A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . htroops in the western portion of Puerto will take all necessary precautions andexercise great care against being surprised orambushed by the enemy, and will make themovement as rapidly as possible, at thesame time exercising your best judgment inthe care of your command, to accomplishthe object of your expedition. And this programme we were now readyto carry out. CHAPTER IIThe First Days March Disposition of our column— The road to SabanaGrande — The infantrymen*s burden — Wa
A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . htroops in the western portion of Puerto will take all necessary precautions andexercise great care against being surprised orambushed by the enemy, and will make themovement as rapidly as possible, at thesame time exercising your best judgment inthe care of your command, to accomplishthe object of your expedition. And this programme we were now readyto carry out. CHAPTER IIThe First Days March Disposition of our column— The road to SabanaGrande — The infantrymen*s burden — Wayside hos-pitality — Hard tack and repartee — Into camp andunder blankets — Arrival of Macombs troop — Asmoke-talk. THE disposition and arrangement ofour forces on the first days marchcan best be shown by the followingdocument: — Headquarters Independent Brigade (Regulars),Camp at Yauco, Puerto Rico, Aug. 8, 1898. General Orders No. 13. This command will move out on the road to Sabana Grande at ten oclock tomorrow morning. It will observe the following rules and order of march ; —24 crq. YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS 25 1. Macombs troop of cavalry will actas a screen, and will march about two milesin advance of the point of the advance-guard. The extent of the front to becovered by, and the disposition of the cav-alry, will depend upon the nature of thecountry, and will be left to the judgmentof the troop commander. He will com-municate freely by means of orderlies withthe commander of the advance-guard, whowill at once transmit all messages to thecommanding general. Three mounted or-derlies, to be furnished by the troop, willmarch with the advance-guard. 2. Two companies of infantry, one pla-toon of artillery, and two Gatling guns willconstitute the advance-guard. A pioneerdetachment, consisting of one non-commis-sioned officer and eight men, to be carefullyselected from the advance-guard, will marchwith the reserve, and will be under the di-rection of the engineer off
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