Timeline

5/1/42 Japan landed on Guadalcanal

8/7/42 US Marines land on Guadalcanal

8/8/42 Marines reach the airfield

8/9/42 Japanese battleships attack US fleet

8/21/42 General Ichiki orders the 1st attempt to retake airfield, he then commits suicide

9/12/42 Japan attempts again but failed; they lost 1,200 men while the US lost 446 men



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