Arnaldo Panizo

“ The enemy artillery, owner of the magnificent positions they had taken in San Juan and Villa, was doing strong unloads to us on the Batteries, which were answered vigorously, supporting a bombardment of more than two hours, which it caused us some victims. Meanwhile, the enemy, entering the way lately opened, between San Juan and Chorrillos, was trying, with forces of Infantry and Cavalry, in considerable number, to get hold of this Villa. ”

“ Fabio Rodriguez, with a few more junior, did they deploy to guerrillas in order to beat, even with his chest out, the most important avenues for the position.
The machine gun “Clayton” had been rendered unusable to the first shots. Major Haza, who personally handled this weapon, which was finally abandoned and take charge of the Howitzer of 12 pounder, artillery field, to beat and close to the enemy, whose infantry had occupied the avenues of the Malecon and the path that leads to of zig-zag that leads to Morro. ”

“ It was therefore the key to our batteries, and therefore necessary, placed there by lesser-caliber artillery, which, while talking to the enemy long-range, all landing prevented by the inlet “Chira” and supported by strong Army Division, were prevented taken by the enemy, with its infantry cancel out fires, completely, the batteries of my command. In consequence and with great work, for an entirely narrow way formed (trained) on the cleaver that runs up to the top, jumped to two 9-pound field gun, “Clay” rifle, and a machine gun “Nordenfelt”. ”