Battle of Tulagi

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World War II battle battle

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle →
belligerent	Imperial Japanese Navy → Imperial Japanese Navy Special Naval Landing Forces → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
campaign	Guadalcanal campaign →
combatant	Allied forces → Japanese forces →
commander	Alexander A. Vandegrift → Frank Jack Fletcher → Kiyohide Shima → Richmond K. Turner →
conflict	World War II →
countryInvolved	Empire of Japan → 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 → marine infantry → naval forces →
isPartOf	Solomon Islands campaign →
location	Solomon Islands → Tulagi →
notableFeature	Destruction of Japanese seaplane base → Intense close-quarters fighting on small island →
objective	Elimination of Japanese seaplane base on Tulagi → Seizure of Japanese-held Tulagi →
opponent	Empire of Japan → United States →
partOf	Guadalcanal campaign → Pacific War →
precededBy	Japanese occupation of Tulagi →
region	South Pacific →
result	Allied victory → U.S. capture of Tulagi →
simultaneousWith	Battle of Gavutu–Tanambogo → Battle of Guadalcanal (landings on Guadalcanal) →
startDate	1942-08-07 →
strategicImportance	Base for Allied operations in the Solomon Islands → Protection of Allied shipping lanes between the U.S. and Australia →
theater	Pacific Ocean theater of World War II → South West Pacific theatre →
year	1942 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tulagi →	siteOf