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the height, which he only ceded inch by 

 inch, and consequently suffered most con- 

 siderably; this was just at night-fall, which 

 prevented the patriots taking advantage of 

 the confusion in the enemy's lines : thus 

 ended a glorious and hard-contested day. 



For what they fought, may be conceived 

 from the fact, that fourteen patriots being 

 taken prisoners at Gameza, having been 

 placed back to back, were bayonetted in 

 cool blood; and the commanding general 

 said, on being taken prisoner at Boyaca, 

 that it was the order of the Viceroy, Sa- 

 mano, to serve all so who fell into their 

 hands : none could possibly have escaped 

 had the action been lost at Pantano de Bar- 

 ges. The British battalion lost, in killed 

 and wounded, thirty, including Lieutenant 

 Kaisley, killed ; and Colonel Rooke and 

 Lieutenant M'Manus, wounded : Colonel 

 Rooke's left arm was amputated, of which 

 he afterwards died ; he was a gallant officer, 



