21 August 1942
Battle of the Tenaru
Ichiki attacks the American perimeter near the Tenaru and is killed as his detachment is destroyed.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Guadalcanal in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Ichiki attacks the American perimeter near the Tenaru and is killed as his detachment is destroyed.
Kawaguchi directs a major night assault against the American positions protecting Henderson Field.
Begins to build up ground forces at Guadalcanal, reaches 20,000
Sent to support the defence of Guadalcanal
Maruyama's division begins a difficult jungle assault against the southern defenses of Henderson Field.
Abe withdraws after Hiei is crippled in the night battle and later lost to repeated American air attacks.
Tanaka escorts fast transports carrying reinforcements toward Guadalcanal during the naval battle for the island.
Kondo leads a renewed Japanese bombardment force that is defeated by American battleships near Guadalcanal.
Forced to evacuate from Guadalcanal
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