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 | 1942-11-12 | 1942-11-15 | Battle of Guadalcanal | The battle turned back Japan's last major attempt to dislodge Allied forces from Guadalcanal and nearby Tulagi, resulting in a strategic victory for the U.S. and its allies and deciding the ultimate outcome of the Guadalcanal campaign in their favor. | Read about 'Battle of Guadalcanal' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Guadalcanal' |
| 1942-11-06 | 1942-12-04 | Carlson's Patrol | In a series of small unit engagements over 29 days, the 2nd Raiders killed almost 500 Japanese soldiers while suffering only 16 killed. The raiders also captured a Japanese artillery cannon that was delivering harassing gunfire on Henderson Field. | Read about 'Carlson's Patrol' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Carlson's Patrol' |
| 1942-11-03 | 1942-11-12 | Koli Point action | US marines attempted to encircle and destroy 230th Infantry Regiment, commanded by Toshinari Shji. Although Shji's unit took heavy casualties, he and most of his men were able to evade the encirclement attempt and escape into the interior of Guadalcanal. | Read about 'Koli Point action' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Koli Point action' |
| 1942-10-25 | 1942-10-27 | Santa Cruz Islands | The fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign. An apparent victory for the Japanese in terms of ships, the loss of many irreplaceable aircrew by the Japanese provided a long-term advantage for the Allies, whose aircrew losses were relatively low. | Read about 'Santa Cruz Islands' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Santa Cruz Islands' |
| 1942-10-23 | 1942-10-26 | Henderson Field | The battle was the last serious ground offensive conducted by Japanese forces on Guadalcanal. After an attempt to deliver further reinforcements failed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942, Japan conceded defeat and withdrew. | Read about 'Henderson Field' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Henderson Field' |
| 1942-10-23 | 1942-10-26 | Matanikau Attacks | Two battalions of Nakaguma's 4th Infantry Regiment and the nine tanks of the 1st Independent Tank Company launched attacks at the mouth of the Matanikau. Marine 37mm AT guns quickly destroyed all nine tanks. Infantry attacks were also stopped. | Read about 'Matanikau Attacks' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Matanikau Attacks' |
| 1942-10-14 | Night of the Battleships | The IJN battleships Kongo and Haruna sailed from Truk and bombarded Henderson field. They intended damage the CAF to the point it would not be effective in damaging the convoy of 4500 troops sailing from the Shortland islands. | Read about 'Night of the Battleships' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Night of the Battleships' | |
| 1942-10-11 | 1942-10-12 | Cape Esperance | The Cape Esperance victory helped prevent an accurate U.S. assessment of Japanese skills and tactics in naval night fighting. The complacency of the Japanese force contributed to it's defeat more than any other factor. | Read about 'Cape Esperance' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cape Esperance' |
| 1942-10-07 | 1942-10-09 | Matanikau action | A larger force of U.S. Marines successfully crossed the Matanikau River, attacked Japanese forces under the command of newly arrived generals Masao Maruyama and Yumio Nasu, and inflicted heavy casualties on a Japanese infantry regiment. | Read about 'Matanikau action' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Matanikau action' |
| 1942-10-01 | Lisbon Maru | On her second patrol the US submarine Grouper sunk the Japanese freighter Lisbon Maru. The ship was not appropriately marked to indicate she was carrying 1800 British POWs. Over 800 of these men either drowned or were shot by Japanese soldiers. | Read about 'Lisbon Maru' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lisbon Maru' |
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