Battle off Cape Engaño
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The Battle off Cape Engaño was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which U.S. carrier forces decimated a Japanese decoy carrier group during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle off Cape Engaño canonical | 24 |
| Action off Cape Engaño | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle off Cape Engaño Context triple: [Battle of Leyte Gulf, hasPart, Battle off Cape Engaño]
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The Black Pirate
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Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River
The Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River was a key military operation during the Pequot War in which English colonial and Native allied forces sought to cut off and contain the Pequot people by controlling access along the river.
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Articles of War
The Articles of War were the early American military code that governed the conduct, discipline, and legal procedures of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
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Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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The Wreck of the Hesperus
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle off Cape Engaño Target entity description: The Battle off Cape Engaño was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which U.S. carrier forces decimated a Japanese decoy carrier group during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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A.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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B.
Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River
The Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River was a key military operation during the Pequot War in which English colonial and Native allied forces sought to cut off and contain the Pequot people by controlling access along the river.
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C.
Articles of War
The Articles of War were the early American military code that governed the conduct, discipline, and legal procedures of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
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D.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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E.
The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of a shipwreck caused by a captain’s pride and a violent storm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeUsed |
carrier-based dive bombers
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carrier-based fighters ⓘ carrier-based torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle off Cape Engaño
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surface form:
Action off Cape Engaño
|
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
Jisaburō Ozawa
ⓘ
William Halsey Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
William F. Halsey Jr.
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| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to overall Allied victory in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
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further weakened Japanese naval aviation ⓘ |
| date | 1944-10-25 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-10-25 ⓘ |
| JapaneseCarrierSunk |
Chitose
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Chiyoda ⓘ Zuihō ⓘ Zuikaku ⓘ |
| JapaneseFormation |
Northern Force
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decoy carrier group ⓘ |
| JapaneseWarshipSunk |
Akizuki
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Hatsuzuki ⓘ Isuzu (damaged and later scuttled) ⓘ Shimotsuki ⓘ Tama ⓘ Wakatsuki ⓘ |
| location |
Philippine Sea
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off Cape Engaño, Luzon, Philippines ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Japanese carriers used primarily as a decoy with few aircraft aboard
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destruction of the last remaining Japanese fleet carriers as an effective force ⓘ |
| objective | lure U.S. Third Fleet away from Leyte landings ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| partOfOperation | U.S. invasion of Leyte ⓘ |
| result | decisive United States victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-10-25 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Japanese attempt to repel U.S. landings on Leyte ⓘ |
| U.S.BattleshipParticipated |
USS Alabama
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USS Iowa ⓘ USS Massachusetts (BB-59) ⓘ
surface form:
USS Massachusetts
USS New Jersey ⓘ USS South Dakota (BB-57) ⓘ
surface form:
USS South Dakota
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| U.S.CarrierParticipated |
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
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USS Essex ⓘ USS Franklin ⓘ USS Intrepid ⓘ USS Lexington (CV-16) ⓘ |
| U.S.Flagship |
USS Iowa
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USS New Jersey ⓘ |
| U.S.Formation |
U.S. Navy Task Force 58
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surface form:
Fast Carrier Task Force
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| U.S.TaskForce |
U.S. Navy Task Force 58
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surface form:
Task Force 38
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Subject: Battle off Cape Engaño Description of subject: The Battle off Cape Engaño was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which U.S. carrier forces decimated a Japanese decoy carrier group during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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