What the records say
- When
- 13 Nov 1942 – 15 Nov 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 9.19° S, 159.90° E
- Description
- 1942 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War II
5 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ends: Although the United States Navy suffers heavy losses, it retains control of Guadalcanal”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Seeschlacht von Guadalcanal beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “瓜岛海战。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “第三次ソロモン海戦(〜11月15日)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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