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Calendar of Events - The Battle of Leyte Gulf - October, 1944
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Event
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October 20
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General Douglas MacArthur lands on Leyte Island and begins to achieving his long-held goal to liberate the Philippines.
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October 23
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American submarines ambush the Japanese Center Force in Palawan Passage.
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October 24
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Japanese aircraft attack the American Third Fleet. The light carrier Princeton is lost.
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October 24
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The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea. The Japanese lose the battleship Musashi.
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October 24-25
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The Battle of Surigao Strait. The American Navy defeats the Japanese Southern Force.
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October 24-25
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The Japanese Northern Force lures all of Admiral Halsey’s Task Force 38 north, leaving the San Bernardino Strait unguarded.
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October 25
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Admiral Shima’s cruiser force fails to support the Japanese Southern Force and instead retreats.
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October 25
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The Battle off Samar. American planes and ships defeat the Japanese Center Force in air and surface battles.
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October 25
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The Battle off Cape Engaņo. The Northern Force is destroyed.
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