her way to the river for water, discovered them and sounded the alarm. The Texans immediately leaped up and dashed for the plaza, Jordan entering it at one point and Price at another. Taken by surprise, the garrison became panic-stricken and fled from its barracks and the town, after offering only slight resistance. The fleeing Centralists effected their escape either by swimming the river or taking cover in the timber along its bank. The enemy losses included four killed, six wounded, and seventeen taken prisoners, including Ramón Botello and Mathías Sartuche, Centralist spies, who were apprehended in flight. The two spies were immediately court-martialed, sentenced to death, and executed the next day. There were no losses among the Texans. One volunteer (Mexican or Texan -- López's report does not say) was wounded.[26]  López reported that Rodríquez "escaped, naked, although I am assured," he told Canales, "that he is severely wounded." The captured property included several muskets, lances, saddles, mules, horses, and other articles.

Reported Neal,

When the fight was over, and the town taken, the Mexicans under López, who had remained without the town, under the impression that they could be more useful there in intercepting the Centralists in their flight when they should be routed by the American, . . . came charging into town, with loud huzaz and firing off their guns in great Jubilee. It happened, however, that though they remained out of town to intercept the flying foe, they did not encounter them, for whilst the foe fled in one direction, López with his men entered in another.[27]

The Federalists now proceeded to plunder Laredo -- "friends and foes."[28]