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First Compania, Guardia Nacional, Ocotal 14
November 1927.
From:
Lieutenan Captain G.C. Darnall, Guardia
Nacional
To: The Commanding Officer. Division of Nueva
Segovia.
Subject: Patrol, report on.
1. I cleared Ocotal 12 midnight 13 November
1927,with Lieut Hagoboom and Lieut Wells Guardia
Nacional;Dr Townsend USN;and Ten marines and
five Guardia for house owned by one Caciano
Inestroza, in mountains nine miles South East of
Ocotal were a group of about forty bandits had
been reported as having their headquarters.
2. Patrol arrived at (Mamey)name of place where
said house is located,at 5 A.M. 14 November
1927,but due to fault of native guide we were
unable to surprise the bandits.The guide took
the patrol to within fifty yards of the house
before haulting for deployment,and barking of
dogs;noise of horses hoofs on the rocky trail
etc gave the group ample time to escape.
3. The patrol surrounded the house in question
as quickly as possible after being told where
same was located by guide,but only four men were
seen who ran for the brush on the mountain side
one of same (Silvano Mejia)being captured.He was
carrying a combat machette so was returned to
Ocotal for confinement and trial.
4. Remained at house until 6.30 a.m., then
returned to Ocotal, arriving at 9.30 a.m.
without incident.
G.C.DARNALL
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