Battle of Los Angeles (disambiguation) explained

The Battle of Los Angeles was an anti-aircraft artillery barrage in February 1942 over Los Angeles, California, in response to a perceived attack on the continental United States by Imperial Japan, subsequently attributed to a case of "war nerves" likely triggered by a lost weather balloon.Battle of Los Angeles may also refer to:

Historical events

• Battle of Los Ángeles, a military action fought on March 22, 1880, between the Chilean and Peruvian armies during the Tacna and Arica Campaign of the War of the Pacific
• Siege of Los Angeles, which took place in August 1846 during the Mexican–American War
• 1992 Los Angeles riots, which occurred in April and May 1992 following the acquittal of police officers involved in the arrest and beating of Rodney King

Entertainment

• The Battle of Los Angeles (album), a 1999 album by Rage Against the Machine
• , a 2011 science fiction and action film directed by South African filmmaker Jonathan Liebesman
  • Battle of Los Angeles (film), a direct-to-DVD science-fiction film by independent film company The Asylum, based on the same concept
• , a 2004 documentary about rap battling in Los Angeles
• The title of ninth issue of The Champions, a comic book by Marvel Comics

Sports events

• The Battle of Los Angeles (professional wrestling), an annual professional wrestling tournament held by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
• A nickname for various sports rivalries, such as:
  • El Tráfico, between the LA Galaxy and Los Angeles FC (soccer)
  • Freeway Face-Off, between the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings (ice hockey)
  • Freeway Series, between the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball)
  • SuperClasico, between the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA (soccer)
  • the Lakers–Clippers rivalry (basketball)
  • the annual USC–UCLA football game (college football)

Other

• "The Great Battle of Los Angeles", a painting by California artist Sandow Birk

See also

• 1941 (film), a 1979 film by Steven Spielberg, loosely based on the Battle of Los Angeles