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OPERATIONS AGAINST RAYON AND VILLAGRAN.
directions, however, partly by scaling, partly through breaches, and by the close of the day fort as well as town had been captured, leaving only a remnant of the insurgents in possession of the church-towers till the following morning. Nearly 300 insurgents
Campaign in the East.
perished, and 400 were taken prisoners, out of about 2,000, the besieging force reaching nearly the same total.[1] A larger proportion would have escaped, but
- ↑ Fernandez of Tlahuelilpan captured the bastion, with 57 prisoners; 17 guns were obtained. Reports by subordinate leaders, Barradas, Casasola
