1942-1943 series of battles fought on and around Guadalcanal as part of World War II
Dates, participants and sources of this conflict →Related events
The chronological links below come from Wikidata’s “part of” and “has part” relations. This selection covers 7 August 1942 — 30 January 1943; it does not claim to cover the entire conflict or reconstruct an army’s movements.
- 7 August 1942 — 9 August 1942
Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo ↗
Source · Q1497996 - 21 August 1942
Battle of the Tenaru ↗
Source · Q1414998 - 12 September 1942 — 14 September 1942
Battle of Edson's Ridge ↗
Source · Q1754443 - 23 September 1942 — 9 October 1942
Actions along the Matanikau ↗
Source · Q1646284 - 30 November 1942
Battle of Tassafaronga ↗
Source · Q1475679 - 29 January 1943 — 30 January 1943
Battle of Rennell Island ↗
Source · Q610242
Provenance and limits
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