Rupertus detached one company of Marines from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment on Florida Island to assist in assaulting Tanambogo, in spite of advice from his staff that one company was not enough.
Rupertus afsendte et kompagni marinesoldater fra 1. bataljon af 2. marineregiment på Floridaøerne til at hjælpe med at angribe Tanambogo på trods af at hans stab havde sagt at et kompagni ikke var nok.