Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse

The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse, part of which is sometimes called the Battle of the Gifu, or the Battle of the Mountain of Blood among the Japanese, took place from 15 December 1942 to 23 January 1943 and was primarily an engagement between United States and Imperial Japanese forces in the hills near the Matanikau River area on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. The U.S. forces were under the overall command of Major General Alexander Patch and the Japanese forces were under the overall command of Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake.

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1942 — 1943  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States, 

Akatsuki, Makigumo, Takanami, USS Astoria, USS Colhoun, USS George F. Elliott, 

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Location: -9.4347, 159.9669, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942 — 1943 Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse

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1945-08-21T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1945 Solomon Islands Campaign

1942-08-07T00:00:00Z

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

1942-10-23T00:00:00Z

1942-10-26T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle for Henderson Field

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

1942-11-13T00:00:00Z

1942-11-15T00:00:00Z

1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

1942-11-30T00:00:00Z

1942-11-30T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Tassafaronga

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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	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Tassafaronga	United States, Empire of Japan, naval 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		Makigumo	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Takanami	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Astoria	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class 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