Battle of Brigade Hill
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The Battle of Brigade Hill was a World War II engagement along the Kokoda Track in Papua in September 1942, where Australian forces attempted to halt the advancing Japanese toward Port Moresby.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Brigade Hill canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Australian casualties
ⓘ
significant Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Allen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney Rowell NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomitaro Horii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| date | September 1942 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-09-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Ioribaiwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dense rainforest
ⓘ
steep ridges ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
2/14th Battalion (Australia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2/16th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/27th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 21st Brigade (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese South Seas Detachment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kokoda Track
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory of Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | halt Japanese advance toward Port Moresby ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kokoda Track campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Isurava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton’s Crossing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Kokoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-09-06 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | part of Japanese overland advance on Port Moresby ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Australian forces withdrew south along Kokoda Track ⓘ |
| terrain | jungle ⓘ |
| theatre | South West Pacific theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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