Note XIX-30 — Chapter XIX · DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IN SALVADOR. 1865-1885.
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The Salvadoran army of the east was annihilated. Gen. Delgado, and colonels Henriquez and Jerez were killed, Gen. Figueroa and Col Benj. Molina wounded. A large number of prisoners, about 1,500 Remington rifles, and much other war material fell into the victors' hands. El Guatemalteco, Apr. 25, 1876; Pan. Star and Herald, May 1, 2, 1876. According to a Salvadoran account, the eastern expeditionary force consisted of 1,500, while that of Solares was of 2,500. The former claimed a victory on the 17th, confessing, however, that they had finally to retreat. Salv., Diario Ofic., Apr. 19, 23, 25, 1876.