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of its regimental commanders was touched, while 

 the commander of the First Brigade and two of its 

 three regimental commanders had been killed or 

 wounded. 



In this fight our regiment had numbered 490 men, 

 as, in addition to the killed and wounded of the first 

 fight, some had had to go to the hospital for sick- 

 ness and some had been left behind with the bag- 

 gage, or were detailed on other duty. Eighty-nine 

 were killed and wounded : the heaviest loss suffered 

 by any regiment in the cavalry division. The Span- 

 iards made a stiff fight, standing firm until we 

 charged home. They fought much more stubbornly 

 than at Las Guasimas. We ought to have expected 

 this, for they have always done well in holding in- 

 trenchments. On this day they showed themselves 

 to be brave foes, worthy of honor for their gal- 

 lantry. 



In the attack on the San Juan hills our forces num- 

 bered about 6,600.* There were about 4,500 Span- 



* According to the official reports, 5,104 officers and men of 

 Kent's infantry, and 2,649 of the cavalry had been landed. My 

 regiment is put down as 542 strong, instead of the real figure. 

 490, the difference being due to men who were in hospital and 

 on guard at the seashore, etc. In other words, the total rep- 

 resents the total landed; the details, etc., are included. Gen- 

 eral Wheeler, in his report of July 7th, puts these details as 

 about fifteen per cent of the whole of the force which was on 

 the transports ; about eighty-five per cent got forward and was 

 in the fight. 



