These forces were embarked on the "América" ( commanded by Capitan de Fragata Germán Narvaez ) at Iquitos at 02.00 on the 2nd September and landed at Leticia the following day, this unit formed part of the Brigada Mixta de Montana of the V Region which was commanded by Lt. Colonel Isauro Calderón: Company Barriga Captain Carlos Barriga ( Company Commander ) Lieutenant Juan Loayza Villagaray ( Section Commander ) Sub-Lieutenant Mauricio Barbis Dalsaso ( Section Commander ) Sub-Lieutenant Mario Cantella Walde ( Section Commander ) 60 troops Medical Section Mayor José Alván ( Section Commander ) Captain Luis Scavino ( Surgeon ) Sub-Lieutenant Carlos del Aquila ( Pharmacist ) In the middle of September the V Region received a new commander, he was Colonel Victor Ramos, while Lt. Col Calderón based at "Ramon Castilla" had these forces under his command: Army; 13 Officers and 640 troops Infantry 1st Company Captain Carlos Barriga 2nd Company Captain Julio Vargas Llosa 3rd Company Captain Demeterio del Castillo Machine-gun Section Major Hipolito Pasedas Artillery 1 Section of Cannons, Krupp 1908 Alférez Juan F. La Rosa Sappeurs 1 Section Sub-Lieutenant Roberto Marquina Medical Major José Alván Captain Luis Scavino Captain Guillermo Ponce de Leon Sub-Lieutenant Carlos del Aquila Naval Commander Capitan de Fragata Germán Narvaez 96 officers and men onboard; "América" & "Napo" and the merchant ships "Alberto" & "Huallaga" Source; Conflicto Peru - Colombia 1932-1933 Infantería en el Selva: La "Compañía Barriga en este Campaña", by Major Juan C. Loayza Villagaray. April 8 On April 8 (1933) the Colombian Government published the news that since the commencement of fighting, 8 Colombians had been killed in action or died of wounds and 19 had died from other causes. On the Peruvian side, it was reported at the end of the year that 25 men had been killed in action, and that 800 had died of disease. ( The disease was known as Putumayo fever. ) At Güepi the Colombian Government admitted that four of its soldiers were killed and claimed that twenty-four Peruvians were captured and ten killed, the remainder of a garrison estimated at five hundred escaped. In Bogotá, President Enrique Olaya was deeply concerned. The situation of the expedition on the Putumayo was deteriorating. "In addition to bad weather conditions, the troops are now contending with disease and I believe that a great many of them are ill. (April 11, 1933) Source: The United States and Latin American Wars 1932-1942, by Bryce Wood, U.S.A. 1966 Back to Table of Contents: Booklet No. 7, Leticia Conflict Back to El Dorado List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by The South and Central Military Historians Society This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com