Battle of Edson's Ridge

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Pacific War engagement World War II battle battle

The Battle of Edson's Ridge was a pivotal World War II night action on Guadalcanal in September 1942, where U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault in a desperate defense that secured the strategically vital airfield on the island.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pacific War engagement → World War II battle → battle →
airfieldDefended	Henderson Field →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Bloody Ridge → Battle of Lunga Ridge →
belligerent	Empire of Japan → United States →
campaignTurningPoint	yes →
casualtiesJapanKilled	over 600 →
casualtiesUSKilled	over 100 →
combatant	Imperial Japanese Army → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
commander	Kiyotake Kawaguchi NERFINISHED → Merritt A. Edson NERFINISHED → Yoshiharu Tomonaga →
conflictIn	Pacific War → World War II →
countryAtTime	British Solomon Islands Protectorate →
dateEnd	1942-09-14 →
dateStart	1942-09-12 →
effect	helped ensure continued Allied control of Guadalcanal →
followedBy	Battle for Henderson Field →
forceStrengthJapan	approximately 3,000 to 3,500 troops committed to the attack →
forceStrengthUS	approximately 840 Marines in main defensive positions →
front	Solomon Islands campaign front →
hasPartOf	Guadalcanal Campaign →
location	Guadalcanal → Lunga Ridge → near Henderson Field →
namedAfter	Merritt A. Edson NERFINISHED →
objective	defense of Henderson Field →
outcome	Japanese assault repelled →
partOf	Guadalcanal Campaign →
precededBy	initial landings on Guadalcanal →
primaryDefensiveUnit	1st Marine Raider Battalion → 1st Parachute Battalion (USMC) →
result	United States victory →
strategicImportance	secured Henderson Field for Allied forces →
supportedBy	artillery from 11th Marines →
theater	Pacific Theater →
timeOfDay	primarily night actions →
tookPlaceOn	1942-09-12 → 1942-09-13 → 1942-09-14 →
typeOfEngagement	close-quarters combat → infantry assault →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Edson's Ridge ("Battle of Bloody Ridge") → Battle of Edson's Ridge ("Battle of Lunga Ridge") →	alsoKnownAs
Marine Raiders →	engagement
Battle of the Tenaru →	followedBy
Bloody Ridge ("Battle of Edson’s Ridge") →	notableEvent
Battle for Henderson Field →	precededBy
Bloody Ridge ("defense of Henderson Field") →	strategicObjective
Henderson Field →	subjectOf