Battle of the Tenaru
The Battle of Tenaru took place on August 21, 1942, on the island of Guadalcanal. It was the first of three major land offensives by the Japanese in the Guadal canal campaign. The battle was won by the Marines, under the overall command of U.S. Major General Alexander Vandegrift. The landings initiated the six-month-long GuadalCanal campaign, which ended on August...