What the records say
- When
- 28 Oct 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 9.03° S, 147.74° E
- Description
- 1942 battle
- War
- World War II
Placed at the coordinates of its English Wikipedia article.
Second Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton's Crossing
The Second Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton's Crossing was fought from 11 to 28 October 1942. Forming part of the Kokoda Track campaign of the Second World War, the battle involved military forces from Australia, supported by the United States, fighting against Japanese troops from Major General Tomitaro Horii's South Seas Detachment who had landed in Papua in mid-1942, with the intent of capturing Port Moresby.
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