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SOMOTO, NICARAGUA
8 September, 1927.
From:
The Commanding Officer.
To:
The Commanding Officer, Pueblo Nuevo.
Subject:
Patrol, report of.
1. On September 6, 1927,
I received several reports of bandits to the
southwest of SOMOTO. September the 7th at 1115,
I took a mounted patrol of nineteen (19) men out
to investigate.
2. The patrol passed thru
San Isabel and Santa Lucia enroute to Mr.
Mosier's ranch. No armed bands were encountered
in either town, or on the roads. Mosier's ranch
was reached at 1800.
3. The patrol then set
out again at 2200 and proceeded in a northernly
direction. On arriving near Mal Paso at 0700,
from information received, I believed that Lobo
and his band were using this as their
headquarters.
4. While attempting to
investigate, I was fired upon by a band located
in a house. I returned the fire, and the band
after four or five rounds of fire, fled to the
rear of the building into a ravine. Due to the
brush I was unable to follow them.
5. A careful search was
made of the town and it was found that we had
killed three men and wounded two. The two
wounded men were in a serious condition so they
were left with people of the town. It is also
believed that several more were wounded and
escaped. The Marines suffered no casualties.
6. Four mounts belonging
to the band were captured and two saddles, also
three rifles and Lobo's red and black banner.
7. The patrol then
returned to SOMOTO arriving at 1335.
/ s / S. J. Chappell
NA127/212/1
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