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although they had ghe moral support of a large body

of reserve. ‘This was not brought into action, as the

generals did not consider it necessary. They thought

it would be a waste of powder. The two armies dis-

puted the victory for a while, but at last victory de-

clared for our heroic soldiery, whose impetuous charge

nothing could resist, The sublime heroism, of both

oficers and soldiers, is beyond all praise. The four

divisions of the enemy, incomplete as they were, could

not have amounted to leas than 6,000 men,

“In the middle of the battle, Brigadier-General José

Maria Cobral engaged Lafleur, the commander-in-

chief of the hostile anny, in single combat, and killed

him on the spot. He sent the spoils of the Haytian

commander to Santana, who has forwarded them to

this capital, where they are now to be seen, Six

hundred and ninety-five of the enemy have been

counted as slain on the field of battle, and #5 military

chests, among other things, were taken,

«Col. Martinez pursued the enemy with 500 cav-

alry, overtook them at Las Matas, and from that

point drove them from our soil. In their disorderly

flight the Haytians lost a great number of killed; it

catnot be ascertained exactly how many.

At Cambronal the enemy left upon the field of

battle 350 Killed—among them their Commander-in-

Chief, Caras; and, as the prisoners gay, two regi

ments bad full employment in carrying off the

wounded.

“They intrenched themselves at Nevba, where

Gen. Loza, acting in accordance with instructions from

Gen. Santana, besieged them, and, cutting off their

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New-York daily tribune. (1856). New-York [N.Y.], 1856-02-12. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030213/1856-02-12/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New-York daily tribune, 1856-02-12.