What the records say
- When
- 3 Nov 1942 – 12 Nov 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 9.45° S, 160.17° E
- Description
- 1942 Japan-US engagement
- War
- World War II
Koli Point action
1942 Allied victory over Japan on Guadalcanal
The Koli Point action, during 3–12 November 1942, was an engagement between U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army forces and Imperial Japanese Army forces around Koli Point on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. The U.S. forces were under the overall command of Major General Alexander Vandegrift, while the Japanese forces were under the overall command of Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake.
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