Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
secured_the_Matanikau_River_area
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| gptkbp:awards |
awarded for bravery during the battle
|
| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Solomon_Islands
Battle of Cape Esperance US_forces_improved_tactics |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Japanese_forces_suffered_1,000_casualties
US_forces_suffered_200_casualties |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
remembered in military history
|
| gptkbp:climate |
tropical storms affected operations
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan |
| gptkbp:commander |
Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake
Major_General_Alexander_Vandegrift |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature and films
|
| gptkbp:date |
September 1942
|
| gptkbp:doctrine |
influenced future amphibious operations
|
| gptkbp:duration |
several days
|
| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
use of artillery and air support
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Guadalcanal
|
| gptkbp:future_plans |
shifted_balance_in_the_Pacific
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied for its tactical lessons
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
demonstrated_US_naval_power
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_the_Pacific_Theater
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
part_of_collective_memory_of_WWII
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
documented in military archives
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Matanikau
|
| gptkbp:intelligence |
US_intelligence_gathered_on_Japanese_positions
|
| gptkbp:landscape |
jungle and riverine environment
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Guadalcanal
|
| gptkbp:logistics |
US_supply_lines_were_critical
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:Operation_Watchtower
survivors recount experiences |
| gptkbp:militaryService |
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps |
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
provided_by_US_Navy
|
| gptkbp:operational_status |
provided_by_US_Army_Air_Forces
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
disruption_of_Japanese_supply_lines
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Tenaru
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied_victory
|
| gptkbp:scope |
to_secure_the_Matanikau_River
|
| gptkbp:significance |
part_of_the_Guadalcanal_Campaign
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
key_to_controlling_Guadalcanal
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
flanking maneuvers
Japanese_used_entrenched_positions US_amphibious_assault |