Battle of the Tenaru

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The Battle of the Tenaru was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault near Henderson Field, marking a crucial defensive victory in the Pacific Theater.

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Generate an image of the Battle of the Tenaru (The Battle of the Tenaru was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault near Henderson Field, marking a crucial defensive victory in the Pacific Theater.)

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Battle of the Tenaru canonical 15
Battle of the Ilu River 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Alligator Creek ⓘ
Battle of the Ilu River ⓘ
belligerent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
campaignObjectiveContext protection of Allied supply and communication lines to Australia and New Zealand ⓘ
casualties heavy Japanese casualties ⓘ
light to moderate American casualties ⓘ
commander Alexander A. Vandegrift ⓘ
Kiyonao Ichiki ⓘ
conflict Pacific War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan

United States ⓘ
date 1942-08-21 ⓘ
endDate 1942-08-21 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Edson's Ridge ⓘ
front South Pacific ⓘ
historicalImportance boosted American morale early in the Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
demonstrated vulnerability of Japanese infantry tactics against prepared defenses ⓘ
location Guadalcanal ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ
near Henderson Field ⓘ
objective defense of Henderson Field ⓘ
partOf Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
precededBy American landings on Guadalcanal ⓘ
primaryTacticUsedByAmericans defensive perimeter with interlocking fields of fire ⓘ
primaryTacticUsedByJapanese frontal human-wave assault ⓘ
result American victory ⓘ
river Ilu River ⓘ
startDate 1942-08-21 ⓘ
strategicSignificance first major Japanese ground assault repulsed on Guadalcanal ⓘ
secured the American beachhead on Guadalcanal ⓘ
supportingArms U.S. Marine artillery ⓘ
U.S. Marine machine guns ⓘ
U.S. tanks ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Japanese frontal assault destroyed ⓘ
U.S. Marines maintained control of Henderson Field perimeter ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
typeOfEngagement infantry assault ⓘ
night attack ⓘ
unitInvolved 1st Marine Division ⓘ
Ichiki Detachment ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henderson Field → subjectOf → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Battle of the Tenaru → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Ilu River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Tenaru
Ichiki Detachment → notableFor → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Ichiki Detachment → engagedIn → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Battle of Alligator Creek → hasAlias → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Ilu River → notableEvent → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Lunga River → wasNearBattle → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Kiyonao Ichiki → notableFor → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Kiyonao Ichiki → participatedIn → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Battle of Bloody Ridge → precededBy → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Tenaru River → siteOf → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Assault on Gavutu and Tanambogo → followedBy → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
28th Infantry Regiment → notableBattle → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Battle of Ilu River → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ
Ilu-Tenaru River → historicalEvent → Battle of the Tenaru ⓘ