Battle of Bloody Ridge

E506377

The Battle of Bloody Ridge was a fierce World War II engagement on Guadalcanal in 1942, where U.S. forces repelled repeated Japanese assaults in a crucial defense of the island’s vital airfield.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Edson's Ridge NERFINISHED
Battle of Lunga Ridge NERFINISHED
belligerent Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED
campaignImportance secured Henderson Field from Japanese counterattack
casualtiesSide Japanese forces suffered heavy casualties
United States forces suffered hundreds of casualties
commander Kiyotake Kawaguchi NERFINISHED
Merritt A. Edson NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnd 1942-09-14
dateStart 1942-09-12
defendedAsset Henderson Field NERFINISHED
defensiveLine Lunga perimeter NERFINISHED
followedBy Battle for Henderson Field NERFINISHED
forceTypeUsed Japanese infantry
U.S. Marine Parachute Battalion NERFINISHED
U.S. Marine Raiders NERFINISHED
front Pacific Theater NERFINISHED
impact helped ensure continued Allied air operations from Guadalcanal
location Guadalcanal NERFINISHED
Solomon Islands NERFINISHED
namedAfter Merritt A. Edson NERFINISHED
objectiveOfAmerican hold Henderson Field and Lunga perimeter
objectiveOfJapanese recapture Henderson Field
partOf Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of the Tenaru NERFINISHED
region South Pacific NERFINISHED
relatedAirfield Henderson Field on Guadalcanal NERFINISHED
result American victory
significance crucial defense of Guadalcanal airfield
strategicConsequence contributed to eventual Allied control of Guadalcanal
strategicObjective defense of Henderson Field NERFINISHED
tacticalNature frontal assaults
night attacks
terrain ridge line near Lunga perimeter
theater Pacific War
timeOfDay primarily fought at night
timePeriod September 1942
typeOfEngagement land battle
weaponryUsed artillery
mortars
small arms
year 1942

Referenced by (2)

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

U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment notableEngagement Battle of Bloody Ridge
Edson’s Ridge associatedBattle Battle of Bloody Ridge