The Battle of Bloody Ridge

Type: Event

As of November 2026, The Battle of Bloody Ridge has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Dan Carlin (Nov 2020). Significant battle on Guadalcanal, highlighting the brutal nature of Pacific warfare.

The Battle of Edson's Ridge, also known as the Battle of the Bloody Ridge, Battle of Raiders Ridge, and Battle of the Ridge, was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Army and Allied ground forces. It took place from 12 to 14 September 1942, on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, and was the second of three separate major Japanese ground offensives during the Guadalcanal campaign.