The Battle of the Tenaru, sometimes called the Battle of the Ilu River or the Battle of Alligator Creek, was a land battle between the Imperial Japanese Army and Allied ground forces that took place on 21 August 1942, on the island of Guadalcanal during the Pacific campaign of …

2021年8月22日 · The Battle of the Tenaru on August 21, 1942 resulted in a Japanese defeat against U.S. Marine positions on the west bank of the Ilu River on Guadalcanal.

2018年2月28日 · On August 7, 1942, Pfc. Robert “Lucky” Leckie and the 1st Marine Division stormed ashore at Guadalcanal only to find that the Japanese had abandoned the beaches and holed up inland. But their relief was to be short-lived.

2017年12月13日 · Known by historians as the Battle of Tenaru, the name of the nearby river, it was referred to by some of the soldiers who fought there as the Battle for Hell’s Point. On August 7, 1942, Allied forces, mostly American, invaded the island of Guadalcanal.

The Battle of the Tenaru, sometimes called the Battle of the Ilu River or the Battle of Alligator Creek, was a land battle between the Imperial Japanese Army and Allied ground forces (mainly of the United States Marine Corps) that took place on …

At the Battle of the Tenaru (also called the Battle of Alligator Creek), U.S. Marine defenders annihilated a force of some 900 veteran Japanese army troops east of Henderson Field.

On 23 August, two days after the Battle of the Tenaru, American patrol planes first sighted the Japanese transports and the Tanaka escort some 350 miles north of Guadalcanal. marine planes from Henderson Field attempted to attack the troop carriers, but a …

2024年8月20日 · On August 21, 1942, the Battle of the Tenaru unfolded as one of the first significant land engagements in the Guadalcanal Campaign. It marked a critical moment in the broader struggle for control of the Pacific during World War 2.