32

wounding one man.
Sept 21st 1846

This morning about 1000 or
1500 of the Mexican Lancers
charged our lines 2 of our compy
were mounted and the balance
was stationed behind the brush
fence to do sharp shooting. On
they came, our men receiving the
charge and repulsed them with
a loss of 100 killed and wounded.
Our men was supported by the
Infantry and as soon as the
Mexicans had retreated up the
hill high enough Capt Duncan
opened his battery of flying
artillery upon them by firing
over our mens heads with consider
able effect. An Order
having been received by Maj Chevallier
for the 2nd Battalion of Reg
Our loss was one Killed and
several wounded. The Col of the
Lancers was killed.