Solomon Islands campaign

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Pacific War campaign military campaign

The Solomon Islands campaign was a major World War II series of land, sea, and air battles between Allied and Japanese forces in the South Pacific, centered on islands such as Guadalcanal and pivotal to halting Japanese expansion.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Solomon Islands campaign canonical	93
Guadalcanal campaign	57
Guadalcanal Campaign	45
Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign	1
Allied operations in the Solomon Islands	1
Battle for the Solomons	1
Operations in the South Pacific 1942	1
Solomon Islands campaign front	1
Solomon Islands campaign of 1943	1
Solomon Islands naval battles	1
Solomon Islands naval campaign	1
Solomon Islands theater	1
Solomons campaign	1
World War II operations in Solomon Islands	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pacific War campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Allied forces ⓘ Australia ⓘ Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
characterizedBy	carrier-based air combat ⓘ combined land sea and air operations ⓘ intense jungle warfare ⓘ night naval battles ⓘ
conflictIn	World War II ⓘ
consequence	halted Japanese southward expansion ⓘ secured Allied supply routes to Australia ⓘ weakened Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
endDate	1945-01-01 ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ Battle of Rennell Island ⓘ Battle of Savo Island ⓘ Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Battle of Bougainville ⓘ surface form: Bougainville campaign Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ surface form: Guadalcanal campaign Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ New Georgia Campaign ⓘ surface form: New Georgia campaign
involvedBranch	Royal Australian Navy ⓘ Royal New Zealand Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
location	Bougainville Island ⓘ surface form: Bougainville Guadalcanal ⓘ New Georgia Islands ⓘ Rennell Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Islands ⓘ Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
notableBattlefield	Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ surface form: Cape Esperance Empress Augusta Bay ⓘ Henderson Field ⓘ Ironbottom Sound ⓘ Munda Point ⓘ
partOf	Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ surface form: Pacific Ocean theater of World War II Pacific War ⓘ Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
result	Allied victory ⓘ
startDate	1942-01-01 ⓘ
strategicObjective	capture Japanese bases in the Solomon Islands ⓘ halt Japanese expansion in the South Pacific ⓘ protect sea lines of communication between the United States and Australia ⓘ

Referenced by (206)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Savo Island → theater → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Hornet (CV-8) → tookPartIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

William Halsey Jr. → notableBattle → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Eastern Solomons → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Battle of the Eastern Solomons → campaign → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Battle of Tassafaronga → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Battle of Tassafaronga → theater → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Sims-class destroyers → sawActionIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Sims-class destroyer

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Sims-class destroyers → sawActionIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Sims-class destroyer

Nggela Islands → nearbyBattlefield → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Battle of Rennell Island → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Battle of Rennell Island → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Battle of Cape Esperance → conflict → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Battle of Cape Esperance → campaign → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Battle of Cape Esperance → isPartOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

New Zealand forces → engagedInBattle → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Alexander Patch → participantIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Battle of the Tenaru → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

U.S. Army Americal Division → notableBattle → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Battle of Tulagi → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Battle of Tulagi → isPartOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Battle of Tulagi → campaign → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

USS Hughes (DD-410) → battle → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

USS Anderson (DD-411) → participatedIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

USS Anderson (DD-411) → participatedIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Mustin (DD-413) → participatedIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

USS Mustin (DD-413) → participatedIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Thirteenth Air Force → operatedIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Russell (DD-414) → participatedIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

US War Memorial Honiara → commemorates → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign

US War Memorial Honiara → conflictCommemorated → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Bloody Ridge → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Bloody Ridge → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Morris (DD-417) → participatedIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

USS Morris (DD-417) → participatedIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Red Beach → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Savo Sound → partOfCampaign → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Savo Sound → associatedWith → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Lungga River → wasStrategicLocationDuring → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Battle for Henderson Field → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Battle for Henderson Field → front → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

USS South Dakota (BB-57) → participatedIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Battle of Edson's Ridge → hasPartOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Battle of Edson's Ridge → partOf → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Battle of Edson's Ridge → front → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solomon Islands campaign front

Operation Galvanic → precededBy → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

Japanese cruiser Tenryu → participatedIn → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

US heavy cruiser USS Astoria → sunkInCampaign → Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)

this entity surface form: Guadalcanal campaign