 The next day, May 19, a short march of fifteen miles was made, and the party camped within ten miles of Tucson.Early on the morning of the 20th, the command moved forward until it arrived within two miles of the town.Captain Emil Fritz, Company B, 1st Cavalry, was ordered take his first platoon to make a detour and come in on the east side of the town; the second platoon, under Juan Francisco Guirado, was to charge in on the north side, while the four companies of infantry were to come in on the road from the west.