Bataan

Bataan
prov. S Luzon, Philippines; 517 sq. mi.; pop. 116,000; cap. Balanga; occupies Bataan Peninsula, scene of World War II surrender of U.S. forces to the Japanese.

Webster's Gazetteer. 2013.

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  • Bataán — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Provincia de Bataán …   Wikipedia Español

  • Bataan —    Bataan is the peninsula on the island of Luzon in the Philippines where General Douglas MacArthur took a stand against the advancing Japanese army in January 1942. While MacArthur withdrew in March to head the buildup of U.S. forces elsewhere …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • Bataan — Bataan, Provinz auf der Insel Luzon, eine Halbinsel auf der westlichen Seite der Bai von Manila bildend; arm u. wenig cultivirt; producirt aber den besten Zucker auf den Philippinen u. guten Indigo …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Bataan —    Film de guerre de Tay Garnett, avec Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 1943   Technique: noir et blanc   Durée: 1 h 54    Résumé    Aux Philippines en 1942, un commando américain a… …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

  • Bataan — [bə tan′, bətän′] peninsula on SW Luzon, the Philippines: in WWII (1942), scene of a Japanese victory over American Philippine forces, marking the completion of the Japanese conquest of the Philippines …   English World dictionary

  • Bataan — Infobox Philippine province name = Bataan sealfile = Ph seal bataan.png region = Central Luzon (Region III) capital = Balanga City founded = 1754 pop2000 = 557,659 pop2000rank = 46th largest popden2000 = 406 popden2000rank = 12th highest areakm2 …   Wikipedia

  • Bataan — 14° 40′ 00″ N 120° 25′ 01″ E / 14.6667, 120.417 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bataan — Lage von der Provinz Bataan Bataan Bataan ist eine philippinische Provinz im Bezirk Central Luzon auf …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bataan — /beuh tan , tahn /; locally /bah tah ahn /, n. a peninsula on W Luzon, in the Philippines: U.S. troops surrendered to Japanese April 9, 1942. Also, Bataán. * * * …   Universalium

  • Bataan (disambiguation) — Bataan often refers to a province of the Philippines. Other meanings, all of which were named after the province are:* Bataan Peninsula the landmass on which Bataan province lies * Battle of Bataan during 1942 in the Pacific War of World War II.… …   Wikipedia

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