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Battle of Bairoko

Battle of Bairoko was a battle fought on 20 July 1943 at New Georgia, in what is now Solomon Islands. It was part of the Pacific War, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 2 Marine battalions; 2 infantry battalions against 1,100.

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US Marines cross a creek on the Dragons Peninsula on New Georgia Island during the New Georgia campaign in July, 1943.
US Marines cross a creek on the Dragons Peninsula on New Georgia Island during the New Georgia campaign in July, 1943.. United States Marine Corps, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date20 July 1943
PlaceNew Georgia, Solomon Islands
8.191S, 157.276E
Part ofPacific War (1941 to 1945)
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
ResultJapanese victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesEmpire of Japan
CommandersHarry B. LiversedgeMinoru Sasaki; Saburo Okumura
Strength2 Marine battalions; 2 infantry battalions1,100
Casualties and losses50 killed33+ killed
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Battle of Bairoko is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 23 in present-day Solomon Islands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870389, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bairoko, revision 1370433004, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.