Battle of Ambon

Target entity: Battle of Ambon
Context triple: [Dutch East Indies campaign, involvedBattle, Battle of Ambon]

• A. Battle of the Makassar Strait
  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.
• B. 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.
• C. Battle of Palembang
  The Battle of Palembang was a key World War II engagement in early 1942 in which Japanese forces captured vital oil refineries and airfields in Palembang, Sumatra from Allied defenders during the Dutch East Indies campaign.
• D. 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.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of Ambon
Target entity description: The Battle of Ambon was a World War II clash in early 1942 in which Japanese forces overwhelmed Dutch and Australian defenders on the Indonesian island of Ambon, resulting in a decisive Japanese victory and subsequent atrocities against prisoners of war.

• A. Battle of the Makassar Strait
  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.
• B. 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.
• C. Battle of Palembang
  The Battle of Palembang was a key World War II engagement in early 1942 in which Japanese forces captured vital oil refineries and airfields in Palembang, Sumatra from Allied defenders during the Dutch East Indies campaign.
• D. 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.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above. chosen