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what was the site of the earliest major battle shown
The first was the "Battle of the Philippine Sea" (aka the Marianna's Turkey Shoot; due to so many "trainee" IJN pilots being shot down by combat experienced USN pilots). The second was history's largest naval battle, the "Battle of Leyte Gulf."
The BATTLE OF JUTLAND was the largest naval battle in World War I.
The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought during 4–8 May 1942, and was a major USA, Japanese naval battle in the Pacific.
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The Battle of Trafalgar.
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The Battle of Manila Bay and the Naval Battle of Santiago.
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The Battle of Trafalgar where Horatio Nelson destroyed the combined French and Spanish Fleets.
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No, it was a land battle.
Battle of Trafalgar fought by wooden ships in 1805; Battle of Tsushima fought by steel battleships in 1905.