battle of San Pedro
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- EK
- The British Honduras Company sub-contracted its works. Their Yucatec agents dislikedEk (San Pedro leader) for defending Maya workers and fed false information to CaptainDelamere (English).
- Maya worker
- Delamere
- EK and his men
- Captain Delamere marched to San Pedro to destroy “Canul and his men.”
- Delamere and his men
- Another agent told Ek that the British were coming to arrest him.
- When the British arrived, they were surrounded by 200 armed men. The San PedroMaya informed the British that they were looking out for Canul.
- The English concluded that the San Pedro joined the Icaiche resistance. Thegovernment decided to destroy the combined uprising. English troops would seal thenorthwest at Blue Creek and a second detachment would block the escape through theNew River. A larger force came from the south on the Belize River led by MajorMackay. A peace commissioner would accompany them to demand Maya surrender orface total destruction.
- The Maya led by Rafael Chan awaited the English force coming from the south. Theconfrontation pushed Mackay sounded the retreat.
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