The Outpost

In the weeks following the vicious fighting during the Battle of the Tenaru, both sides stayed on constant alert as they attempted to build up their forces. Ultimately, the Japanese felt confident that soon they would be able to attempt another effort to retake Henderson Field by attacking from the …

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In the weeks following the vicious fighting during the Battle of the Tenaru, both sides stayed on constant alert as they attempted to build up their forces. Ultimately, the Japanese felt confident that soon they would be able to attempt another effort to retake Henderson Field by attacking from the ridge and hills due south of the airstrip. Prior to this, each side kept tabs on each other through constant patrols, and observation posts overlooking the approaches to the airfield, Denying the Americans the ability to patrol or control these outposts would surely facilitate the upcoming attack by taking away their advanced warning.

Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

The Actions along the Matanikau—sometimes referred to as the Second and Third Battles of the Matanikau—were two separate but related engagements, which took place in the months of September and October 1942, among a series of engagements between the United States and Imperial Japanese naval and ground forces around the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal Island in the southwestern Pacific northeast of Australia, during the Guadalcanal campaign. These particular engagements—the first taking place between 23 and 27 September, and the second between 6 and 9 October—were two of the largest and most significant of the Matanikau actions.

Wikipedia: Actions along the Matanikau

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