▁theatre ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁in ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁Category : B att les ▁and ▁operations ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁involving ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁Category : B att les ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁involving ▁Japan ▁Category : B att les ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁involving ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : Gu adal can al ▁Camp aign ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : Oct ober ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁events <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Cou es non ▁( ; ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁river ▁running ▁from ▁the ▁département ▁of ▁May enne ▁in ▁north - western ▁France , ▁forming ▁an ▁est u ary ▁at ▁Mont ▁Saint - Mich el . ▁It ▁is ▁ ▁long , ▁and ▁its ▁d rain age ▁bas in ▁is ▁. ▁Its ▁final ▁stretch ▁forms ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁the ▁historical ▁duch ies ▁of ▁Norm andy ▁and ▁Brit t any . ▁Its ▁histor ically ▁irregular ▁course , ▁altern ating ▁between ▁two ▁b eds ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Mont ▁Saint - Mich el ▁but ▁eventually ▁definitely ▁sett ling ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁bed , ▁inspired ▁the ▁saying ▁" The ▁Cou es non ▁in ▁its ▁mad ness ▁placed ▁the ▁Mont ▁in ▁Norm andy " ▁(" le ▁Cou es non ▁en ▁sa ▁fol ie ▁mit ▁le ▁Mont ▁en ▁Norm and ie "), ▁as ▁the ▁Mont ▁is ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁Norman ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ' s ▁current ▁mouth . ▁However , ▁the