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on the opposite side was 50 effective a. 70 drive tho
Paragaayan troops into an unmanageabe mas incapable
OF being reformed, their cavalry aud artillery being
mingled with the infantry
RErREATING AT THE POINT OF THE BAYoNEr
They then commenced retreat at the point Of the
but obstnaeIy defended every inch of ground
until Obliged to dispense by showers grape spendid
bayonet charge by the allied infantry completely broke
them up then ensucd hand 70 hand fight sustained
by groups OF twenty thirty EACH always retiring
and the two bodies OF infantry became mixed together
that the artillery had TO cease firing
sAUvE OUT PEUr.
Az TINS moment the First regiment OF cavalry, Argen
une and the escort OF General Flores made most bril-
liant charge and i was all with the enemy who be-
TOOK themselves 70 precipate nigh:
BRAZILIAN CASUALTIES.
Colonel Fidelis, who commanded the Brazilian volun
teers, was dangerously, and Colonel Regulcs, OF
casualties had arrived, but doubtless Bustamentes VOL
unteers suffered severely as well AZ other
corps from the line firing Of the Paraguayans and in
the cavalry charges e
now THE PARAGUAYANs TREATED PROPOSAL
OF SURRENDER.
Four days prior to the battle General Flores gent
inequality OF their respective forces and Offering him
honorable terms Of surrender, 10 witch Daae replied by
shooting tie messenger. -. s.s
GENERAL FLORES ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE-MA0-
NIFICENT FIGHTING OF THE vANQUfsuED.
Era GENERAL GENERAL MITRE.
PAso Los LIBREs, August is, 1885.
After painful march through heavy rams and
try flooded with arrived yesterday morning At
half front OF the enemy's force consisting OF
thousand hundred left dead upon the held
one thousand two hundred, including the commander,
Duare, are prisoners, than three hundred being
wounded. -Four standards the military stores and am-
munition eight carts and all heir wrcched horses are In
possession OF the allied army.
The army Of the vanguard has about two hundred ana
fifty men hos de Gambia. between killed and wounded.
i has been impossible to avoid the esion Of blood for
the enemy fought like savages Such is tho barbarous
anatcism with which they have noccuatcd by the
despot Lopez and his yrannica predecessors that u
oaosr make them surrender and they prr Ger
tain death to laying dorn their
GENERAL PAuNRRo's DESCRIPTION OF THE BUTCH
cry.
GENERAL PAuxERo TO GENERAL
PAso De Los LIHRis' August Is, 1895
Yesterdays battle tcas regular butcheyv which nei
Their General Flores any else could possibly
prevent seeing that the enemy would surrender and
kept obstinate and desperate fire upon us thus &C.
casioning lametable osses WHICH perhaps should
not have suffered In engagement with superior force
! cannot comprehend the idea that force Of three
thousand men, without artillery, should venture to
counter ours abandoning itself TO useless sacrifice and
assigning as its only reason for dong 20 that i had no
order surrender This given by the chief
in command Duarte himself, who was taken prisoner
by the Sixth battalion Of the line.
The tremendous moment was when our column
and three Brazilian batalions charged ut double
quickn because the Paraguayans reiterated slowly,
and Keeping up ,s Ser re WINE ner
in groups and repeatedly charging men, the
nature Of the ground permitted was then ordered
First regiment of cavalry OF the line TO ADVANCE who.
though received by heavy fire OF muscty and by tho
point Of the bayonet made such slaughter you may
termination OF the enemy whom it was impossible to
make prisoners without heavy loss US account OF
their obstinate and stupid resistance. st .t ~
This skirmish cost us dearly
Very little artillery ammunition was expended-not
than fifty roundsor there was neither room nor
for more, much consumed by the infantry.
seven Thousand Paragaayanso shut Up