Morison(1958年),第15页,Number reflects total Allied forces on Guadalcanal, not necessarily the number directly involved in the battle. 11,000 troops were landed initially and three battalions (about 1,500 troops) were moved to Guadalcanal from Tulagi later. Morison, Samuel Eliot. The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II5. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 1958. ISBN 0-316-58305-7.