Battle of the Tenaru

The Battle of the Tenaru, sometimes called the Battle of the Ilu River or the Battle of Alligator Creek, was a land battle between the Imperial Japanese Army and Allied ground forces that took place on 21 August 1942, on the island of Guadalcanal during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The battle was the first major Japanese land offensive during the Guadalcanal campaign.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Alligator Creek; Battle of the Ilu River
battle, Empire of Japan, United States, 

Akatsuki, USS Colhoun, USS George F. Elliott, 

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Location: -9.4222, 160.0668, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942 Battle of the Tenaru

1942-01-21T00:00:00Z

1945-08-21T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1945 Solomon Islands Campaign

1942-08-07T00:00:00Z

1943-02-09T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1943 Guadalcanal campaign

1942-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

1942-12-15T00:00:00Z

1943-01-23T00:00:00Z

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

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Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake, HQ Rabaul

Casta-MAP Guadalcanal

USMC tanks after Battle of the Tenaru on Guadalcanal 1942

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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	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
commons	image		Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake, HQ Rabaul		Commons
commons	image		Casta-MAP Guadalcanal		Commons
commons	image		USMC tanks after Battle of the Tenaru on Guadalcanal 1942		Commons
commons	image		GuadMatanikauAug19-it		Commons
commons	image		GuadM3Tank		Commons
commons	image		SoPac2		Commons
commons	image		VandegriftDesk		Commons
commons	image		Japanese50mmGrenadeMortar		Commons
commons	image		SoPacCommLines		Commons
commons	image		SoPac		Commons