Battle of Alligator Creek

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The Battle of Alligator Creek was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault, helping secure their foothold on the island.

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instanceOf World War II battle
battle
battle of the Guadalcanal campaign
aftermath Ichiki Detachment effectively annihilated
linked to: Ichiki Detachment

prompted Japanese to send larger reinforcements to Guadalcanal
belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
United States Marine Corps
commander Alexander A. Vandegrift
Kiyonao Ichiki NERFINISHED
conflict Guadalcanal campaign
countryInvolved Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

United States
date 1942-08-21
endDate 1942-08-21
hasAlias Battle of Ilu River
Battle of the Tenaru
JapaneseCasualtiesKilled over 800
JapaneseCasualtiesSurvivors fewer than 20 escaped
JapaneseForce Ichiki Detachment
JapaneseUnit 28th Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion 28th Infantry Regiment
location Alligator Creek NERFINISHED
Guadalcanal
Ilu River
Solomon Islands
near Henderson Field
objectiveJapan destroy U.S. forces around Henderson Field
objectiveUS defend Henderson Field
partOf Pacific War
World War II
result American victory
decisive U.S. Marine victory
startDate 1942-08-21
strategicSignificance demonstrated effectiveness of Marine defenses around Henderson Field
helped secure U.S. foothold on Guadalcanal
strengthJapan approximately 900–1,000 soldiers
strengthUS approximately 1,500 Marines
tacticalSignificance repulsed first major Japanese counterattack on Guadalcanal
typeOfEngagement frontal assault across sandbar
night infantry assault
USCasualtiesKilled about 34
USCasualtiesWounded about 75
USForce 1st Marine Division
USUnit 1st Battalion 1st Marines
2nd Battalion 1st Marines
Marine artillery units
weaponsUsed artillery
machine guns
mortars

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Battle of the Tenaru alsoKnownAs Battle of Alligator Creek