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 | 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' |
| 1942-09-27 | 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' | |
| 1942-09-18 | Reinforcements | 4157 men from the 3rd Provisional Marine Brigade, 137 vehicles, tents, aviation fuel, ammo, food and engineering equipment, runing the gauntlet of 'torpedo alley', arrive at the Lunga peninsula and provide vital support to its beleaguered defenders. | Read about 'Reinforcements' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Reinforcements' | |
| 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' |
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