Battle of the Makassar Strait
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The Battle of the Makassar Strait was a World War II naval engagement in early 1942 between Allied and Japanese forces in the Dutch East Indies, notable for Japan’s use of air power to repel an Allied attempt to disrupt its advance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Makassar Strait | 3 |
| Battle of the Makassar Strait canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T603270 — 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 the Makassar Strait Context triple: [Dutch East Indies campaign, involvedBattle, Battle of the Makassar Strait]
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Battle of the Sunda Strait
The Battle of the Sunda Strait was a World War II naval engagement in early 1942 in which Allied cruisers were sunk by Japanese forces while attempting to escape through the strait between Java and Sumatra.
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Battle of the Java Sea
The Battle of the Java Sea was a major World War II naval engagement in early 1942 in which Japanese forces decisively defeated an Allied fleet, leading to the fall of the Dutch East Indies.
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Battle of Surigao Strait
The Battle of Surigao Strait was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944, notable as one of the last battleship-versus-battleship actions in history and a key Allied victory during the larger Leyte Gulf campaign.
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Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea was a major World War II naval air engagement in October 1944, in which U.S. carrier aircraft repeatedly attacked and ultimately sank the Japanese battleship Musashi while attempting to thwart Japan’s Center Force during the Leyte Gulf campaign.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of the Makassar Strait Target entity description: The Battle of the Makassar Strait was a World War II naval engagement in early 1942 between Allied and Japanese forces in the Dutch East Indies, notable for Japan’s use of air power to repel an Allied attempt to disrupt its advance.
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A.
Battle of the Sunda Strait
The Battle of the Sunda Strait was a World War II naval engagement in early 1942 in which Allied cruisers were sunk by Japanese forces while attempting to escape through the strait between Java and Sumatra.
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B.
Battle of the Java Sea
The Battle of the Java Sea was a major World War II naval engagement in early 1942 in which Japanese forces decisively defeated an Allied fleet, leading to the fall of the Dutch East Indies.
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C.
Battle of Surigao Strait
The Battle of Surigao Strait was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944, notable as one of the last battleship-versus-battleship actions in history and a key Allied victory during the larger Leyte Gulf campaign.
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D.
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea was a major World War II naval air engagement in October 1944, in which U.S. carrier aircraft repeatedly attacked and ultimately sank the Japanese battleship Musashi while attempting to thwart Japan’s Center Force during the Leyte Gulf campaign.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| airPowerRole | decisive Japanese air attacks forced Allied withdrawal ⓘ |
| AlliedObjective | to attack Japanese invasion shipping ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Makassar Strait
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surface form:
Battle of Makassar Strait
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| belligerent |
ABDA Command
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Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Royal Australian Navy ⓘ Royal Netherlands Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| campaign |
Dutch East Indies campaign
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surface form:
Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies
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| commander |
Karel Doorman
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Takeo Takagi ⓘ William A. Glassford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
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Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Netherlands ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1942-02-04 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-02-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
naval aviation
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surface warships ⓘ |
| JapaneseObjective | to protect invasion convoys in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| location |
Dutch East Indies
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Makassar Strait ⓘ |
| navalTheater |
Makassar Strait
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surface form:
Makassar Strait and surrounding waters
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| notableFor |
Allied attempt to intercept Japanese invasion convoy
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Japanese use of land-based air power against Allied cruisers ⓘ |
| objective | to disrupt Japanese advance in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| outcome | Allied attempt to disrupt Japanese advance repelled ⓘ |
| participant |
Allied cruisers
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Allied destroyers ⓘ Japanese heavy cruisers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch East Indies campaign
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Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Dutch East Indies campaign
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surface form:
Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies
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| region | Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-02-04 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | contributed to Japanese control of the Dutch East Indies sea lanes ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
aerial torpedo attacks
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high-level bombing ⓘ |
| theater |
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
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surface form:
Southeast Asian theatre of World War II
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| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Makassar Strait Description of subject: The Battle of the Makassar Strait was a World War II naval engagement in early 1942 between Allied and Japanese forces in the Dutch East Indies, notable for Japan’s use of air power to repel an Allied attempt to disrupt its advance.
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