Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo

The Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, between the forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied ground forces. It took place 7–9 August 1942 on the Solomon Islands, during the initial Allied landings in the Guadalcanal campaign.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu-Tanambogo
battle, United States, 

HMNZS Moa, Kikuzuki, USS Aaron Ward, USS George F. Elliott, 

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Location: -9.1072, 160.1489, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942 Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo

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1942-05-04T00:00:00Z

1942 Invasion of Tulagi

1942-11-13T00:00:00Z

1942-11-15T00:00:00Z

1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Invasion of Tulagi	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Canberra	cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMNZS Moa	minesweeper, Bird-class minesweeper	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Kikuzuki	Mutsuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Blue	Bagley-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS George F. Elliott	attack transport, Heywood-class attack transport	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS LST-342	tank landing ship, LST-1-class tank landing ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Quincy	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Vincennes	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1942	USS Aaron Ward	Gleaves-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
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commons	image		TanambogoBattle		Commons
commons	image		TulagiAerialmap		Commons
commons	image		TanambogoBombard		Commons
commons	image		GuadLandingRoute		Commons
commons	image		VandegriftStaff		Commons
commons	image		Tulagi Japanese Prisoners		Commons
commons	image		TulagiBeachBlue		Commons
commons	image		TulagiTransports		Commons
commons	image		GavutuLandings		Commons