Battle of the Badung Strait

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World War II battle naval battle

The Battle of the Badung Strait was a World War II naval engagement in February 1942 in which Japanese forces repelled Allied attempts to disrupt their landings on Bali during the Dutch East Indies campaign.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → naval battle →
alsoKnownAs	Second Battle of Bali Sea →
belligerent	Allied naval forces → Imperial Japanese Navy → Royal Australian Navy → Royal Netherlands Navy → United States Navy →
campaign	Dutch East Indies campaign →
casualties	damage to several Allied destroyers → sinking of Dutch destroyer Piet Hein →
combatantCommander	Karel Doorman → Kubo Kyuji →
conflict	World War II →
countryInvolved	Australia → Empire of Japan → Netherlands → United States →
date	18 February 1942 → 19 February 1942 →
followedBy	continued Japanese advance in the Dutch East Indies →
involvedUnit	Dutch destroyer Kortenaer → Dutch destroyer Piet Hein → Dutch destroyer Witte de With → Dutch light cruiser De Ruyter → Japanese destroyer Arashio → Japanese destroyer Asashio → Japanese destroyer Michishio → Japanese destroyer Oshio → Japanese light cruiser Nagara → US destroyer John D. Ford → US destroyer Pillsbury → US destroyer Pope → US destroyer Stewart →
location	Badung Strait → Bali →
navalForceType	surface action →
objective	Allied attempt to disrupt Japanese landings on Bali →
partOf	Dutch East Indies campaign → Pacific War →
precededBy	Japanese invasion of Bali →
region	Dutch East Indies →
result	Japanese victory →
strategicConsequence	contributed to Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies → secured Japanese control over Bali landings →
theater	Pacific theater of World War II → Southeast Asian theater of World War II →
timePeriod	February 1942 →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dutch East Indies campaign →	involvedBattle