Battle of the Makassar Strait

Target entity: Battle of the Makassar Strait
Context triple: [Dutch East Indies campaign, involvedBattle, Battle of the Makassar Strait]

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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