What the records say
- When
- 23 Sep 1942 – 9 Oct 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 9.41° S, 160.35° E
- Description
- battles during the Guadalcanal campaign in WWII
- War
- World War II
Actions along the Matanikau
Battles during the Guadalcanal campaign in WWII
The Actions along the Matanikau—sometimes referred to as the Second and Third Battles of the Matanikau—were two separate but related engagements between the United States and Imperial Japanese naval and ground forces in the Pacific theater of World War II. The actions occurred around the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal Island in the southwestern Pacific during the Guadalcanal campaign.
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