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Noun: Battle of Bataan
  1. A major battle of World War II (1941-42) in which Japanese forces defeated and captured American and Filipino defenders on the Bataan Peninsula of Luzon, Philippines

Type of: beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege

Part of: Second World War, World War 2, World War II

Encyclopedia: Battle of Bataan