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rapidly to the Rio Grande and crossed back into old Mexico. The Indians in this engagement suffered severely, having seven killed and many wounded. The troops lost one solider killed and one officer wounded. The command was then moved in the direction of Van Horns wells where it was thought the Indians would make their next attempt to get through the lines and go North. While the troops were engaged guarding the passes in the mountains to the East of Van Horns wells and scouting towards the Rio Grande to prevent the Indians from passing towards and his band slipped through Hornes on August 4th. General moved his command in march of sixty five miles in the loss of an animal, succeeded off and after a sharp engagement again defeated and driven back across the Rio Grande, badly the loss of many killed and horses, their camp and all

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and fifty miles to the westward and have gone via of [strike] the the direction of Dierra De the Indians in a decidedly having their wounded with played out; as an evidence