World War II: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tassafaronga" id="mwlw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Tassafaronga">Battle of Tassafaronga</a>; A smaller squadron of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy" id="mwmA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Imperial Japanese Navy">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> destroyers led by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raizō_Tanaka" id="mwmQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Raizō Tanaka">Raizō Tanaka</a> defeats a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" id="mwmg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> cruiser force under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_H._Wright" id="mwmw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Carleton H. Wright">Carleton H. Wright</a>.