Naval battles

All these battles have taken place on the sea! You get the date and name the battle or place!
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Year
Clue
Battle
480 BCE
Decisive battle between Greek and Persians
Salamis
260 BCE
Roman defeat Carthage in this naval battle
Mylae
31 BCE
Augustus/ Agrippa defeats Marc Anthony and Cleopatra
Actium
1279
Mongols defeat Chinese Song fleat
Yamen
1340
French fleet destroyed by English during 100 Years War
Sluys
1509
Portuguese defeat Mamluks and Indians and take controle of spice routes
Diu
1571
Holy League defeats Ottoman empire
Lepanto
1588
Spanish invasion in England fails
Armada
1781
French defeat Brittain during American Revolutionary War
Chesapeake bay
1805
Nelson destroys the fleet of Napoleon
Trafalgar
Year
Clue
Battle
1862
First battle of ironclads ever takes place in American Civil War
Hampton Roads
1898
USA decisively defeats Spanish fleet
Santiago de Cuba
1905
Japan destroys Russian fleet
Tsushima
1916
Largest naval battle during WWI which ends in a draw
Jutland
1941
Japans suprise attack on US fleet
Pearl Harbor
1942
Allied fleet defeated by Japanese while trying to avoid an invasion
Java sea
1942
First battle between aircraft carriers which ended undecisevely
Coral Sea
1942
Turning point of WW II in Pacific
Midway
1944
Biggest naval battle in terms of tonnage
Leyte Gulf
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