Battle of Ilu River
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The Battle of Ilu River was a World War II engagement on Guadalcanal in 1942, where U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault in one of the first significant American ground victories in the Pacific Theater.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Ilu River | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| airfieldInvolved | Henderson Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Alligator Creek
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ⓘ
Battle of the Tenaru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| casualtiesJapan | over 700 killed ⓘ |
| casualtiesUS | dozens killed and wounded ⓘ |
| commanderJapan | Kiyonao Ichiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderJapanFate | Kiyonao Ichiki killed in action ⓘ |
| commanderUS |
Alexander A. Vandegrift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clifton B. Cates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Empire of Japan
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ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1942-08-21 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-08-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Edson's Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceTypeJapan | Ichiki Detachment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceTypeUS | U.S. Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Guadalcanal front ⓘ |
| frontlineServiceBranchUS | 1st Marine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Guadalcanal
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ⓘ
Solomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objectiveJapan | recapture Henderson Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objectiveUS | defend Henderson Field ⓘ |
| outcome | destruction of most of the Ichiki Detachment ⓘ |
| partOf | Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | American landings on Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| result | American victory ⓘ |
| river | Ilu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated effectiveness of Marine defensive tactics on Guadalcanal
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one of the first significant American ground victories in the Pacific Theater ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-08-21 ⓘ |
| strengthJapan | approximately 900 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthUS | approximately 1,000–1,500 Marines ⓘ |
| tacticUsedJapan | frontal night assault ⓘ |
| tacticUsedUS |
coordinated infantry and artillery fire
ⓘ
defensive perimeter ⓘ |
| terrain | coastal river mouth ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfMainAssault | night of 20–21 August 1942 ⓘ |
| war | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Battle of the Ilu River