Almagro Advanced Without Hesitation
To Attack Them, Although The Horses Were So Weary That They Were Hardly
Able To Move Though Led Mostly By The Soldiers; Besides Which The
Peruvians Rolled Down Upon Them From The Mountain Great Quantities Of
Large Stones And Fragments Of Rock.
In spite of every obstacle, the
Spaniards made their way to the post occupied by Huaypalca, which they
attacked
Both in front and flank, and forced him to retire among the steep
rocks, where he defended himself till night, and then drew off under cover
of the darkness to rejoin Quizquiz. Sometime afterwards, it was learnt
that the detached party of Peruvians which marched on the left of Quizquiz,
had made prisoners of fourteen Spaniards, all of whom they put to death.
Almagro, in continuing his march, was opposed by the Peruvian rear-guard
at the passage of a river, so that he was unable to get over for a whole
day. Besides occupying the opposite bank of the river, the Peruvians had
taken possession of a very high mountain immediately above the place
occupied by the Spaniards, so that they were unable to attack the enemy
without exposing themselves to great danger; and indeed a good many of the
Spaniards were wounded, among whom Alfonso de Alvarado was pierced quite
through the thigh by a javelin, and another officer of rank was severely
wounded. The Peruvians kept firm all night, but in the morning they
abandoned their post on the banks of the river, leaving the passage free
for the Spaniards.
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