Battle for Henderson Field

The Battle for Henderson Field, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal or Battle of Lunga Point by the Japanese, took place from 23 to 26 October 1942 on and around Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The battle was a land, sea, and air battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and was fought between the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy and Allied forces, mainly U.S. Marines and Army. The battle was the last of three major land offensives conducted by the Japanese during the Guadalcanal campaign.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States, 

Akatsuki, USS Colhoun, USS George F. Elliott, 

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Location: -9.4289, 160.052, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942 Battle for Henderson Field

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1945-08-21T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1945 Solomon Islands Campaign

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1943-02-09T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1943 Guadalcanal campaign

1942-08-21T00:00:00Z

1942-08-21T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of the Tenaru

1942-09-12T00:00:00Z

1942-09-14T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Edson's Ridge

1942-11-01T00:00:00Z

1942-11-04T00:00:00Z

1942 Matanikau Offensive

1942-11-03T00:00:00Z

1942-11-12T00:00:00Z

1942 Koli Point action

1942-12-15T00:00:00Z

1943-01-23T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1943 Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse

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GuadRidgeHenderson

EdsonMarineBreak

Flooded U.S. Marine Corps camp on Guadalcanal, circa in early 1944 (74250489)

TokyoExpress

GuadHill80

Japanese Dead After Second Battle For Henderson Airfield Guadalcanal

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1978	Solomon Islands	archipelagic state, sovereign state, Commonwealth realm, island country, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Solomon Islands Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Guadalcanal campaign	United States, Empire of Japan, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of the Tenaru	United States, battle, Empire of Japan	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Edson's Ridge	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle for Henderson Field	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Matanikau Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Koli Point action	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse	United States, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Akatsuki	destroyer, Akatsuki-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Canberra	cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Atlanta	light cruiser, Atlanta-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Barton	destroyer, Benson-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Colhoun	Wickes-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS George F. Elliott	attack transport, Heywood-class attack transport	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Seminole	fleet tug, Cherokee-class fleet tug	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Serpens	liberty ship, Crater-class cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Yudachi	Shiratsuyu-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		GuadRidgeHenderson		Commons
commons	image		EdsonMarineBreak		Commons
commons	image		Flooded U.S. Marine Corps camp on Guadalcanal, circa in early 1944 (74250489)		Commons
commons	image		TokyoExpress		Commons
commons	image		GuadHill80		Commons
commons	image		Japanese Dead After Second Battle For Henderson Airfield Guadalcanal		Commons