The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-11-24

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nothing more than reconnoiiering party,
he attacked ihem with his cazsdcres TO
clear the way. whilst the main body FOL.
lowed up. Our division euicken'd their
march, and to the great surprise of the
enemy, the whole OF our infantry Showed
themselves in column on height com.
manding his position. The enen,y's van
had assembled part Of the road, following
our advance, and the remainder OF his ar.
my was below, about a quarter Of
league from the bridge, and Showed
force of 5000 men. Our battalion of
cazadores Of the van sent out company
as skirmishers, and with the remainder
in column attacked the eilemy's caza-
dores, and drove them back precipitarely
to wall, from whence they were also
dislodged; they then passed the bridge,
and took up position on the other side
and in the meanwhile our infantry came
down, and the cavalry marched along the
road. The enemy made movement by
his right, whictEwas opposed by tine ri.
Hes, and the British company. The bat
talion., first of Barcelona and Paez's bra
vos, with the squadron of the cavalry of
the upper plain, marched by the centre.
The battalion OF the line Of New -Gfena-
da, and the guides ofthe rear, joined the
battalion of cazadores and formed the
left. The columns Of Tuna and Socor-
ro remained in reserve. The action be-
gan at the same instant all along the line.
Gen. Anzoategui directed the operations
of the centre and right; he ordered bat
talon to be attacked, which the enemy
had sent out as skirmishers in ravine,
and forced il to retire on the main body,
which formed in column on height,
with three pieces ofartillery in the centre,
and two corps OF cavalry on the aanks,
waiting the attack. Our troops of the
centre, disregarding the fire Of some
corps Of the enemy posted on the left
fabk, attacked the main body The en-
emy gave dreadful fire, but our troops,
with the most daring movements, execu-
ted with the strictest discipline, surroun-
ded all the enemy's corps. The squad
ron Of cavalry of the upper plain charged
with its wonted vaior, and from that mo-
ment all the efforts of the Spanish Gene
raj were 6ruitiess; he lost the position.
The company Of horse grenadiers fall
Spaniards) was the first tina. cowardiy
LETT the field Of battle. The infantry en-
deavored to reform on another height,
and was instantly 6c$a1ye'd. "A corps
Of cavalry in reserve wited ours, with
the Jances in r. 4, anil was pierced
through and through ~ our lanctrs.
The whole Spanish ARMY io complete
rout, and closed III ON all sides, after suE.
..fering dreadful carnage, threw down their
arms and surrendered. With an almost
simultaneous movement, Gen. Ssntan-
der, who directed - operations of the
le.s, and who had met with an inconside.
rable resistance from the enemy's ,sm,
and to which he had only opposed his
cazadores, charged with some companies
of the battalion Of the line, and the guides
Of the van, passed the bridge and CON-
ple,cd the victory. All the enemy's al
my remained in our hands. Jsl
Gen. Bargeyro, commander in chief of
the army of New Grenada, is aprisoner,
and was taken in the field of battle by
soldier of the first rifles, Pedro Marsh
neg the second in command, Col. Nj
menes. is also prisoner amultitude OF
inferior officers, and more than 1000
men are likewise taken, and moreover all
their arms, ammunition, artillery, horses.
&c. &c. Hardly fifty men escaped, and
amongst them some chiefs and ofkcers of
cavalry, who fed before the action was
decided. Gen. Santandcr with tie van
and the guides of the rear pursued, at the
same time, the dispersed to this place,
aid Gen. Anzoategui with the rcnnmy
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