Battle of Cape St. George
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battle-of-cape-st-george-169-12575401
title:
Battle of Cape St. George
text:
The Battle of Cape St. George was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on 25 November 1943, between Cape St. George, New Ireland, and Buka Island. It was the last engagement of surface ships in the Solomon Islands campaign. During the engagement, a force of five US Navy destroyers led by Captain Arleigh Burke intercepted a similar sized Japanese force that was withdrawing from Buka towards Rabaul, having landed reinforcements on the island. In the ensuing fight, three Ja
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encyclopedia
description:
1943 naval battle in the Pacific
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_St._George
date created:
2004-10-23T23:43:17Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T14:36:56Z
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