The Battle of Los Angeles Published by Greg Lucas On the evening of February 24, 1942, an anti-aircraft barrage of more than 1,440 rounds is launched at what is initially thought to be a Japanese aerial attack on the City of Angels. The Battle of Los Ángeles was a military action fought on 22 March 1880 between the Chilean and Peruvian armies during the Tacna and Arica Campaign of the War of the Pacific.The Chilean forces under Commander in chief Manuel Baquedano assaulted and defeated the Allied stronghold guided by Andrés Gamarra garrisoned at Los Angeles hill top. The event that is The Battle of Los Angeles certainly stands on its own as a unique event. The entire incident is now referred to as the "Battle of Los Angeles" or the "Great Los Angeles Air Raid". The Battle of Los Angeles tournament (the BOLA) is an annual independent wrestling tournament in North America, run and promoted by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.Over the years, the tournament has featured numerous notable wrestlers such as A.J. Related Events. It would last until the morning of the following day. No bombs were dropped on Los Angeles and no planes were shot down by the shells and anti-aircraft fire launched into the air. However, the state of California is a hotbed of intriguing, fascinating, and chilling activity. The Los Angeles Times published another retouched version of the image on Oct. 29, 1945. Most gunners reported never seeing anything at all, and simply fired at wherever they saw other air bursts. While Los Angeles County never faced enemy bombing and invasion, it nevertheless became an integral part of the American Theater on the night of February 24–25, 1942, during the false Battle of Los Angeles, which occurred a day after the Japanese naval bombardment of Ellwood in Santa Barbara, California, 80 miles from Los Angeles. 1,440 rounds of ammunition had been shot up into the sky that night. For this, the gun crews were officially reprimanded. And what’s more, it goes back hundreds, possibly thousands of years. See also the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and the Long Beach Press-Telegram for February 25, 1942. Location taken: Los Angeles, California, USA Source: SyFy Wire. The Battle of Los Angeles (also known as The Los Angeles air raid) was a mysterious battle between the U.S army and an unknown squadron of strange aircrafts that took place in February 24, 1942. 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