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 | 1943-01-14 | 1943-02-07 | Operation Ke | The largely successful withdrawal of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal at the conclusion of the Guadalcanal Campaign. 10,652 men were evactuated from Guadalcanal at a cost of one destroyer sunk and three damaged. | Read about 'Operation Ke' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Ke' |
| 1942-11-30 | Battle of Tassafaronga | A US warship force of 5 cruisers and 4 destroyers attempted to surprise and destroy a Japanese warship force of 8 destroyers. The battle was severe tactical defeat for the US, but with little strategic impact. | Read about 'Battle of Tassafaronga' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Tassafaronga' | |
 | 1942-11-15 | Sinking of HMS Avenger | Sinking of the HMS Avenger by the U-155 while returning to England following participation in Operation Torch | Read about 'Sinking of HMS Avenger' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sinking of HMS Avenger' | |
| 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' |
| 1942-11-08 | 1942-11-10 | Operation Torch | The combined British-American landings in French North Africa. The invasion hoped to Axis Powers from North Africa, improve naval control of the Mediterranean Sea and prepare an invasion of Southern Europe in 1943. | Read about 'Operation Torch' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Torch' |
| 1942-10-27 | Sinking of USS Hornet | Scuttled following damage inflicted by Japanese airstrikes during the battle of Santa Cruz Islands | Read about 'Sinking of USS Hornet' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sinking of USS Hornet' | |
| 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' |
| 1942-10-14 | SS Caribou sunk | 57 military personnel, 31 merchant seamen and 49 civilians, including women and children, were killed when U-69 torpedoed the civilian ferry SS Caribou in the Cabot Strait. | Read about 'SS Caribou sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'SS Caribou sunk' | |
| 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' |
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