s ▁force ▁later ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mount ▁Aust en , ▁the ▁Gal lop ing ▁Hor se , ▁and ▁the ▁Sea ▁Hor se ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 9   days ▁of ▁the ▁pat rol , ▁Carl son ' s ▁ra iders ▁h ik ed ▁approximately ▁ ▁to ▁cover ▁a ▁straight - line ▁distance ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁A ola ▁Bay ▁to ▁the ▁Mat an ik au ▁River . ▁Carl son ▁claimed ▁that ▁his ▁troops ▁killed ▁ 4 8 8   J apan ese ▁soldiers ▁and ▁captured ▁or ▁destroyed ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁equipment , ▁including ▁two ▁how itz ers ▁and ▁various ▁small ▁arms ▁and ▁am mun ition . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Ra iders ▁suffered ▁ 1 6   kil led ▁and ▁ 1 7   w ounded ▁( plus ▁ 2   w ounded ▁native ▁gu ides ). ▁Non - b attle ▁cas ual ties ▁tot aled ▁ 2 2 5 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 2 5   s uffer ed ▁from ▁mal aria , ▁ 2 9 ▁from ▁d ys ent ery , ▁and ▁ 7 1 ▁from ▁ring w orm ▁or ▁j ung le ▁rot . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁ra iders ▁were ▁also ▁suffering ▁some ▁type ▁of ▁physical ▁a il ment . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁December , ▁the ▁ra iders ▁depart ed ▁Gu adal can al ▁by ▁ship ▁and ▁arrived ▁back ▁at ▁their ▁home ▁camp ▁on ▁Esp ir itu ▁Santo