 As the sun set on 13 September , <unk> faced <unk> 's 830 Marines with 3 @,@ 000 troops of his brigade , plus an assortment of light artillery . The night was pitch black , with no moon . At 21 : 00 , seven Japanese destroyers briefly bombarded the ridge . <unk> 's attack began just after nightfall , with <unk> 's battalion assaulting <unk> Company B on the Marine right flank , just to the west of the ridge . The force of the assault caused Company B to fall back to Hill 123 . Under Marine artillery fire , <unk> reassembled his men and continued his attack . Without <unk> to try to " roll @-@ up " the other nearby Marine units , whose flanks were now unprotected , <unk> 's unit <unk> forward through the swampy lowlands between the ridge and the <unk> River , heading for the airfield . <unk> 's men came upon a pile of Marine supplies and rations . Not having eaten adequately for a couple of days , they paused to " <unk> themselves " on the " C " and " K " rations . <unk> ordered his men to continue the attack . At about 03 : 00 , he led them against the Marine units around the northern portion of the ridge , just short of the airfield , as well as Hill 123 . In the heavy fighting that followed , <unk> and around 100 of his men were killed , ending that attack . 
