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The Battle of Saratoga 211
a prop had been placed, and the crushed grass
showed that a soldier had taken refuge there.
In the farmhouse where Castellanos and his staff
made their headquarters, there were torn papers,
documents, and muster-rolls, one of which I preserved, and old bandages strewn about. The general disorder told plainly of the excitement our
steady fire caused them night and day.
11 p.m.— Peasants say the Spaniards marched
with two hundred wounded. Three died on the
way and were buried by the roadside. Guerra and
his men followed the column to the outskirts of
Puerto Principe, shooting into it whenever an
opportunity presented. As an outcome of the
fighting, we have eleven killed and sixty wounded.
There are also many who have trifling wounds, not
entitling them to be put on the sick report.
Note. — A few days after Saratoga, I read General Castellanos' official report
of the fight, in a Puerto Principe newspaper that found its way to camp.
According to Castellanos' own statement, he expended 50,000 rounds of rifle ammunition. (I quote from memory, having unfortunately lost the newspaper in which
the original official report was published.) This allows about 4545 bullets to kill
one insurgent, making obsolete the old Franco-Prussian War ratio of 1000 to one
man.
The following account, based on Castellanos' report, was cabled to New York
from Havana, and published in the Journal on June 15th, before my own account
was received of course : —-
"Gomez fights a two days' battle. Incomplete details have been received of
an important battle at Najasa. Unofficial reports state that Gomez was in command
of the rebels, who numbered 5000 men. He made a manoeuvre with the intention
of leading the Spanish commander to believe that he intended to surround the troops,
who were encamped on the plains of Saratoga. The manoeuvre failed of the desired
effect, which was to compel the Spanish forces to retreat. The rebels then attacked
the troops with machetes, but the latter repulsed the charges.
"The battle is said to have lasted forty-two hours. General Godoy, with a
strong Spanish force, arrived on the scene, and with his assistance the troops succeeded in forcing the rebels to retire.
"The battle is said to have been similar to that which took place at Guasimas in
the last war." (The battle of Las Guasimas, by the way, was a distinct defeat for
the Spaniards.)
| Title | Marching with Gomez |
| Creator | Flint, Grover |
| Publisher | Lamson, Wolffe and company |
| Place of Publication | Boston, New York [etc.] |
| Date | 1898 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000256 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | The Battle of Saratoga 211 a prop had been placed, and the crushed grass showed that a soldier had taken refuge there. In the farmhouse where Castellanos and his staff made their headquarters, there were torn papers, documents, and muster-rolls, one of which I preserved, and old bandages strewn about. The general disorder told plainly of the excitement our steady fire caused them night and day. 11 p.m.— Peasants say the Spaniards marched with two hundred wounded. Three died on the way and were buried by the roadside. Guerra and his men followed the column to the outskirts of Puerto Principe, shooting into it whenever an opportunity presented. As an outcome of the fighting, we have eleven killed and sixty wounded. There are also many who have trifling wounds, not entitling them to be put on the sick report. Note. — A few days after Saratoga, I read General Castellanos' official report of the fight, in a Puerto Principe newspaper that found its way to camp. According to Castellanos' own statement, he expended 50,000 rounds of rifle ammunition. (I quote from memory, having unfortunately lost the newspaper in which the original official report was published.) This allows about 4545 bullets to kill one insurgent, making obsolete the old Franco-Prussian War ratio of 1000 to one man. The following account, based on Castellanos' report, was cabled to New York from Havana, and published in the Journal on June 15th, before my own account was received of course : —- "Gomez fights a two days' battle. Incomplete details have been received of an important battle at Najasa. Unofficial reports state that Gomez was in command of the rebels, who numbered 5000 men. He made a manoeuvre with the intention of leading the Spanish commander to believe that he intended to surround the troops, who were encamped on the plains of Saratoga. The manoeuvre failed of the desired effect, which was to compel the Spanish forces to retreat. The rebels then attacked the troops with machetes, but the latter repulsed the charges. "The battle is said to have lasted forty-two hours. General Godoy, with a strong Spanish force, arrived on the scene, and with his assistance the troops succeeded in forcing the rebels to retire. "The battle is said to have been similar to that which took place at Guasimas in the last war." (The battle of Las Guasimas, by the way, was a distinct defeat for the Spaniards.) |
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