At this time Kawaguchi and most of his forces were about six miles west of Tasimboko near Tetere and had just begun to head into the island's interior (Alexander pp. 124).
På dette tidspunkt var Kawaguchi og hovedparten af hans styrker omkring 10 km vest for Tasimboko nær Tetere og var netop begyndt at bevæge sig ind i det indre af øen (Alexander pp. 124).