Second Battle of Savo Island
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The Second Battle of Savo Island, more commonly known as the Battle of Cape Esperance, was a World War II night naval engagement in October 1942 in the Guadalcanal campaign, where U.S. Navy forces intercepted and defeated a Japanese task force near the Solomon Islands.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Second Battle of Savo Island Context triple: [Battle of Cape Esperance, alsoKnownAs, Second Battle of Savo Island]
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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 the Eastern Solomons
The Battle of the Eastern Solomons was a major 1942 carrier battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought between U.S. and Japanese naval forces as part of the struggle for control of Guadalcanal and the surrounding Solomon Islands.
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Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands was a major World War II carrier battle in the Pacific Theater between the United States and Japan, notable for heavy aircraft losses and its role in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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Battle of Tulagi
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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Battle of Savo Island Target entity description: The Second Battle of Savo Island, more commonly known as the Battle of Cape Esperance, was a World War II night naval engagement in October 1942 in the Guadalcanal campaign, where U.S. Navy forces intercepted and defeated a Japanese task force near the Solomon Islands.
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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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B.
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
The Battle of the Eastern Solomons was a major 1942 carrier battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought between U.S. and Japanese naval forces as part of the struggle for control of Guadalcanal and the surrounding Solomon Islands.
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C.
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands was a major World War II carrier battle in the Pacific Theater between the United States and Japan, notable for heavy aircraft losses and its role in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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D.
Battle of Tulagi
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Second Battle of Savo Island Description of subject: The Second Battle of Savo Island, more commonly known as the Battle of Cape Esperance, was a World War II night naval engagement in October 1942 in the Guadalcanal campaign, where U.S. Navy forces intercepted and defeated a Japanese task force near the Solomon Islands.
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