The
Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse, part of which is sometimes called the
Battle of the Gifu, took place from 15 December 1942 to 23 January 1943 and was primarily an engagement between United States and
Imperial Japanese forces in the hills near the
Matanikau River area on
Guadalcanal during the
Guadalcanal Campaign. The U.S. forces were under the overall command of
Alexander Patch and the Japanese forces were under the overall command of
Harukichi Hyakutake.