Who were the leaders of the battle of Guadalcanal?
The head of the Battle of Guadalcanal was Major-General Alexander Vandegrift who commanded the 1st US Marine Division. The Battle of Guadalcanal took place in 1942 when the US Marines landed on August 7th. The landing at Guadalcanal was unopposed – but it took the Americans six months to defeat the Japanese in what was to turn into a classic battle of attrition.