Battle of Jitra
{'<entity_0>': 'Malayan campaign', '<entity_1>': '11 December 1941', '<entity_2>': '13 December 1941', '<entity_3>': 'Battle of Jitra', '<entity_4>': 'British Malaya', '<entity_5>': 'battle', '<entity_6>': 'Jitra'}
[['Battle of Jitra', 'part of', 'Malayan campaign'], ['Battle of Jitra', 'end time', '13 December 1941'], ['Battle of Jitra', 'start time', '11 December 1941'], ['Battle of Jitra', 'point in time', '13 December 1941'], ['Battle of Jitra', 'instance of', 'battle'], ['Battle of Jitra', 'location', 'Jitra'], ['Battle of Jitra', 'location', 'British Malaya']]
The <entity_3> was fought between the invading Japanese and Allied forces during the <entity_0> of the Second World War, from <entity_1>–<entity_2>. The <entity_6> position was still in an extremely poor condition on 8 <entity_2> and Murray-Lyon needed time to complete the defences. <entity_4> Command came up with a secondary plan to delay the Japanese; three mini-Matadors (Krohcol, Laycol and an armoured train), that would hopefully keep the Japanese away from <entity_6> long enough for Murray-Lyon to get his defences in shape. After the Japanese invasion of Thailand with the landings at Singora and Patani on 8 <entity_2>, they attacked toward north-west <entity_4>. By late afternoon of <entity_1>, Murray-Lyon had lost the better part of three battalions and was now without any reserve units to commit to the main <entity_5>. With the survivors of Garrett's two battalions streaming through the 11th Indian Division and his line of retreat threatened by the Japanese advance south of <entity_6> at Kroh, Murray-Lyon requested permission from <entity_4> Command to retire from <entity_6> to a position he had already selected about 30 mi (48 km) south at Gurun. Murray-Lyon was told that the <entity_5> must be fought out at <entity_6>. The withdrawal from <entity_6> on the night of 12/<entity_2> was when the 11th Indian Division incurred most of its casualties.
['battle']