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This number includes all US military forces on Guadalcanal, not necessarily the number directly involved in the battle.
The battle was the last serious ground offensive conducted by Japanese forces on Guadalcanal.
Number reflects total Allied forces on Guadalcanal, not necessarily the number directly involved in the battle.
General Kawaguchi, who landed at Taivu Point on 31 August Express run,was placed in command of all Japanese forces on Guadalcanal.
Number reflects total Allied forces on Guadalcanal, not necessarily the number directly involved in the battle.
Thereafter, the Japanese Navy was able to deliver only subsistence supplies anda few replacement troops to Japanese Army forces on Guadalcanal.
The U.S. was attempting to destroy the Japanese forces on Guadalcanal and the Japanese were trying to hold their defensive positions until reinforcements could arrive.
Many of these same transports were used many times to bring crucial supplies and reinforcements to Allied forces on Guadalcanal over succeeding months.
During this time, Allied forces on Guadalcanal received barely enough ammunition and provisions to withstand the several Japanese drives to retake the islands.
Later in the campaign,Tulagi also became a base for U.S. PT boats that attempted to interdict"Tokyo Express" missions by the Japanese to resupply and reinforce their forces on Guadalcanal.
Hyakutake realized that, in order to send sufficient troops andmaterial to defeat the Allied forces on Guadalcanal, he could no longer support the major Japanese offensive on the Kokoda Track in New Guinea.
On the night of 11 October, Japanese naval forces in the Solomon Islands area-under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa-sent a major supply and reinforcement convoy to their forces on Guadalcanal.
Because of the constant threat by Japanese aircraft and warships,it was difficult for Allied forces to resupply their forces on Guadalcanal, which were often under attack from Imperial land and sea forces in the area.
Due to a combination of the threat from CAF aircraft, US Navy PT boats stationed at Tulagi, anda cycle of bright moonlight, the Japanese had switched to using submarines to deliver provisions to their forces on Guadalcanal.
Hyakutake realized that to send sufficient troops andsupplies to defeat the Allied forces on Guadalcanal he could not support the major ongoing Japanese attacks on the Kokoda Track in New Guinea.
The Japanese feared that they would be unable to prevent the Americans from taking the village of Kokumbona, which would cut-off the retreat of the 2nd Infantry Division andseriously threaten the rear-area support and headquarters units of Japanese forces on Guadalcanal.
Hyakutake realized that in order to send sufficient troops andmatériel to defeat the Allied forces on Guadalcanal, he could not at the same time support the major ongoing Japanese offensive on the Kokoda Track in New Guinea.
The reinforcements also included additional artillery, construction, aviation, naval, and support units.[16] On 9 December,U.S. Army Major General Alexander Patch-commanding general of the Americal Division-succeeded Vandegrift as commander of Allied forces on Guadalcanal and Tulagi.
The Japanese realized after Tenaru that Allied forces on Guadalcanal were much greater in number than originally estimated and sent larger forces to the island for their subsequent attempts to retake Henderson Field.
At Truk, Tanaka was given command of the Guadalcanal Reinforcement Force(later called Tokyo Express by the Allies),an ad hoc unit under the IJN 8th Fleet with ships from various units assigned to deliver reinforcements to Japanese forces on Guadalcanal.
Underestimating the strength of Allied forces on Guadalcanal, which at that time numbered about 11,000 personnel, Ichiki's unit conducted a nighttime frontal assault on Marine positions at Alligator Creek on the east side of the Lunga perimeter.
In the meantime, Major General Millard F. Harmon, commander of United States Army forces in the South Pacific, convinced Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley, commander of Allied forces in the South Pacific Area,that U.S. Marine forces on Guadalcanal needed to be reinforced immediately if the Allies were to successfully defend the island from the anticipated Japanese offensive.
With the Japanese Army's next planned major ground attack on Allied forces on Guadalcanal set for 20 October, Yamamoto's warships began to move towards the southern Solomons to support the offensive and to be ready to engage any Allied(primarily U.S.) ships, especially carriers, that approached to support the Allied defenses on Guadalcanal. .
The second action forced the Japanese to retreat from their positions east of the Matanikau.[13] In the meantime, Major General Millard F. Harmon-commander of U.S. Army forces in the South Pacific-convinced Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley-commander of Allied forces in the South Pacific Area-that U.S. Marine forces on Guadalcanal needed to be reinforced immediately if the Allies were to successfully defend the island from the next expected Japanese offensive.
Army Major General Alexander Patch replaced Vandegrift as commander of Allied forces on Guadalcanal, which by January totaled just over 50,000 men.[149]On 18 December, Allied(mainly U.S. Army) forces began attacking Japanese positions on Mount Austen.
By 7 January, American forces on Guadalcanal would total just over 50,000 men.[17] Battles[edit] First Battle of Mount Austen[edit]On 12 December 1942, a small group of Japanese soldiers from the 38th Field Engineer Regiment successfully infiltrated the American lines from the south, destroying a fighter aircraft and a fuel truck on Henderson Field before escaping back to friendly lines.
Australian coastwatchers on Bougainville and New Georgia islands were often able to provide Allied forces on Guadalcanal with advance notice of inbound Japanese air strikes, allowing the U.S. fighters time to take off and position themselves to attack the Japanese bombers and fighters as they approached the island.
The U.S. was attempting to destroy the Japanese forces on Guadalcanal and the Japanese were trying to hold their defensive positions until reinforcements could arrive. Both sides experienced extreme difficulties in fighting in the thick jungles and tropical environment that existed in the battle area. Many of the American troops were also involved in their first combat operations.
Although most of Shōji's troops hadescaped from Koli Point, the inability of the Japanese to keep their forces on Guadalcanal adequately supplied or reinforced prevented them from contributing effectively to what turned out to be Japan's ultimately unsuccessful effort to hold the island or retake Henderson Field from Allied forces. .
Allied forces landed on Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942 and seized an airfield, later called Henderson Field, that was under construction by the Japanese military.