--- title: "MilitaryConflict" language: "en" type: "Entity" summary: "Wars, battles and other historical conflicts." canonical_url: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/entity/MilitaryConflict.html" source: "Wolfram Language Documentation" related_guides: - title: "Entity Types" link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/EntityTypes.en.md" related_functions: - title: "MilitaryConflict" link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/textcontent/MilitaryConflict.en.md" --- # MilitaryConflict Wars, battles and other historical conflicts. Entity["MilitaryConflict", name] or Entity[...] represents an entity of type "MilitaryConflict". Entity[...][prop] gives the value of a specified property. Entity[...][{propi, …}] gives the value of a list of properties. Entity[...][prop, {quali -> vali, …}] gives the value of a specified property modified by qualifier rules quali -> vali. Entity[...][Dated[prop, date]] gives the value of a property associated with a particular date specification. EntityClass["MilitaryConflict", {propi -> speci, …}] represents a class of entities with values of propi defined by speci. ## Sample Entities * Entity["MilitaryConflict", "1851ChileanRevolution"]Entity["MilitaryConflict", "AustralianOccupationOfGermanNewGuinea"]Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleAtTheLizard"]Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleOfArnhem"]Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleOfNewOrleans"]Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleOfQichun"]Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleOfSmithfieldCrossing"]Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleOfTysami"]Entity["MilitaryConflict", "EinArikCheckpointAttack"]Entity["MilitaryConflict", "IsraeliteArameanWar"]**…** ## Properties | | | | ------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | | AllActors | all actors | | AllSubconflicts | all subconflicts | | Battles | battle | | CasualtiesCivilianPrisoners | civilian prisoners | | CasualtiesCiviliansKilled | civilians killed | | CasualtiesCiviliansWounded | civilians wounded | | CasualtiesKilled | military killed | | CasualtiesMissingInAction | missing in action | | CasualtiesPrisonersOfWar | prisoners of war | | CasualtiesWounded | military wounded | | CivilianCasualties | civilian casualties | | Commanders | commanders | | Coordinates | coordinates | | EndDate | end date | | EntityClasses | entity classes | | EntityTypeList | entity type list | | ForcesAircraft | aircraft | | ForcesArtillery | artillery | | ForcesCavalry | cavalry | | ForcesCivilianForces | civilian forces | | ForcesFortifications | fortifications | | ForcesInfantry | infantry | | ForcesMilitaryForces | military forces | | ForcesShips | ships | | ForcesTanks | tanks | | ForcesTroops | troops | | ForcesVehicles | vehicles | | ForcesWarElephants | war elephants | | Location | location | | LossesAircraftCaptured | aircraft captured | | LossesAircraftDamaged | aircraft damaged | | LossesAircraftDestroyed | aircraft destroyed | | LossesArtilleryCaptured | artillery captured | | LossesArtilleryDamaged | artillery damaged | | LossesArtilleryDestroyed | artillery destroyed | | LossesBuildingsCaptured | buildings captured | | LossesBuildingsDamaged | buildings damaged | | LossesBuildingsDestroyed | buildings destroyed | | LossesShipsCaptured | ships captured | | LossesShipsDamaged | ships damaged | | LossesShipsDestroyed | ships destroyed | | LossesTanksAndVehiclesCaptured | tanks and vehicles captured | | LossesTanksAndVehiclesDamaged | tanks and vehicles damaged | | LossesTanksAndVehiclesDestroyed | tanks and vehicles destroyed | | MainActors | main actors | | MilitaryCasualties | military casualties | | Name | name | | OutcomeNotes | outcome notes | | ParentConflict | parent conflict | | Position | position | | StartDate | start date | | Subconflicts | subconflicts | ## Details * ``"MilitaryConflict"`` entities include major wars, battles, military operations, campaigns, theatres of war and other conflicts. * Some properties in ``"MilitaryConflict"`` (such as ``"Casualties"`` or ``"Commanders"``) return a list of values that correspond to the list of combatants returned by the property ``"MainActors"``. In cases where no information is available, the result is a list of ``Missing`` values equal to the number of participants in the conflict. The property ``"Subconflicts"`` returns conflicts considered to be direct subparts of the specified entity. The property ``"AllSubconflicts"`` lists the subconflicts at all levels below the specified entity. The property ``"Battles"`` includes only members of ``"AllSubconflicts"`` that have no subconflicts themselves. * Some properties are available for the ``"MilitaryConflict"`` entity type as a whole and can be given using the form ``EntityValue["MilitaryConflict", property]``. Such properties include: | | | | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | "Properties" | the list of available properties | | "PropertyCanonicalNames" | the standard names of available properties | | "SampleEntities" | a sample list of available entities (typically of length 10) | | "SampleEntityClasses" | a sample list of available entity classes (typically of length 10) | | "EntityCount" | number of entities available | | "Entities" | the list of available entities | | "EntityCanonicalNames" | the standard names of available entities | | "EntityClasses" | the list of available entity classes | | "EntityClassCanonicalNames" | the standard names of available entity classes | | "PropertyClasses" | the list of available property classes | | "PropertyClassCanonicalNames" | the standard names of available property classes | | "PropertyCount" | number of properties available | * The following annotations can be used in the third argument of ``EntityValue["MilitaryConflict", property, annotation]`` : | | | | --- | --- | | "Source" | source information for the property | | "Date" | the date associated with the entity-property value (if any) | | "EntityAssociation" | an association of entities and entity-property values | | "PropertyAssociation" | an association of properties and entity-property values | | "EntityPropertyAssociation" | an association in which the specified entities are keys, and values are a nested association of properties and entity-property values | | "PropertyEntityAssociation" | an association in which the specified properties are keys, and values are a nested association of entities and entity-property values | | "Dataset" | a dataset in which the specified entities are keys, and values are an association of property names and entity-property values | * The following annotations can be used in the second argument of ``EntityValue[property, annotation]`` : | | | | ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | "Qualifiers" | the list of possible qualifiers for the property | | "QualifierValues" | the list of possible values that can be given to each qualifier | | "DefaultQualifierValues" | the list of default values for the property's qualifiers | | "Description" | a brief textual description of the property | | "Definition" | a detailed textual definition of the property | | "PhysicalQuantity" | the physical quantity associated with the entity-property value | | "Unit" | the unit associated with the entity-property value | * A qualifier value of ``Automatic`` indicates that an applicable format of values can be used; e.g. for the ``"Date"`` qualifier, this includes a proper date or date span. --- ## Examples (4) ### Basic Examples (4) Use ctrl+= for entity discovery: ```wl In[1]:= \[FreeformPrompt]["palatine succession war"] Out[1]= Entity["MilitaryConflict", "NineYearsWar"] ``` --- Find a property value for an entity: ```wl In[1]:= Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleOfArnhem"]["MainActors"] Out[1]= {{Entity["HistoricalCountry", "UnitedKingdom"], Entity["HistoricalCountry", "RepublicPoland"]}, {Entity["HistoricalCountry", "NaziGermany"]}} ``` --- Retrieve a dataset of all available properties for an entity: ```wl In[1]:= \[FreeformPrompt]["Battle of Hue"]["Dataset"] Out[1]= Dataset[Association[EntityProperty["MilitaryConflict", "AllActors"] -> {{Entity["HistoricalCountry", "UnitedStates"], Entity["HistoricalCountry", "SouthVietnam"]}, {Entity["HistoricalCountry", "NorthVietnam"], "Viet Cong"}}, EntityPrope ... y["MilitaryConflict", "Position"] -> GeoPosition[{16.47525, 107.576}], EntityProperty["MilitaryConflict", "StartDate"] -> DateObject[{1968, 1, 30}, "Day"], EntityProperty["MilitaryConflict", "Subconflicts"] -> Missing["NotAvailable"]]] ``` --- Find all conflicts that were a part of the New Guinea Campaign in World War II: ```wl In[1]:= EntityClass["MilitaryConflict", "ParentConflict" -> MemberQ@Entity["MilitaryConflict", "NewGuineaCampaign"]]//EntityList Out[1]= {Entity["MilitaryConflict", "AdmiraltyIslandsCampaign"], Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleOfBuna-Gona"], Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleOfGoodenoughIsland"], Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleOfMilneBay"], Entity["MilitaryConflict", "BattleOfRa ... Entity["MilitaryConflict", "LandingOnEmirau"], Entity["MilitaryConflict", "NewBritainCampaign"], Entity["MilitaryConflict", "OperationIGo"], Entity["MilitaryConflict", "SalamauaLaeCampaign"], Entity["MilitaryConflict", "WesternNewGuineaCampaign"]} ``` ## See Also * [`MilitaryConflict`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/textcontent/MilitaryConflict.en.md) ## Related Guides * [Entity Types](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/EntityTypes.en.md) ## History * [Introduced in 2019 (12.0)](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/SummaryOfNewFeaturesIn120.en.md)