The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-22
THE BATTLE or Lg,HuzA.
How she Fufza> Won the rfSn,-tts
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zra3sr &zc~e whSca for months pasy has
wva4gh, zsscAsef in ;ss racks 81 the
Sss2z.sa army n ire wess. Tire 1aes. hat
talon - the Spanish service. named sf,r-
tbs Ta2tafs3 s-2S ef SrSta. was chosen
ID lead IL TIE assault. ana taree s,rorr
columns were selected Tor Corporation
VIE Il n case % necessity. tens OF th,.s-
sands - ne oths< crooas stationed along
ire S-aesa could szapars The ATTACKING
party. Ehae. as SPAN believed. taere Was
ID available h2e q retreat for the rebels
A decisive vssory OF the Spanish army
il tbs part % Gaia has been The eh3es
easece % desire far Spain ever since the
dreaded CGhan sgrategass Naeea entered
tie province wing west CT Havana C,an
ths spanish side everything had been so,
ready Tor the battle into which the iaSur-
gents were 10 be forced. Gen Aro.ss. the
commander OF The sreeha. had made a re-
pert. n which he described ITS l-apregns-
el4tr a-5 spoke eorseEa2geoa>ly Of Ma
ceoS rebels IN It's vicinity. What I most
desire he said. us that the rebels shall
show themselves al any posnt within seven
leagues II our trenches"
Gen. Aaceo had somehow got wind Of
the sreu1ys plan. and he concluded Got 10
vai, for is execution. He dared TO advance
within the seven leagues spoken OF by Gen
Aro1ss. and he determined that he himself
should r1ase the attack. instead OF depend
irg Gpcs the snemys pleasure. 1t was an
unexpected attack that he made: II was a
most daring attack: II was directed against
the arss body of Spanish troops that came
within sight. which happened TO be led by
the crack regiment % Spain in CUBA, COM
rasnde1 BY an unGuailsnS Spanish soldier.
Col Shares. Gen Maceo began his attack
at place which the Span.aris had not
thought he could OCCUPY. and the Span
ards had not been forewarne5 Of bis de-
sign He opened IRE upon the Spanish bat
talon IT the front. Which broke and fed
he pursued Il for miles. shooting its men as
they ran Until they found refuge aboard a
Spanish ship. lie next turned upon such
other parts % the Spanish army as were
within his reash; and thea. having done
what he desired. that IS. having prevented
spain from assuming the offensive AGAINST
hin. he retired TO mountain stronghold
where he has awaited SPANS pleasure
since Sunday, April L. L turned out that
the Spanish hattzltons had not asen pre-
pared fox the attack Of the revolutionary
leader and hat the <eyen-leaxus,s Sranl<a
general al the trochz was taken By sur
Prise; and that the force under Gen neios
Echevs-Tia. upon which reliance had been
placed. failed 10 come 70 time and that. 4,
short the whole affair. on The Spanish SIDE.
had been eungled by the ssif-sztisasd gen
erzl who had been put in charge Of the
trocAa
As % the Spanish losses IN the eaxaSs-
meat al and near iechu.a 20 Official
report has been made pubic. bat there
Is 10 1oaot that the captain general Is in
Possession OF the figures. The Cuban e.
innate e1 Spanish losses ta killed and
wounded Goes nos fall Far short OF i.caa
The Spas.iaris. instead Of making the
claim Of 8 victory. which they have pre-
scented regarding every other action in The
war. admit TIA, they suffered a serious
Defeat az the battle % Lschnxa. bat say
thai 1. MIL have 70 influence upon the
coEduc. Of the war. and boast that II
Nzceo shall again come within the seven
league limit. his wh9le~forca viii surely
es Destroyed This battle Is OF more TN
ror:Ance 20 Cuba thar he enc which Ma
Geo Tough. ard gairAd al candslarsa Ga
March II
There is q danger that TIE many VIC
tories % the rsyolu;ioaists In the west Will
lead them to indulge il overconhdencs.
and then give Span the opportunity which
she desires. But Gea. Mace Is nos less
cautious than he Is bold. ard he has Civ
er prcof all through his career that he is
possessed OF remarkable ssfategieai skill
and that he has a thorough knowledge Of
the method Of handling AID cantrollirc
the military forces Of the Cuban revogu-
rio1.
The air OF Csea has recently been heavy.
al times. with those mis.s which portend
the approach Of the long rainy season.
Msceo himself says that the arrival OF
that season will not interrupt his opera
tons and that he expects 10 carry on an
aggressive campaign all through the sum
mer. during which time SPAN will have
20 deal with those three terrible enemies
the weather. thu plague and the rsvola-
ton.