"…Given the distressing situation that had been created by the possibility of containing the wave of savages who had terrorized the inhabitants of the province, the government of San Luis got the emotional support of the province of Buenos Aires that send the regiment "Auxiliary from the Andes" , composed of 200 well armed and disciplined men under the command of Colonel Pantaleon an experienced and bizarre Argañaraz men who, "as a knowledgeable independent terrain and tactics of the Indian, was a brave soldier and sagacious ".
With this force over ninety lancers of Colonel Paul Lucero and fifty cavalrymen commanded by Commander in Argañaraz a boss character, they prepared to fight knowing that their heroism and sacrifice depended the lives of hundreds of people, the comfort of so many homes, at least momentarily moslty of the people of the Province.
The meeting took place at Pampa de los Molles, at the foot of the "Cerros Largos" (Long Hills), half a league from La Toma, on October 8, 1834 The "indiada" (indian band) belonged to the tribe of the famous Yanquetruz and headed by caciques of second order but renowned as Colipay, Garrone, Pallan, Cuitiño and others who were not individualized.
…in front of over 1,500 Indians warriors, it was not in in the savage calculations to fight a battle because they were more interested in saving the substantial fruits of his run and the rich cast of captives who had caught and cattle (20.000 cattle heads) , but once they saw that they would be intercepted without being able to step back and take a detour they decided to fight with the drive and ferocity with which they were characteristic.
The shock was of extraordinary violence, and if not for the discipline of the veteran troops and the courage of their officers, the Indians would have achieved a tragic victory with terrible consequences for civilization.
At the beginning of the combat Colonel Pantaleon Argañaraz and his soldiers were cut and near to perish. At the same time the commander José León Romero were cut in pieces, bravely defending the terrible attack that Indians had concentrated on their sector. For his part, Major Jose Mendiolaza, Colonel Patricio Chavez and Lt. Col. Luis Argañaraz, effective and bravely sustained by Isidoro Torres, managed to regroup his forces and run in aid of the officers and soldiers who were defending their lives with lances and sword against the bulk of the brave indians warriors
At the end, the discipline and skill of the military balance over the indomitable courage of the indians which preferred to died in the melee. In the battlefield all the Indians chiefs were killed, also seventy warrior ; twenty-three captives were rescued as 16,000 cattle heads. The victory cost the military troops numerous casualties in killed and wounded…"
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This was very common in our "Old West" history.
There were combats with much more men involved.
Just to told something different.
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