<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ukubuyela kwaso eNingizimu-ntshonalanga yePacific kwakusho ukuqala kabusha komsebenzi wokuqapha nokuhambisa imikhumbi ukuze kusekelwe ukuqhubeka  <response>: Impi yaseSolomon Islands. okwathi ngalesi sikhathi yayisithuthukele enyakatho. Ngo-October 30, 1943, wajoyina umshayeli wemikhumbi waseTetere Point, eGuadalcanal, futhi wathuthela eBougainville. I-convoy yafika eKapa Torokina ngo-31 Okthoba 1943, kanti i-Southard yajoyina ezinye izingxenye zemikhumbi ekuhlaseleni iBougainville. Ngo - November 1, 1943, amabutho ase - U.S. afika esiqhingini, aqala umkhankaso waseBougainville. Ngemva kokususa izimayini e-Empress Augusta Bay, waya eFlorida Island, wangena ePurvis Bay ngoNovemba 3, 1943. NgoNovemba 7, 1943, wabuyela eBougainville ukuze ayohlola amaxhaphozi aseduze ne-Empress Augusta Bay. Wabe eseqhubeka nokuqapha iGuadalcanal. 