While the legionnaires prepared a defense of the inn, the Mexican commander, Colonel Milan, demanded that Danjou and his men surrender, pointing out the fact that the Mexican Army was greatly superior in number. Danjou went around to each of his men with a bottle of wine and made them all take a solemn oath not to surrender.
While the legionnaires prepared a defense of the inn, Colonel Milan, the Mexican commander, requested that Danjou and his men yield, emphasizing the disparity in numbers between their forces. Danjou circulated among his troops with a bottle of wine, having each take an oath to resist surrender.