The horses were mostly stampeded by the early firing.
The spray of lead from the machine gun had become so galling that Captain Boyd decided to charge the position.

Not a man wavered in the charge.

They took the gun, the Captain falling dead across the barrel of it just as the last Mexican was killed or put to flight.

Lieutenant Adair was also killed.

The Mexicans returned in force and recaptured the position.
Captain Morey had been concerned in warding off a flank attack.