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Originally Posted by Jack
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"The Battle of Guadalcanal (Operation Watchtower) marked the first time that Allied (primarily US) forces had won a land battle against the Imperial Japanese Army."
With all due respect to our Great and Powerful friends:
By September 1942, unaided Australian troops had already forced the Japs into retreat on the Kokoda Track in New Guinea. The turning point of that battle was at Imita Ridge on Setember 15th, within sight of Port Moresby.
The first land victories were won by Aussies, not US troops.
(Oops, meant to insert this link as evidence 
The Battle for New Guinea |
Jack,
Warm welcome to the site.
This thread referenced the first
concluded land battle in which the Japanese were clearly and thoroughly defeated. The New Guinea campaign (in which US troops also participated and which the actions that you referenced were a part) was not concluded until 1945. Either way, the original post was not in any way meant to slight the achievement that you referenced or those of Australian troops throughout the war.
On another matter, please take note of the
site rules. I don't imagine that you meant to offend, and while "Jap" was an "acceptable" term in the 1940's, I believe that our Japanese friends take offense to it nowadays, as do the majority of site users.