Bloody Ridge

Based on information gathered from his successful raid on Tasimboko, Edson is convinced the Japanese will attack Henderson Field from the south but is unable to convince Vandegrift of the threat. Edson still manages to get his 1st Raiders and …

1942-09-13

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Based on information gathered from his successful raid on Tasimboko, Edson is convinced the Japanese will attack Henderson Field from the south but is unable to convince Vandegrift of the threat. Edson still manages to get his 1st Raiders and the Paramarines positioned on the southern perimeter of Henderson Field to recuperate from their raid on Tasimboko. Edson has dug in his troops on a ridge and the swampy land that lays between the ridge and the Lunga River. Maj. Gen. Kawaguchi has split his 35th Brigade into three forces on the east, west, and south perimeter of Henderson Field. The attack had been planned for the evening of September 12th, but the difficulty of jungle operations have caused most battalions to arrive to their staging areas late and disorganized. The Japanese commanders do not know where they are in relation to the enemy or each other. Contact has been made at the ridge south of the airfield and all elements are pressing the attack separately!

Guadalcanal

The Battle of Edson's Ridge, also known as the Battle of the Bloody Ridge, Battle of Raiders Ridge, and Battle of the Ridge, was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Imperial Japanese Army and Allied (mainly United States Marine Corps) ground forces. It took place from 12–14 September 1942, on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, and was the second of three separate major Japanese ground offensives during the Guadalcanal campaign. In the battle, U.S. Marines, under the overall command of U.S. Major General Alexander Vandegrift, repulsed an attack by the Japanese 35th Infantry Brigade, under the command of Japanese Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi. The Marines were defending the Lunga perimeter that guarded Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, which was captured from the Japanese by the Allies in landings on Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942. Kawaguchi's unit was sent to Guadalcanal in response to the Allied landings with the mission of recapturing the airfield and driving the Allied forces from the island.

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