Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-11-11
BATTLE OF BOyir,.

Yesterday at day break, lnc an,
ced posts reported that the enemy ~.
m r;iling by the Samaca Road the ~
my Immediately got under arms ,'1
As SOON as it was ascertainetl that if My
his intention to pass the bridge of n
iaca, to open his communication, a.
pl,ce himself in contact with the ca,
tai. we marched by the great road j
intercept him. OF oliise hm 10 Come
actiun.
At two. Z. Nj. the first division off
enemy got to the bridge. when our Y !
Gettes of Cavalry showed themse|y,
The enemy, who could not yet see o..
force, nd'supposed himself in presc,,
of q corps Of observation only, attack
with his Cazadorcs, While the main n
dy of his army continued to move E,
Our divisions marched forward
double quick time. and, to the enemy !
great surprise, our whole infantry AL
peared in column, on an cminence Com
manding the position. The enemy
advance had got up a part Of the roa
in pursuit of our ,idetles, and the re
was below at about a quarter of a ieacg
distant from the bridge, and shewed
force Of about oOe0mcn. he battaIo |
of Cazadores of our advance, detacL,
company in Guerilla, while the r.
mainder in column, attacked the en
my's Cazadores, and drove them ba
precipitately to an old run from who
they were 'lislodged /; he then pass
the bridge and took up a position Oh d
opposite side. In the mean time,
infantry descended from the emincn
and the cavalry kept its march by t
road. The enemy attempted a mOv
ment from his right, but was oppOs
by the Rife Corps, and the BlItH
Company. The first battalion IF 3a,
ceiona, and the Bravo OF Paez, whit
squadron of the upper plains, tormt
the centre. The battalion OF the la
of New Grenada, and the Guides Of d
rear, united to the battalion of Cazl
dores, were on the left ; the columns
Taniu and Socoro were in the reser
Immediately the action became sem
raj throughout the line. General A
zuategui directed the operations Of
centre and of the right ; he attacked
battalion which the enemy had deplqk
ed in Guerilla in glen, and oblIs
it to retire to its line, which, now in
luIun on an eminence with three piec
of cannon in the centre, and VE
corps of Cavalry waited our attack.
I'he troops in our centre, notwitH
standing severe fire from some font
of the enemy, on our left flank, attaC
ed his main body he kepta heavy fr|f /
but our troops in the most aadaci
style, executing their movements VI
the very best discipline, surrounded
whole OF the enemy's corps. The squa
ron of the upper plains, charged vi
its usual bravery, and from that nd
ment the efforts OF the Spanish Gea
raj were unavajling and he was dri'
from his position. The company
mounted Grenadiers, all Spanlar
were the first that fed. The infant
attempted to form on neighboring b
but were Immediately destroyed.
Corps Of cavalry in reserve waited
ours, with their lanccs prepared
charge, were cut in pieces; and final
the whole Spanish army in complete
route, and hemmed in OH every sid
laid down their arms, and SURRENDER
prisoners of war. Nearly at the sad
tine simultaneously, General Santa
der, who commanded the left, and v
had met with a temaririous resistar
from the enemy's vanguard, to viii
lie had only to oppose his CazadoS
with some companies of the line, by
Guides of the rear, passed the brlta
and completed the victory.
The whole of the enemy's army
prisoners. General Barreyro, CD
mantier in Chief, of the Forces in M
Grenada, and his second in comma
Colonel Ximenes, almost all the Cd
mandcrs and chiefs of corps, mu
tude of subalerns, and above l6OOu
are prisoners with their arms anu
ton, cavalry, &c. Not above so I'd
with some officers of cavalry, who
before the battle was decided, have
capped. The Commander in CHI
Barreyro was taken by Pedro MartH u
a private of the Rifle Corps. q
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