Battle of Tulagi
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The Battle of Tulagi was a World War II engagement in August 1942, part of the Guadalcanal campaign, in which U.S. forces seized the Japanese-held island of Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Tulagi canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo | 2 |
| Early Guadalcanal campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T83114 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Tulagi Context triple: [Tulagi, siteOf, Battle of Tulagi]
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Battle of Rennell Island
The Battle of Rennell Island was a late January 1943 naval air engagement in the Pacific Theater of World War II, in which Japanese aircraft attacked and sank or damaged U.S. warships as American forces covered the final stages of the Guadalcanal campaign.
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Battle of Tassafaronga
The Battle of Tassafaronga was a nighttime World War II naval engagement off Guadalcanal in November 1942, in which a smaller Japanese destroyer force inflicted heavy losses on a superior U.S. cruiser group through effective use of long-range torpedoes.
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Battle of Savo Island
The Battle of Savo Island was a major World War II night naval engagement in August 1942, in which Japanese forces inflicted a devastating defeat on Allied cruisers near Guadalcanal.
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Battle of Tarawa
The Battle of Tarawa was a brutal 1943 Pacific island assault in which U.S. Marines fought heavily entrenched Japanese forces on the atoll of Betio, marking one of World War II’s first major amphibious invasions against a strongly defended beachhead.
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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal was a pivotal series of World War II night surface and air engagements between U.S. and Japanese forces near Guadalcanal in November 1942 that helped secure Allied control of the Solomon Islands and shift the balance in the Pacific War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Tulagi Target entity description: The Battle of Tulagi was a World War II engagement in August 1942, part of the Guadalcanal campaign, in which U.S. forces seized the Japanese-held island of Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
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A.
Battle of Rennell Island
The Battle of Rennell Island was a late January 1943 naval air engagement in the Pacific Theater of World War II, in which Japanese aircraft attacked and sank or damaged U.S. warships as American forces covered the final stages of the Guadalcanal campaign.
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B.
Battle of Tassafaronga
The Battle of Tassafaronga was a nighttime World War II naval engagement off Guadalcanal in November 1942, in which a smaller Japanese destroyer force inflicted heavy losses on a superior U.S. cruiser group through effective use of long-range torpedoes.
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C.
Battle of Savo Island
The Battle of Savo Island was a major World War II night naval engagement in August 1942, in which Japanese forces inflicted a devastating defeat on Allied cruisers near Guadalcanal.
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Battle of Tarawa
The Battle of Tarawa was a brutal 1943 Pacific island assault in which U.S. Marines fought heavily entrenched Japanese forces on the atoll of Betio, marking one of World War II’s first major amphibious invasions against a strongly defended beachhead.
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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal was a pivotal series of World War II night surface and air engagements between U.S. and Japanese forces near Guadalcanal in November 1942 that helped secure Allied control of the Solomon Islands and shift the balance in the Pacific War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy Special Naval Landing Forces
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| campaign |
Solomon Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
|
| combatant |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Japanese forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Vandegrift
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Frank Jack Fletcher ⓘ Kiyohide Shima ⓘ Richmond K. Turner ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | August 1942 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-08-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Japanese attempts to reinforce Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| front | Pacific front of World War II ⓘ |
| involvedForceType |
amphibious assault forces
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marine infantry ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| location |
Solomon Islands
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Tulagi ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Destruction of Japanese seaplane base
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Intense close-quarters fighting on small island ⓘ |
| objective |
Elimination of Japanese seaplane base on Tulagi
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Seizure of Japanese-held Tulagi ⓘ |
| opponent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf |
Solomon Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese occupation of Tulagi ⓘ |
| region | South Pacific ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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U.S. capture of Tulagi ⓘ |
| simultaneousWith |
Battle of Gavutu–Tanambogo
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Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Guadalcanal (landings on Guadalcanal)
|
| startDate | 1942-08-07 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Base for Allied operations in the Solomon Islands
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Protection of Allied shipping lanes between the U.S. and Australia ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
South West Pacific Area ⓘ
surface form:
South West Pacific theatre
|
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tulagi Description of subject: The Battle of Tulagi was a World War II engagement in August 1942, part of the Guadalcanal campaign, in which U.S. forces seized the Japanese-held island of Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
Referenced by (6)
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