Battle of Alligator Creek
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The Battle of Alligator Creek was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault, helping secure their foothold on the island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Alligator Creek canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1579398 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Alligator Creek Context triple: [Battle of the Tenaru, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Alligator Creek]
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Battle of Amelia Springs
The Battle of Amelia Springs was a minor but strategically significant cavalry engagement during the closing days of the American Civil War, occurring as Confederate forces retreated toward Appomattox in April 1865.
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Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised and defeated Patriot militia led by Thomas Sumter.
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Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
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Battle of Kettle Creek
The Battle of Kettle Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which Patriot militia forces defeated a larger Loyalist force, helping to weaken British control in the Southern colonies.
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E.
Battle of Gully Hole Creek
The Battle of Gully Hole Creek was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British forces under James Oglethorpe repelled a Spanish invasion during the broader War of Jenkins’ Ear.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Alligator Creek Target entity description: The Battle of Alligator Creek was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault, helping secure their foothold on the island.
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A.
Battle of Amelia Springs
The Battle of Amelia Springs was a minor but strategically significant cavalry engagement during the closing days of the American Civil War, occurring as Confederate forces retreated toward Appomattox in April 1865.
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B.
Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised and defeated Patriot militia led by Thomas Sumter.
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C.
Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
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D.
Battle of Kettle Creek
The Battle of Kettle Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which Patriot militia forces defeated a larger Loyalist force, helping to weaken British control in the Southern colonies.
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E.
Battle of Gully Hole Creek
The Battle of Gully Hole Creek was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British forces under James Oglethorpe repelled a Spanish invasion during the broader War of Jenkins’ Ear.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ battle of the Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Ichiki Detachment
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surface form:
Ichiki Detachment effectively annihilated
prompted Japanese to send larger reinforcements to Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Vandegrift
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surface form:
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Kiyonao Ichiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Solomon Islands campaign
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surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
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| countryInvolved |
Imperial Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | 1942-08-21 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-08-21 ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of Ilu River
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Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ |
| JapaneseCasualtiesKilled | over 800 ⓘ |
| JapaneseCasualtiesSurvivors | fewer than 20 escaped ⓘ |
| JapaneseForce | Ichiki Detachment ⓘ |
| JapaneseUnit |
28th Infantry Regiment
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28th Infantry Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Battalion 28th Infantry Regiment
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| location |
Alligator Creek
NERFINISHED
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Guadalcanal ⓘ Ilu River ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| near | Henderson Field ⓘ |
| objectiveJapan | destroy U.S. forces around Henderson Field ⓘ |
| objectiveUS | defend Henderson Field ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
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World War II ⓘ |
| result |
American victory
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decisive U.S. Marine victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-08-21 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
demonstrated effectiveness of Marine defenses around Henderson Field
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helped secure U.S. foothold on Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| strengthJapan | approximately 900–1,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthUS | approximately 1,500 Marines ⓘ |
| tacticalSignificance | repulsed first major Japanese counterattack on Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
frontal assault across sandbar
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night infantry assault ⓘ |
| USCasualtiesKilled | about 34 ⓘ |
| USCasualtiesWounded | about 75 ⓘ |
| USForce |
1st Marine Division (United States)
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surface form:
1st Marine Division
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| USUnit |
1st Battalion, 1st Marines
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surface form:
1st Battalion 1st Marines
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Battalion 1st Marines
Marine artillery units ⓘ |
| weaponsUsed |
artillery
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machine guns ⓘ mortars ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Alligator Creek Description of subject: The Battle of Alligator Creek was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault, helping secure their foothold on the island.
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