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 | 1942-09-27 | Air war resumes | The lull in the air war, due to bad weather, that had lasted from September 14 ends with a Japanese air raid on Henderson field. | Read about 'Air war resumes' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Air war resumes' | |
| 1942-09-12 | 1942-09-14 | Edson Ridge | U.S. Marines led by General Vandegrift, repulsed an attack by Kawaguchi's 35th Infantry Brigade. The Marines were defending the southern ridgeline that guarded Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. The second of three major Japanese offensives on the island. | Read about 'Edson Ridge' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Edson Ridge' |
| 1942-08-25 | 1942-09-07 | Milne Bay | "Australian troops had, at Milne Bay in New Guinea, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. If the Australians, in conditions very like ours, had done it, so could we." British Field Marshal Sir William Slim | Read about 'Milne Bay' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Milne Bay' |
| 1942-08-24 | 1942-08-25 | Eastern Solomans | Third carrier battle of the Pacific campaign. Both fleets withdrew without a clear victor, however Japan lost significantly more crew and aircraft. Japanese reinforcements for Guadalcanal were delayed allowing Allied troops to prepare. | Read about 'Eastern Solomans' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Eastern Solomans' |
| 1942-08-21 | Alligator Creek | The first major offensive by Japanese forces during the Guadalcanal campaign, is repulsed by Marines positioned at Alligator Creek on the east side of the Lunga perimeter | Read about 'Alligator Creek' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Alligator Creek' | |
| 1942-08-17 | 1942-08-18 | Makin Raid | Marine Raiders succeeded in annihilating the Japanese garrison on Makin island, raising morale and testing tactics, but failed to meet its other material objectives. No Japanese prisoners were taken, and no meaningful intelligence was collected. | Read about 'Makin Raid' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Makin Raid' |
| 1942-08-12 | Goettge's Patrol | Lieutenant Colonel Goettge leads a 25 man patrol to accept the surrender from Japanese defenders who, based on the misinterpretation of a white battle flag, they believed to be ready to capitulate. The patrol was ambushed. There were few survivors. | Read about 'Goettge's Patrol' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Goettge's Patrol' | |
| 1942-08-09 | Canberra sunk | HMAS Canberra is sunk during the Battle of Savo Island. A surprise attack by five IJN heavy cruisers who had travelled down 'the slot' from bases at New Britain and New Ireland. | Read about 'Canberra sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Canberra sunk' | |
| 1942-08-09 | USS Quincy Sunk | Following the marine landings on Guadacanal, Quincy was part of the force caught by suprise by a large IJN heavy cruiser group. She sustained heavy damage and, with all guns out of action, was the first ship sunk in Ironbottom sound. | Read about 'USS Quincy Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Quincy Sunk' | |
| 1942-08-08 | 1942-08-09 | Savo Island | The Allied naval task force sent to support the marine landings on Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by a smaller Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force. Four allied heavy cruisers are sunk. | Read about 'Savo Island' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Savo Island' |
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