Alligator Creek battlefield area

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The Alligator Creek battlefield area is a historic World War II site on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, where U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault in one of the campaign’s earliest and most decisive engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
historic battlefield
military historic site
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Tenaru site
Ilu River battlefield area
associatedOperation defense of Henderson Field
associatedWith Henderson Field
belligerent Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

United States
conflict World War II
continent Oceania
country Solomon Islands
currentUse historic site
engagementType frontal infantry attack
night assault
era 20th century
geographicalFeatureNearby coastal plain
jungle terrain
hasCategory Guadalcanal campaign battle sites
linked to: Guadalcanal

World War II battlefields in Oceania
hasHeritageValue World War II remembrance
military history
locatedIn Guadalcanal
Pacific Ocean
Solomon Islands
namedAfter Alligator Creek
notableFor early U.S. Marine defensive success on Guadalcanal
repulse of a major Japanese assault
notableUnit 1st Marine Division (United States)
Ichiki Detachment (Imperial Japanese Army)
linked to: Ichiki Detachment
partOf Guadalcanal campaign
Solomon Islands World War II heritage sites
primaryCombatants Imperial Japanese Army
U.S. Marines
region Melanesia
riverNearby Ilu River
strategicSignificance contributed to defense of Henderson Field
early decisive engagement of the Guadalcanal campaign
helped secure the U.S. beachhead on Guadalcanal
tacticalOutcome decisive U.S. Marine victory
timePeriod Pacific War
tourism battlefield tourism destination

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Solomon Islands World War II heritage sites hasPart Alligator Creek battlefield area