupation of Manchuria ⓘ |
| primaryFront |
Great Wall fortifications
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linked to:
Great Wall of China
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| relatedTo |
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
Mukden Incident ⓘ Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Japanese control north of the Great Wall
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weakened Chinese strategic position in North China ⓘ |
| startDate | 1933-01 ⓘ |
| weaponTypeUsed |
aircraft
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artillery ⓘ infantry small arms ⓘ |
| year | 1933 ⓘ |
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Subject: Defense of the Great Wall Description of subject: Defense of the Great Wall was a 1933 military campaign in which Chinese forces attempted to resist Japanese invasion along the Great Wall region of northern China.
Referenced by (6)
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