An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . order of Colonel Bowles, the Mexi-cans advanced upon the Kentucky resiment, under Colonels ^IcKeeand Clay, and the ^^lississippi regiment, under Colonel Jefferson Da-vis, At this moment, by order of General Taylor, Captain Bragg threwhimself into action, and opened his battery witiiin a few yards of theMexican cavalry. By this daring movement, the enemys progress wassuddenly arres
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . order of Colonel Bowles, the Mexi-cans advanced upon the Kentucky resiment, under Colonels ^IcKeeand Clay, and the ^^lississippi regiment, under Colonel Jefferson Da-vis, At this moment, by order of General Taylor, Captain Bragg threwhimself into action, and opened his battery witiiin a few yards of theMexican cavalry. By this daring movement, the enemys progress wassuddenly arrested, and his whole body of lancers driven back. Bu>, their retreat, they attacked the second Kentucky regiment,?r,-hich had pursued beyond supporting distance. The gallant troopscomposing it were overwhelmed with immense slaughter, and driveninto a ravine, where they were saved from total annihilation only bythe timely discharg-e of a battery placed there under command ofCaptain Washington. The remainder of the American artillery:hen opened a heavy fire upon the Mexican right flank, which con-tributed materially to his final repulse. Night had now fallen upou 3 a2 558 OPLRATIONS OF GENERAL OOLO JHFFBHSON DAVIS. .ne field, and each army appeared unwilling further to test thestrength of the other. Notwithstanding the numerous changes inposition, the forces occupied nearly the same ground as they had inthe morning. The Americans expected a renewal of the battle onthe following day; but the disheartened condition of the Mexicansrendered this impossible ; and before daylight, Santa Anna, with histroops, was in full retreat to Agua Nueva. In this action the Americans lost two hundred and sixty-sevenkilled, four hundred and fifty-six wounded, and twenty-three killed and wounded of the enemy have been estimated at morethan two thousand, nearly five hundred of their dead being left upontne field. The relative loss of officers among the Americans is sur-pri
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