With Andrew's timely orders, the First Colonial Division quickly took position, buying enough time for the deployment of machine guns and artillery.
The ensuing battle was straightforward; the indigenous forces had no means of resistance under the onslaught of machine gun and artillery fire from Spain.
They did possess firearms, but against the overwhelming firepower disparity, not to mention thousands, even tens of thousands of rifles didn't make much of a difference.
After all, Spain's colonial troops were equipped with standard-issue rifles; what chance did these indigenous forces have against the Spanish Army?
This skirmish with the indigenous forces greatly demonstrated the power of machine guns in colonial warfare.
Unaware of the powerful weapon that was the machine gun, the indigenous forces charged in a frenzied swarm when attacking the Spanish Army.
