sentences:  Despite this, in the words of Perry "this stupid man" as he called Silvestre marched across the Amekran river to occupy a village named Abaran on June 1, 1921.Most of the soldiers were "Regulares" who promptly mutinied, murdered their Spanish officers and declared that they were now joining the "jihad" that Krim had proclaimed against the Spanish.After the debacle, Berenguer paid an emergency visit to Melilla to meet with Silvestre to "suggest" that the latter suspend his attempts to push over the Amekran river until Berenguer could "pacify" his zone south of Ceuta, and start an supporting offensive from the west.