On July 29, 1539, De Soto’s weary and starving army arrived at the village of Ocale and found it abandoned but full of food and supplies, including corn, beans, and little dogs to eat, bringing relief to people who were dying of hunger. De Soto ordered his men to rest and gather enough provisions for the next several months before continuing north toward the lands of the Apalachee. While his men searched the fields and village of Ocale for supplies, Ocale warriors prepared to attack, ambushed several Spaniards in the cornfields, killed three of them, and killed one of De Soto’s personal war dogs, Bruto, by luring it into a trap and shooting it with many arrows. The Spanish soldiers on the expedition were responsible for bringing their own equipment, including weapons such as swords and crossbows as well as armor, and most were seasoned veterans who had served with De Soto on the battlefields of Panama and Peru.