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1942

January

02
- The Japanese take ManilaOn 2 January 1942 Japanese troops entered Manila, an open city. Luzon's defenders were completing their retreat to Bataan; Americans in the city were interned.

February

13
- Fighting on Bataan in February 1942On 13 February 1942 Bataan's defenders destroyed the last Japanese landing on the west coast. Homma halted his attack, but no one could help the starving army.

April

03
- The final offensive on BataanOn Good Friday, 3 April 1942, Homma's 14th Army attacked on Bataan. Mount Samat fell on 5 April, and by 8 April the starving defenders' front had collapsed.
09
- Key eventThe fall of BataanOn 9 April 1942 General Edward King surrendered the forces on Bataan against orders. Some 75,000 men went into captivity; only Corregidor still held out.
- The Bataan Death MarchAfter Bataan fell on 9 April 1942 the Japanese drove some 76,000 prisoners north on foot to Camp O'Donnell. Thousands of men died on the way.
10
- The Japanese on CebuOn 10 April 1942 the Kawaguchi Detachment landed on Cebu. The defence collapsed in three days, and ships in port laden with food for Bataan fell to the enemy.