Battle in the Maze

July 28th, 1878

Union troops and naval forces fought off an attack by the Mexican Armada on Fort Lincoln a day ago. The Mexican forces attempted to destroy the Union's naval forces in the Maze by attacking the docks at Fort Lincoln. Luckily General Strong had received intelligence on the tactics used by the Mexican forces from his military intelligence and was able to prepare defenses for his base of command in case of such a situation. As the Mexican forces moved closer, this reporter who was there for assignment saw the tent city that was housing the Union forces ripped off and under them a whole trench network around the fort, stocked with soldiers and Gatling rifles and Gatling tripods spraying the battlefield with lead.

Amazingly the Mexican forces still pushed forward and it seemed that many of the Mexicans would get back up after being shot. Maybe as others have written, the Mexicans have bought in bulk bullet proof clothing from Smith and Robards who have stated that they have not. As the Mexican forces were shambling forward under the intense fire from Fort Lincoln, the Union Calvary attacked from their flanks. This was one of the most intense battles I have ever witnessed as I saw soldiers shooting the Mexicans in the head while cutting off the heads of others. After 7 hours of intense fighting and hand to hand combat around the fort, the Mexican forces retreated down the coast where they must have been able to rendezvous with their Armada which was forced to stay at bay due to the long range cannons of Fort Lincoln. As of today no sightings of the Mexicans have been seen, but be glad to know that Fort Lincoln stands to protect the people of the Union in California.