ider ▁Battalion ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Evans ▁Carl son ▁during ▁the ▁Gu adal can al ▁Camp aign ▁against ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁from ▁ 6 ▁November ▁to ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁operation , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Ra iders ▁attacked ▁forces ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁T osh in ari ▁Sh ō ji , ▁which ▁were ▁esc aping ▁from ▁an ▁attempted ▁enc irc lement ▁in ▁the ▁K oli ▁Point ▁area ▁on ▁Gu adal can al ▁and ▁attempting ▁to ▁re join ▁other ▁Japanese ▁army ▁units ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁L ung a ▁per imeter . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁small ▁unit ▁engag ements ▁over ▁ 2 9   days , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Ra iders ▁killed ▁almost ▁ 5 0 0   J apan ese ▁soldiers ▁while ▁suffering ▁only ▁ 1 6   kil led , ▁although ▁many ▁were ▁aff lic ted ▁by ▁disease . ▁The ▁ra iders ▁also ▁captured ▁a ▁Japanese ▁field ▁gun ▁that ▁was ▁deliver ing ▁har ass ing ▁fire ▁on ▁Hend erson ▁Field , ▁the ▁Al lied ▁air field ▁at ▁L ung a ▁Point ▁on ▁Gu adal can al . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Gu adal can al ▁campaign ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁( prim arily ▁U . S . ▁Mar ines ) ▁land ed ▁on ▁Gu adal can al , ▁Tul agi , ▁and ▁Florida ▁Islands ▁in ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁Their ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁den