US Marines on Guadalcanal learned that Japanese forces were regrouping along the Matanikau River, threatening the beachhead and Henderson Field. On September 14, Major General Vandegrift moved a battalion from Tulagi to Guadalcanal and ordered the 7th Marine Regiment from Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal.
More than 4,000 marines embarked September 14 in a convoy of transports, escorted by 13 warships, including the carriers Hornet and Wasp and the battleship North Carolina. Marines fought along Bloody Ridge in defense of the beachhead.
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