Gunichi Mikawa9 August 1942
Mikawa's cruiser force surprises the Allied screening force and wins a major night victory off Savo Island.
Japan · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Mikawa's cruiser force surprises the Allied screening force and wins a major night victory off Savo Island.
This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.