Leyte Gulf, Battle for

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Leyte Gulf, Battle for a World War II battle between U.S. and Japanese naval forces on October 23–25, 1944, that resulted in the overwhelming defeat of the Japanese Imperial Navy. Following the U.S. invasion of the Philippines, U.S. amphibious ships of the 7th Fleet commanded by Vice Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid carried out the landings at Leyte, and the 3rd Fleet under Adm. William F. Halsey provided cover. The Japanese plan, Operation Sho-I, involved the coordination of four separate forces. The Americans engaged 216 warships; the Japanese, sixty-four; and the Australians, two. It is both the largest naval battle in history and the last clash between battleships.

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