700 Marines. 7,000 Enemies. 1 Night. — How Chesty Puller Broke a Massive Assault
On October 24, 1942, 700 U.S. Marines under Lieutenant Colonel Lewis “Chesty” Puller faced nearly 7,000 Japanese soldiers in the jungles of Guadalcanal. Their mission was simple: hold Henderson Field at all costs. Outnumbered and under attack through the night, Puller’s Marines used machine guns, artillery, discipline, and courage to stop one of the largest assaults of the Guadalcanal campaign. This battle became a turning point in the Pacific War and helped cement Chesty Puller’s legendary place in Marine Corps history. Watch the full story of Chesty Puller, John Basilone, Suicide Charley, Henderson Field, and the night 700 Marines broke a massive Japanese assault. 🎖️ if you enjoyed this story, check out these other unbelievable ww2 battles and heroes: 🔥 1 Marine vs 7 Bunkers — The 4-Hour Flamethrower Assault That Saved His Unit 👉 • 1 Marine vs 7 Bunkers — The 4-Hour Flameth... 🔥 Nobody Feared This "Quiet" Pilot — Until He Crushed 40 Japanese Planes in 24 Months 👉 • Nobody Feared This "Quiet" Pilot — Until H... 🔥 An Entire Battalion Was Pinned Down — Until One Man Cleared 12 Bunkers in a Single Push 👉 • An Entire Battalion Was Pinned Down — Unti... 🔥 500 Lives, Zero Cover — How a 22-Year-Old Coast Guardsman Shielded Them With a Plywood Boat 👉 • 500 Lives, Zero Cover — How a 22-Year-Old ... 🔥 He Landed Without a Rifle — 3 Hours Later, He Led 12 Men to Defeat 50 Elite Germans 👉 • He Landed Without a Rifle — 3 Hours Later,... 00:00 HOOK 01:59 CONTEXT 05:08 BODY 1 — THE TRAIL 08:09 BODY 2 — THE LINE 10:44 BODY 3 — THE NIGHT 15:25 PATTERN BREAK 1 — THE WOMAN AT THE LATHE 17:15 BODY 4 — THE NUMBERS 19:56 PATTERN BREAK 2 — MORAL COMPLEXITY 21:57 CLIMAX — THE MORNING 24:55 CLOSE — THE ECHO
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