dhe Actions along the Matanikau were the two most prominent engagements across t

he Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during World War II. In the first of these sep
arate but related actions (23 27 September 1942), elements of three U.S. Marine ba
ttalions attacked Japanese troop concentrations around the river. The attack was
intended to destroy any Japanese forces in the area and to disrupt their attemp
ts to stage attacks on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point by denying their use
of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and r
avines stretching inland from the coast. The Japanese repulsed this attack. In t
he second action (6 9 October), a larger force of Marines crossed the river and in
flicted heavy casualties on an infantry regiment. This forced the Japanese to re
treat from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindered their preparations
for a planned major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in Octob
er. (Full article...)he Actions along the Matanikau were the two most prominent
engagements across the Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during World War II. In th
e first of these separate but related actions (23 27 September 1942), elements of
three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Japanese troop concentrations around the r
iver. The attack was intended to destroy any Japanese forces in the area and to
disrupt their attempts to stage attacks on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point
by denying their use of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of Kokumbona, and a se
ries of ridges and ravines stretching inland from the coast. The Japanese repuls
ed this attack. In the second action (6 9 October), a larger force of Marines cros
sed the river and inflicted heavy casualties on an infantry regiment. This force
d the Japanese to retreat from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindere
d their preparations for a planned major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses se
t for later in October. (Full article...)he Actions along the Matanikau were the
two most prominent engagements across the Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during
World War II. In the first of these separate but related actions (23 27 September
1942), elements of three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Japanese troop concent
rations around the river. The attack was intended to destroy any Japanese forces
in the area and to disrupt their attempts to stage attacks on the Marine's defe
nses at Lunga Point by denying their use of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of
Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and ravines stretching inland from the coast.
The Japanese repulsed this attack. In the second action (6 9 October), a larger f
orce of Marines crossed the river and inflicted heavy casualties on an infantry
regiment. This forced the Japanese to retreat from their positions east of the M
atanikau and hindered their preparations for a planned major offensive on the U.
S. Lunga defenses set for later in October. (Full article...)he Actions along th
e Matanikau were the two most prominent engagements across the Matanikau River i
n Guadalcanal during World War II. In the first of these separate but related ac
tions (23 27 September 1942), elements of three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Ja
panese troop concentrations around the river. The attack was intended to destroy
any Japanese forces in the area and to disrupt their attempts to stage attacks
on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point by denying their use of Point Cruz penin
sula, the village of Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and ravines stretching in
land from the coast. The Japanese repulsed this attack. In the second action (6 9
October), a larger force of Marines crossed the river and inflicted heavy casual
ties on an infantry regiment. This forced the Japanese to retreat from their pos
itions east of the Matanikau and hindered their preparations for a planned major
offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in October. (Full article...
)he Actions along the Matanikau were the two most prominent engagements across t
he Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during World War II. In the first of these sep
arate but related actions (23 27 September 1942), elements of three U.S. Marine ba
ttalions attacked Japanese troop concentrations around the river. The attack was
intended to destroy any Japanese forces in the area and to disrupt their attemp
ts to stage attacks on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point by denying their use
of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and r
avines stretching inland from the coast. The Japanese repulsed this attack. In t
he second action (6 9 October), a larger force of Marines crossed the river and in
flicted heavy casualties on an infantry regiment. This forced the Japanese to re
treat from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindered their preparations

for a planned major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in Octob
er. (Full article...)he Actions along the Matanikau were the two most prominent
engagements across the Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during World War II. In th
e first of these separate but related actions (23 27 September 1942), elements of
three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Japanese troop concentrations around the r
iver. The attack was intended to destroy any Japanese forces in the area and to
disrupt their attempts to stage attacks on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point
by denying their use of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of Kokumbona, and a se
ries of ridges and ravines stretching inland from the coast. The Japanese repuls
ed this attack. In the second action (6 9 October), a larger force of Marines cros
sed the river and inflicted heavy casualties on an infantry regiment. This force
d the Japanese to retreat from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindere
d their preparations for a planned major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses se
t for later in October. (Full article...)he Actions along the Matanikau were the
two most prominent engagements across the Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during
World War II. In the first of these separate but related actions (23 27 September
1942), elements of three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Japanese troop concent
rations around the river. The attack was intended to destroy any Japanese forces
in the area and to disrupt their attempts to stage attacks on the Marine's defe
nses at Lunga Point by denying their use of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of
Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and ravines stretching inland from the coast.
The Japanese repulsed this attack. In the second action (6 9 October), a larger f
orce of Marines crossed the river and inflicted heavy casualties on an infantry
regiment. This forced the Japanese to retreat from their positions east of the M
atanikau and hindered their preparations for a planned major offensive on the U.
S. Lunga defenses set for later in October. (Full article...)he Actions along th
e Matanikau were the two most prominent engagements across the Matanikau River i
n Guadalcanal during World War II. In the first of these separate but related ac
tions (23 27 September 1942), elements of three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Ja
panese troop concentrations around the river. The attack was intended to destroy
any Japanese forces in the area and to disrupt their attempts to stage attacks
on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point by denying their use of Point Cruz penin
sula, the village of Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and ravines stretching in
land from the coast. The Japanese repulsed this attack. In the second action (6 9
October), a larger force of Marines crossed the river and inflicted heavy casual
ties on an infantry regiment. This forced the Japanese to retreat from their pos
itions east of the Matanikau and hindered their preparations for a planned major
offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in October. (Full article...
)he Actions along the Matanikau were the two most prominent engagements across t
he Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during World War II. In the first of these sep
arate but related actions (23 27 September 1942), elements of three U.S. Marine ba
ttalions attacked Japanese troop concentrations around the river. The attack was
intended to destroy any Japanese forces in the area and to disrupt their attemp
ts to stage attacks on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point by denying their use
of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and r
avines stretching inland from the coast. The Japanese repulsed this attack. In t
he second action (6 9 October), a larger force of Marines crossed the river and in
flicted heavy casualties on an infantry regiment. This forced the Japanese to re
treat from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindered their preparations
for a planned major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in Octob
er. (Full article...)he Actions along the Matanikau were the two most prominent
engagements across the Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during World War II. In th
e first of these separate but related actions (23 27 September 1942), elements of
three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Japanese troop concentrations around the r
iver. The attack was intended to destroy any Japanese forces in the area and to
disrupt their attempts to stage attacks on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point
by denying their use of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of Kokumbona, and a se
ries of ridges and ravines stretching inland from the coast. The Japanese repuls
ed this attack. In the second action (6 9 October), a larger force of Marines cros
sed the river and inflicted heavy casualties on an infantry regiment. This force

d the Japanese to retreat from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindere
d their preparations for a planned major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses se
t for later in October. (Full article...)he Actions along the Matanikau were the
two most prominent engagements across the Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during
World War II. In the first of these separate but related actions (23 27 September
1942), elements of three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Japanese troop concent
rations around the river. The attack was intended to destroy any Japanese forces
in the area and to disrupt their attempts to stage attacks on the Marine's defe
nses at Lunga Point by denying their use of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of
Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and ravines stretching inland from the coast.
The Japanese repulsed this attack. In the second action (6 9 October), a larger f
orce of Marines crossed the river and inflicted heavy casualties on an infantry
regiment. This forced the Japanese to retreat from their positions east of the M
atanikau and hindered their preparations for a planned major offensive on the U.
S. Lunga defenses set for later in October. (Full article...)he Actions along th
e Matanikau were the two most prominent engagements across the Matanikau River i
n Guadalcanal during World War II. In the first of these separate but related ac
tions (23 27 September 1942), elements of three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Ja
panese troop concentrations around the river. The attack was intended to destroy
any Japanese forces in the area and to disrupt their attempts to stage attacks
on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point by denying their use of Point Cruz penin
sula, the village of Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and ravines stretching in
land from the coast. The Japanese repulsed this attack. In the second action (6 9
October), a larger force of Marines crossed the river and inflicted heavy casual
ties on an infantry regiment. This forced the Japanese to retreat from their pos
itions east of the Matanikau and hindered their preparations for a planned major
offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in October. (Full article...
)he Actions along the Matanikau were the two most prominent engagements across t
he Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during World War II. In the first of these sep
arate but related actions (23 27 September 1942), elements of three U.S. Marine ba
ttalions attacked Japanese troop concentrations around the river. The attack was
intended to destroy any Japanese forces in the area and to disrupt their attemp
ts to stage attacks on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point by denying their use
of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and r
avines stretching inland from the coast. The Japanese repulsed this attack. In t
he second action (6 9 October), a larger force of Marines crossed the river and in
flicted heavy casualties on an infantry regiment. This forced the Japanese to re
treat from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindered their preparations
for a planned major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in Octob
er. (Full article...)he Actions along the Matanikau were the two most prominent
engagements across the Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during World War II. In th
e first of these separate but related actions (23 27 September 1942), elements of
three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Japanese troop concentrations around the r
iver. The attack was intended to destroy any Japanese forces in the area and to
disrupt their attempts to stage attacks on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point
by denying their use of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of Kokumbona, and a se
ries of ridges and ravines stretching inland from the coast. The Japanese repuls
ed this attack. In the second action (6 9 October), a larger force of Marines cros
sed the river and inflicted heavy casualties on an infantry regiment. This force
d the Japanese to retreat from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindere
d their preparations for a planned major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses se
t for later in October. (Full article...)he Actions along the Matanikau were the
two most prominent engagements across the Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during
World War II. In the first of these separate but related actions (23 27 September
1942), elements of three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Japanese troop concent
rations around the river. The attack was intended to destroy any Japanese forces
in the area and to disrupt their attempts to stage attacks on the Marine's defe
nses at Lunga Point by denying their use of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of
Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and ravines stretching inland from the coast.
The Japanese repulsed this attack. In the second action (6 9 October), a larger f

orce of Marines crossed the river and inflicted heavy casualties on an infantry
regiment. This forced the Japanese to retreat from their positions east of the M
atanikau and hindered their preparations for a planned major offensive on the U.
S. Lunga defenses set for later in October. (Full article...)he Actions along th
e Matanikau were the two most prominent engagements across the Matanikau River i
n Guadalcanal during World War II. In the first of these separate but related ac
tions (23 27 September 1942), elements of three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Ja
panese troop concentrations around the river. The attack was intended to destroy
any Japanese forces in the area and to disrupt their attempts to stage attacks
on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point by denying their use of Point Cruz penin
sula, the village of Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and ravines stretching in
land from the coast. The Japanese repulsed this attack. In the second action (6 9
October), a larger force of Marines crossed the river and inflicted heavy casual
ties on an infantry regiment. This forced the Japanese to retreat from their pos
itions east of the Matanikau and hindered their preparations for a planned major
offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in October. (Full article...
)he Actions along the Matanikau were the two most prominent engagements across t
he Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during World War II. In the first of these sep
arate but related actions (23 27 September 1942), elements of three U.S. Marine ba
ttalions attacked Japanese troop concentrations around the river. The attack was
intended to destroy any Japanese forces in the area and to disrupt their attemp
ts to stage attacks on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point by denying their use
of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of Kokumbona, and a series of ridges and r
avines stretching inland from the coast. The Japanese repulsed this attack. In t
he second action (6 9 October), a larger force of Marines crossed the river and in
flicted heavy casualties on an infantry regiment. This forced the Japanese to re
treat from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindered their preparations
for a planned major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in Octob
er. (Full article...)he Actions along the Matanikau were the two most prominent
engagements across the Matanikau River in Guadalcanal during World War II. In th
e first of these separate but related actions (23 27 September 1942), elements of
three U.S. Marine battalions attacked Japanese troop concentrations around the r
iver. The attack was intended to destroy any Japanese forces in the area and to
disrupt their attempts to stage attacks on the Marine's defenses at Lunga Point
by denying their use of Point Cruz peninsula, the village of Kokumbona, and a se
ries of ridges and ravines stretching inland from the coast. The Japanese repuls
ed this attack. In the second action (6 9 October), a larger force of Marines cros
sed the river and inflicted heavy casualties on an infantry regiment. This force
d the Japanese to retreat from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindere
d their preparations for a planned major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses se
t for later in October. (Full article...)