5.a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the US fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape.
7.a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the US fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte.
8.His competence was rewarded shortly before the Battle of Endor, when he was given command of the entire Imperial fleet, He served wish characteristic dedication until he met a grisly demise aboard the Executor.
9.Two islands of southwest Japan in Korea Strait between Kyushu and southeast South Korea. They are separated from Kyushu by Tsushima Strait, the site of a major naval battle(May1905) in the Russo-Japanese War in which the Russian fleet was largely destroyed.
10.naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands.
