World War II: American troops <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actions_along_the_Matanikau" id="mwqQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Actions along the Matanikau">force the Japanese from their positions</a> east of the Matanikau River during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign" id="mwqg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Guadalcanal campaign">Battle of Guadalcanal</a>.