war, 71 engagements

Battles of the Pacific War

The atlas places 71 engagements of the Pacific War (1941 to 1945): 52 battles and 19 naval actions across 12 present-day countries, most in Solomon Islands (16), Papua New Guinea (14), Indonesia (10). The most widely documented: Battle of Midway, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of Singapore, Battle of the Philippine Sea, Operation Ten-Go.

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71 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

Date	Engagement	Place	Result
8 December 1941	Battle of Hong Kong	British Hong Kong, People's Republic of China	Japanese victory
8 December 1941	Battle of Wake Island	Peale Island, United States	Japanese victory
1942	Battle of Corregidor	Corregidor, Philippines	Japanese victory
11 January 1942	Battle of Manado	Manado, Indonesia	Japanese victory
23 January 1942	Battle of Balikpapan	Balikpapan, Indonesia	Japanese victory
3 February 1942	Battle of Port Moresby	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
8 February 1942	Battle of Singapore	Singapore in the Straits Settlements, Singapore	Japanese victory
13 February 1942	Battle of Palembang	Palembang, Indonesia	Japanese victory
15 February 1942	Battle of Pasir Panjang	Pasir Panjang, Singapore	Japanese victory
18 February 1942	Battle of Badung Strait	Badung Strait, Indonesia	Japanese victory
7 March 1942	Battle of Tjiater Pass	Ciater, Indonesia	Japanese victory
31 March 1942	Indian Ocean raid	Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka	Japanese victory
4 June 1942	Battle of Midway	Midway Atoll, United States	American victory
7 August 1942	Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo	Tulagi, Solomon Islands	Allied victory
21 August 1942	Battle of the Tenaru	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	Allied victory
12 September 1942	Battle of Edson's Ridge	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	Allied victory
23 September 1942	Actions along the Matanikau	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	September action: Japanese victory; October action: American victory
23 October 1942	Battle for Henderson Field	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	American victory
25 October 1942	Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands	Santa Cruz Islands	Both sides claim victory; see Aftermath
3 November 1942	Koli Point action	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	Allied victory
13 November 1942	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	American victory
30 November 1942	Battle of Tassafaronga	Tassafaronga Point, Solomon Islands	Japanese victory
15 December 1942	Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	Allied victory
29 January 1943	Battle of Rennell Island	Rennell Island	Japanese victory
2 March 1943	Battle of the Bismarck Sea	Vitiaz Strait	Allied victory
6 March 1943	Battle of Blackett Strait	Blackett Strait, Papua New Guinea	American victory
27 March 1943	Battle of the Komandorski Islands	Commander Islands, Russia	American victory
11 May 1943	Battle of Attu	Attu Island, Alaska, United States	Allied victory
30 June 1943	Battle of Wickham Anchorage	Vangunu, Solomon Islands	American victory
1 July 1943	Battle of Viru Harbor	New Georgia, Solomon Islands	American victory
6 July 1943	Battle of Kula Gulf	Kolombangara, Solomon Islands	Inconclusive
12 July 1943	Battle of Kolombangara	Kolombangara, Solomon Islands	Japanese victory
20 July 1943	Battle of Bairoko	New Georgia, Solomon Islands	Japanese victory
17 August 1943	Battle off Horaniu	Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands	Japanese victory
5 September 1943	Landing at Nadzab	Nadzab, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
22 September 1943	Battle of Scarlet Beach	Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
6 October 1943	Naval Battle of Vella Lavella	Vella Lavella	Japanese victory
1 November 1943	Bougainville Campaign	Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
3 November 1943	Landings at Cape Torokina	Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
12 November 1943	Battle of the Treasury Islands	Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands	Allied victory
17 November 1943	Battle of Sattelberg	Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
27 November 1943	Battle of Wareo	Wareo, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
December 1943	Battle of Arawe	Arawe, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
1944	Action of 11 January 1944		British victory
20 February 1944	Battle of the Green Islands	Green Islands, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
27 May 1944	Battle of Biak	Biak Island, Indonesia	Allied victory
15 June 1944	Battle of Saipan	Saipan, United States	American victory
19 June 1944	Battle of the Philippine Sea	Philippine Sea, Japan	American victory
24 July 1944	Battle of Tinian	Tinian, United States	American victory
15 September 1944	Battle of Angaur	Angaur, Palau	American victory
15 September 1944	Battle of Morotai	Morotai Island, Indonesia	Allied victory
17 October 1944	Battle of Leyte	Leyte, Philippines	Allied victory
23 October 1944	Battle of Leyte Gulf	Leyte Gulf, Philippines	Allied victory
24 October 1944	Battle of the Sibuyan Sea	Sibuyan Sea, Philippines	Allied victory
25 October 1944	Battle off Samar		American victory
11 November 1944	Battle of Ormoc Bay	Ormoc Bay, Philippines	American victory
27 November 1944	Battle of Peleliu	Peleliu, Palau	American victory
1945	Battle of Tarakan	Tarakan Island, Indonesia	Allied victory
1945	Action of 8 June 1945	Bangka Strait, Indonesia	British victory
9 January 1945	Battle of Luzon	Luzon, Philippines	Allied victory
15 January 1945	Battle of Camotes Islands	Poro Island, Philippines	Allied victory
17 January 1945	Battle of Tsimba Ridge	Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
21 February 1945	Battle of Balete Pass	Dalton Pass, Philippines
10 March 1945	Battle of Mindanao	Mindanao, Philippines	Allied victory
28 March 1945	Battle of Slater's Knoll	Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	Australian victory
7 April 1945	Operation Ten-Go	Pacific Ocean	American victory
17 April 1945	Battle of the Hongorai River	Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	Allied victory
15 May 1945	Battle of the Malacca Strait	Strait of Malacca	British victory
8 June 1945	Battle of Porton Plantation	Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	Japanese victory
10 June 1945	Battle of Labuan	Labuan, Malaysia	Allied victory
1 July 1945	Battle of Balikpapan	Balikpapan, Indonesia	Allied victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Pacific War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.