Bloody Ridge

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World War II site battlefield geographic location

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.

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 Infantry Brigade →
battleType	infantry engagement → night assault →
belligerent	Empire of Japan → 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 → Pacific Ocean theater of World War II → Solomon Islands →
memorialType	war memorial site →
near	Henderson Field →
notableCommander	Merritt A. Edson NERFINISHED →
notableEvent	Battle of Bloody Ridge → Battle of Edson’s Ridge →
partOf	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	defense of Henderson Field →
terrainFeature	ridge →
theater	South Pacific →
usedFor	defensive positions →
yearOfEvent	1942 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Honiara →	hasNearbyHistoricalSite