<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mwdw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Esperance" id="mweA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Cape Esperance">intercept and defeat</a> a Japanese force.