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Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse

1942 CE · Oceania · War

Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse
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The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse, part of which is sometimes called the Battle of the Gifu, or the Battle of the Mountain of Blood among the Japanese, took place from 15 December 1942 to 23 January 1943 and was primarily an engagement between United States and Imperial Japanese forces in the hills near the Matanikau River area on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.

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