Bloody Ridge
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Bloody Ridge is a historically significant World War II battlefield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bloody Ridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
ⓘ
battlefield ⓘ geographic location ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edson’s Ridge
ⓘ
Lunga Ridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| attackingForce |
Japanese 35th Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese 35th Infantry Brigade
|
| battleType |
infantry engagement
ⓘ
night assault ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commemorates | U.S. and Japanese soldiers killed in the battle ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| currentUse | historical site ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
September 12, 1942
ⓘ
September 13, 1942 ⓘ |
| defendingForce |
1st Marine Raider Battalion
ⓘ
1st Parachute Battalion (USMC) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized World War II battlefield ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guadalcanal
ⓘ
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| memorialType | war memorial site ⓘ |
| near | Henderson Field ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Merritt A. Edson ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Bloody Ridge
Battle of Edson's Ridge ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Edson’s Ridge
|
| partOf |
Solomon Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure Allied control of Henderson Field
ⓘ
pivotal defensive victory for U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
Battle of Edson's Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
defense of Henderson Field
|
| terrainFeature | ridge ⓘ |
| theater | South Pacific ⓘ |
| usedFor | defensive positions ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1942 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.