It was learned afterward that he was the nephew of the celebrated General Von Moltke, the German soldier and strategist.

His death was outright murder.
After the retreat to Miraflores, a truce was declared and an effort made to arrange terms of peace.

The foreign diplomats, among whom was United States Minister Christiancy, and high military officers were holding a conference, while the two armies faced each other.

During the peace conference, a gun was fired.

It was said at the time that a Peruvian soldier fired at a cow.