The Battle of Edson's Ridge, also known as the Battle of the Bloody Ridge, Battle of Raiders Ridge, and Battle of the Ridge, was a land battle of the...

off near Taivu by boat, Edson's men captured Tasimboko as the Japanese defenders retreated into the jungle. In Tasimboko, Edson's troops discovered Kawaguchi's...

alongside the 1st Marine Raiders in the Tasimboko raid and the Battle of Edson's Ridge. The high casualties suffered by the Marine paratroopers led the...

response to the Allied landings on the island. In the resulting Battle of Edson's Ridge on 13 September 1942, Kawaguchi's forces were defeated with heavy...

attempts to take Henderson Field from the Americans during the Battle of Edson's Ridge, the first of which was on September 12 to 13, and the second on the 13th...

defeated in the Battle of Edson's Ridge. After their defeat at Edson's Ridge, Kawaguchi and the surviving Japanese troops regrouped west of the Matanikau...

battle Battle of Edson's Ridge, also known as the Battle of the Bloody Ridge, a WW2 battle of Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands Battle of Bloody...

Battle of Edson's Ridge, a battle that took place September 12 – 14, 1942 during the Guadalcanal Campaign in the Pacific War of World War II Bloody Ridge (disambiguation)...

combination with the aftermath of Edson's rejection from the Kelly Field course, the flight surgeon had to conclude Edson's problems were mental rather than...

next major Japanese attack on the Lunga perimeter occurred at the Battle of Edson's Ridge about three weeks later, employing a significantly larger force...

A. Edson (Edson's Raiders)—from Tulagi and Gavutu to Guadalcanal. Kawaguchi's Center Body of 3,000 troops began their attacks on a ridge south of Henderson...

during the Battle of Edson's Ridge, 12 to September 14, 1942. Despite a severe head wound, he directed his men for more than 10 hours of fierce hand-to-hand...

facing a Japanese assault that became the Battle of Edson's Ridge. When Captain Craig discovers the body of one of his lieutenants who had been tortured and...

1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons, August 1942 Battle of Edson's Ridge: September 1942 Actions along the Matanikau: September–October 1942 Battle of Cape...

conduct amphibious light infantry warfare. "Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raider Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raider Battalion are said to...

its possession was one of the great battles of the Pacific War. Today it is Honiara International Airport. After the occupation of the Solomon Islands in...

at the Battle of Cape Gloucester on 26 December 1943 and fought on New Britain until March 1944 at such places as Suicide Creek and Ajar Ridge. During...

Oka commanded a portion of Japanese troops from the 35th Infantry Brigade in a losing effort during the Battle of Edson's Ridge in September, 1942. He...

and the Battle of Edson's Ridge. Of the 2500 men who were sent to the Guadalcanal campaign, only 140 returned alive to Japan. The remainder of the division...

the airfield. They take part in the Battle of Edson's Ridge and patrols of the Lunga River. As part of the Guadalcanal Mission, Conlin becomes an impromptu...

field of battle is the location of a present or historic battle involving ground warfare. It is commonly understood to be limited to the point of contact...

men under the command of Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi at the Battle of Edson's Ridge. In October, the Japanese again tried to recapture Henderson Field...

South Pacific in June of that year. He led his battalion during the Guadalcanal Campaign and also took part in Battle of Edson's Ridge, where his 105mm howitzers...

supporting infantry units in the Battle of Edson's Ridge. The two companies continued to engage the enemy until the end of the year when the 1st Marine Division...

defeated in the Battle of the Tenaru on 21 August. Next, the augmented 35th Infantry Brigade was defeated in the Battle of Edson's Ridge on 12–14 September...

torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life. 1942 – World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal...

swimming at sea) The Battle of Edson's Ridge began on Guadalcanal. The British troopship RMS Laconia was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of West Africa by...

recapture Henderson Field was on 21 August, in the Battle of the Tenaru, and the next, the Battle of Edson's Ridge, from 12–14 September; both failed. The Japanese...

of 105mm howitzers was tasked with the Fire support of advancing 1st Marine Division units. Fields also participated in the famous Battle of Edson's Ridge...

three destroyers in support of the Japanese Army attacks on the Lunga perimeter – the first night of the Battle of Edson's Ridge. This shelling killed two...