 Using forces delivered to Guadalcanal in this manner , the Japanese army tried three times to retake Henderson Field , but was defeated each time . After the third failure , an attempt by the IJN to deliver the rest of the IJA 38th Infantry Division and its heavy equipment failed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal from 12 – 15 November . Because of this failure , the Japanese cancelled their next planned attempt to recapture Henderson Field . 
