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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Battle_of_Bloody_Ridge
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gptkbp:casualties
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Japan: 850–1,200 killed
United States: 104 killed, 278 wounded
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Alexander_Vandegrift
gptkb:Merritt_A._Edson
gptkb:Kiyotake_Kawaguchi
gptkb:Akinosuke_Oka
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gptkbp:date
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September 12–14, 1942
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Matanikau
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Guadalcanal,_Solomon_Islands
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:1st_Marine_Raider_Battalion
gptkb:1st_Parachute_Battalion
gptkb:Kawaguchi_Detachment
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Merritt_A._Edson
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Heroic defense by U.S. Marines
Intense night fighting
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Tenaru
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Defended Henderson Field
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Edson's Ridge
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