Battle of Brigade Hill

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The Battle of Brigade Hill was a World War II engagement along the Kokoda Track in Papua in September 1942, where Australian forces attempted to halt the advancing Japanese toward Port Moresby.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill
belligerent Australia
Japan
casualties heavy Australian casualties
significant Japanese casualties
commander Arthur Allen
Sydney Rowell
Tomitaro Horii
conflict World War II
continent Oceania
country Australia
date September 1942
endDate 1942-09-09
followedBy Battle of Ioribaiwa
front Pacific War
hasFeature dense rainforest
steep ridges
involvedUnit 2/14th Battalion (Australia)
2/16th Battalion (Australia)
2/27th Battalion (Australia)
21st Brigade (Australia)
Japanese South Seas Detachment
location Kokoda Track
Papua
Territory of Papua
objective halt Japanese advance toward Port Moresby
opposingForce Australia
Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
partOf Kokoda Track campaign
linked to: Kokoda Campaign

New Guinea campaign
precededBy Battle of Isurava
relatedTo Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton’s Crossing
Battle of Kokoda
linked to: Kokoda Campaign
result Japanese victory
startDate 1942-09-06
strategicSignificance part of Japanese overland advance on Port Moresby
tacticalOutcome Australian forces withdrew south along Kokoda Track
terrain jungle
theatre South West Pacific theatre
year 1942

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7th Australian Division engagement Battle of Brigade Hill
Battle of Brigade Hill alsoKnownAs Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill
linked to: Battle of Brigade Hill
Battle of Isurava followedBy Battle of Brigade Hill
Kokoda Campaign notableBattle Battle of Brigade Hill