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     This is the homepage for some 100 Web pages that (will eventually) house about 1,000 Marine-Guardia patrol and combat reports that begin in earnest in July 1927 and continue through December 1932.  These are among the most remarkable documents produced during the US invasion and occupation.  The level of detail, the spontaneity, the fine-grained descriptions of landscapes, people, and events can be breathtaking.  Together these reports offer invaluable insights on virtually every aspect of the struggle.  All spelling, orthography, and formatting correspond to the originals, except for some obvious typos.

      Each PC-Docs Page contains around 10 individual reports.  Some reports are more than 40 pages long, though they average about 2½ typescript pages.  Right now the first 14 PC-Docs Pages house around 120 reports, taking events up to May 1928. 

     To facilitate navigation, the following index appears on the bottom of each PC-Docs page:

                                           
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     All individual reports can be accessed via two master inventories.  One is this Excel file:

 

 

Master Inventory of PC Reports  (Excel file)

 

 

     The second master inventory appears here (boldface signifies report of "military contact," defined as an episode in which firearms are discharged by both sides):

 

 

 

INVENTORY OF PATROL AND COMBAT REPORTS

 

 

PAGE 1:   24.02.18 Bourke Report of Visit to Honduran Frontier  •  24.03.24 Birnbaumer Marines in Nicaragua 1924  •  27.05.19 Chappell Report of Engagement at La Paz Centro  •  27.06.07 Swanson Patrol to Diria  •  27.06.22 Richal Patrol to Valle de los Zapatos  •  27.07.16 Hatfield Attack on Ocotal  •  27.07.20 Hatfield Expanded Report on Ocotal Attack with Sandino's Plan of Attack  •  27.07.28 Hatfield Report on Dead and Wounded in Ocotal with articles from La Noticia  •  PAGE 2:   27.08.12 Floyd Nueva Segovia Expedition and the Invasion of the Eastern Segovias  •  27.08.18 Bruce Patrol to Murra and Return   •  27.09.04 O'Shea Patrol to Quilali  •  27.09.05 McQuade Patrol to Amucayan-Telpaneca  •  PAGE 3:   27.09.08 Chappell Patrol near Somoto  •  27.09.20 Kenyon Complete Report of Somotillo Area  •  27.09.22 Peard Telpaneca Attack with Statements and Map  •  27.10.12 O'Shea Engagement at Sapotillal with Sketch Map •  27.10.18 Satterfield Reconnaissance and Combat Patrol  •  PAGE 4:   27.11.02 Chappell Operations Report Quilalν Area  •  27.11.02 Gould Operations Report Quilalν Area  •  27.11.06 Peard Report of Situation in Quilali Sector  •  27.11.07 Bellinger Patrol from Somoto  •  27.11.10 Keimling Patrol from Pataste  •  27.11.11 Brown Patrol from Telpaneca (fragment)  •  27.11.12 Harbaugh Report of Operations Somoto  •  Crum Report of Patrol to Muy Muy  •  27.11.14 Darnall Patrol from Ocotal  •  27.11.19 Wells Patrol from Ocotal to Las Manos Honduras  •  PAGE 5:   27.11.20 Bellinger Patrol from Somoto with Letter from Richal to Peard  •  27.11.26 Keimling Contact with Bandits Pataste  •  27.12.06 Peard Bandit Contact near El Jνcaro  •  27.12.07 Brown Engagement with Bandits at El Portrero  •  27.12.07 Smith / Waterman Report of Contact El Jνcaro  •  27.12.11 Brown Engagement with Group of Bandits at Cuje  •  27.12.11 Keimling Contact with Bandits Pataste  •  27.12.11 Harbaugh Report of Operations Somoto  •  27.12.15 Brown Engagement with Bandits at Portal  •  27.12.17 Cronmiller Contact with Bandits Ocotal  •  PAGE 6:    27.12.18 Martin Engagement with Bandits at Macuelizo   •  27.12.19 Wells Report on Patrol Ocotal  •  27.12.23 Smith Report of Contact Jicaro  •  27.12.31 Gould Engagement with Bandits Quilali  •  28.01.04 Brown Engagement with Bandits at Guanacastillo  •  28.01.04 Brown Engagement with Bandits at Las Cruces  •  28.01.04 Hunt Patrol Report Quilalν  •  28.01.05 Personal Diary of Lt. T. J. Kilcourse Expedition against El Chipote  •  PAGE 7:   28.01.09 Wadbrook / Satterfield Engagement with Bandits at Cuje  •  28.01.21 Shaw / Kingston Supply Train to San Albino  •  28.01.22 Peard Special Expeditionary Force Patrol Report  •  28.01.31 Kenyon Report of Activities San Albino  •  28.02.03 Peard Operations Report San Albino  •  28.02.04 McDonald Report of Patrol Northern Chipote  •  28.02.06 Young Report on Operations Special Expeditionary Force El Chipote 7 Jan–5 Feb  •  28.02.12 Waterman Report of Contact with Bandit Group El Jνcaro  •  28.02.18 Geyer Patrol No. 4 Amort's Plant Jinotega  •  28.02.19 Clark Patrol Report San Albino with Prisoner Statement  •  PAGE 8:   28.02.19 Gray to Dunlap on Conditions at San Albino & El Jνcaro  •  28.02.21 Orr Patrol through Northeast Matagalpa  •  28.02.22 Shiebler Patrol No. 7 Jinotega  •  28.02.23 Wells Patrol Report Ocotal-Telpaneca  •  28.02.24 Rockey Report of March from Cuatro Esquinos Jinotega  •  28.02.24 Sheibler Patrol Report No. 8 Jinotega  •  28.02.25 Brown Patrol from Quilalν to San Juan de Telpaneca  •  28.02.26 Clark Patrol Report San Albino  •  28.02.26 Holmes Patrol Report No. 2 Los Robles Jinotega  •  28.02.26 Ridderhoff Patrol Report No. 1 Los Robles Jinotega  •  PAGE 9:   28.02.27 Geyer Patrol Report No. 3 Los Robles Jinotega  •  28.02.28 Hunter Patrol Report No. 4 Los Robles Jinotega  •  28.02.29 Cronmiller Contact with Bandits Somoto  •  28.02.29 Claude Relief Patrol from Yalν to Darailν  •  28.03.01 O'Day Report of Engagement with Bandit Forces (Battle of El Bramadero 27 Feb 1928)  •  28.03.05 McNulty / Atkinson Report of Action (at El Bramadero) Condega  •  28.03.05 Rockey Report of Patrol Yalν  •  28.03.11 Aiken Patrol Report Tuma  •  28.03.15 Chappell Patrol Report Richardson's Finca Jinotega  •  28.03.16 Arthur (Walraven, Blake, McDonald, Clark) Patrol Report Ocotal  •  PAGE 10:   28.03.18 Ridderhof Patrol Report 5 Los Robles  •  28.03.22 Rockey Patrol Report No. 7 Los Robles  •  28.03.28 Hunter Patrol Report Los Robles  •  28.03.28 Geyer Patrol Report No. 1 Los Robles  •  28.04.05 Atkinson Patrol Report La Trinidad San Isidro Ollanca, Estelν  •  28.04.05 Hart Report of Patrol Tuma  •  28.04.05 Roberts Patrol Report Including Report of Engagement with the Enemy near Colorado Estelν  •  28.04.05 Rockey Report of Arrest and Escape of Gregorio Espinoza Rivera Guale Jinotega  •  28.04.09 Putnam Patrol Report Pueblo Nuevo  •  28.04.11 Putnam Patrol Report Pueblo Nuevo  •  PAGE 11:  28.04.08 Holmes Field Reports Guiguilν  •  28.04.10 Skidmore Rνos Coco & Poteca  •   28.04.10 Kingston Report of Operations Quilalν  •  28.04.10 Gray Patrol Report San Albino  •  28.04.12 Kenyon Patrol Report Jalapa  •  28.04.20 Feland / Dunlap Consolidated Report of Recent Operations in Chipote Region  •  28.04.11 Snead Report of Patrol Tuma  •  28.04.15 Hatfield Report of Patrol Matagalpa  •  28.04.16 Stock Report of Patrol Somotillo  •  28.04.17 Aiken Patrol Report Matagalpa  •  PAGE 12:  •  28.04.18 Galt Patrol Report Matagalpa  •  28.04.19 Esau Patrol Report Matagalpa  •  28.04.19 Marshall Report of Patrol Richardson's Ranch Jinotega  •  28.04.19 Snead Report of Patrol Tuma  •  28.04.23 Galt Report of Patrol Matagalpa  •  28.04.23 Willis Report of Operation Leσn  •  28.04.23 McQueen Report of Patrol San Francisco de Guajiniquilapa  •  28.04.26 Pefley Report of Patrol Darνo  •  28.04.28 McQueen Report of Patrol Somotillo  •  28.04.30 Arnett Report of Patrol Matagalpa  •  PAGE 13:  •  28.05.06 Hart Patrol Report to Cusuli from Tuma  •  28.05.07 Merritt Report of Patrol Matagalpa  •  28.05.08 Aiken Report of Combat Patrol Matagalpa  •  28.05.08 Clark Report of Patrol Muy Muy  •  28.05.09 Kilcourse Report of Patrol Corinto Ranch  •  28.05.11 Aiken Report of March from Matagalpa to Algovia  •  28.05.11 Esau Patrol Report Matagalpa  •  28.05.12 Kilcourse Patrol Corinto Ranch  •  28.05.12 Pefley Patrol to St. Augustine from Darνo  •  28.05.14 Holmes Patrol Report No. 2 Ocotal  •  PAGE 14:  •  28.05.16 Claude Patrol Report Corinto Ranch-Tuma  •  28.05.16 Cramer Report of Patrol Jinotega  •  28.05.17 Ridderhof Patrol Report San Albino  •  28.05.17 Adams Attack on Outpost at Posoltega Chinandega  •  28.05.18 Schiebler Patrol Report Yalν  •  28.05.20 O'Day Report of Contact Darailν  •  28.05.21 Jenkins Report of Patrol Esteli  •  28.05.21 Kenyon Report of Patrol Estelν  •  28.05.22 Cramer Patrol Report Corinto Finca-La Virgen  •  28.05.24 Claude Patrol Report Corinto Finca  •  PAGE 15:  28.05.24 Cramer Patrol Report Corinto-Tumayunca  •  28.05.25a Piper Patrol Report Quilalν  •  28.05.25b Piper Patrol Report Quilalν  •  28.05.25c Unknown Patrol Report San Francisco de Guajiniquilapa  •  28.05.30 Hatfield Patrol Managua  •  28.06.04a Holmes Patrol Report Extract Quilalν  •  28.06.04b O'Neill Report of Patrol Estelν  •  28.06.04c Snedeker Patrol Report Corinto Ranch  •  28.06.15 Brown Report of Operations 16th Company Corinto Finca  •  28.06.16 Anderson Patrol Report Jinotega-Embocadero  •  28.06.20 Humphrey Patrol Report Quilalν  •  PAGE 16:  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  •  xxx  • 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 

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