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New York (not one of which fired a gun or were 

 anywhere near the battle), in addition to the six- 

 teen dismounted troops of cavalry. In other words, 

 as the five infantry regiments each included twelve 

 companies, he makes the attacking force consist of 

 just five times the actual amount. As for the "re- 

 pulse/' our line never went back ten yards in any 

 place, and the advance was practically steady; 

 while an hour and a half after the fight began we 

 were in complete possession of the entire Spanish 

 position, and their troops were fleeing in masses 

 down the road, our men being too exhausted to fol- 

 low them. 



General Rubin also reports that he lost but seven 

 men killed. This is certainly incorrect, for Cap- 

 tain O'Neill and I went over the ground very 

 carefully and counted eleven dead Spaniards, all of 

 whom were actually buried by our burying squads. 

 There were probably two or three men whom we 

 missed, but I think that our official reports are in- 

 correct in stating that forty-two dead Spaniards 

 were found ; this being based upon reports in which 

 I think some of the Spanish dead were counted two 

 or three times. Indeed, I should doubt whether 

 their loss was as heavy as ours, for they were under 

 cover, while we advanced, often in the open, and 

 their main lines fled long before we could get to 

 close quarters. It is a very difficult country, and a 



