[280] ¡Que... semejante! Never let such an occurrence happen again in your life!
[281] Río Bamba, city in Ecuador. V. map.
[282] Lavalle (Juan, 1794-1841), one of the heroes of the war of independence.
[283] bajo los fuegos de la infantería, under the protection of the (Spanish) infantry fire.
[284] habiendo pasado. The subject is Lavalle.
[285] Sucre. V. 239, 14.
[286] dejamos dicho, we have said.
[287] por ser. Note the difference in the use of por here and in line 23 where it means in order to; translate here, because the hour was.
[288] saltándosele las lágrimas, with tears in his eyes.
[289] ¡Cómo se pierde un escuadrón tan valiente! To think that such a brave squadron is being destroyed!