Battle of Cape Esperance

Quando

11 de out. de 1942 – 12 de out. de 1942

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

9.10° S, 159.65° E

Description

1942 battle in the Pacific theatre of World War II

War

World War II

World War II Pacific theatre battle

The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the Sea Battle of Savo Island (サボ島沖海戦), took place on 11–12 October 1942, in the Pacific campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and United States Navy.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “WWII: Battle of Cape Esperance: On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “In der Schlacht von Cape Esperance siegen die Alliierten”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• World War II1 de set. de 1939 · Guerra mundial · Mortes 75.000.000