I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 656 "Script"

Two teams of black soldiers instantly rushed out from the dense woods on both sides of Nassau City, shouting and charging towards the French army that was attacking the city.

At the same time, bursts of artillery fire were heard in the city of Nassau, and the French infantry's advance momentum immediately slowed down.

Gardner looked at the black soldier loading the cannon through the telescope in shock and said in disbelief:
"How come they have cannons?"

Galissonnier issued a series of mobilization orders to the staff, then turned back and said with a grim face:
"Most importantly, they can actually fire!"

His acting skills were so good that the British could not find any flaws. In fact, it was his artillery officers who secretly came to the Bahamas a few months ago to teach the black soldiers how to use the cannons.

Today, although there is no hope for the hit rate of these Bahamian artillerymen, at least they can operate the cannons skillfully, and the momentum is extremely intimidating.

Soon, a cavalryman covered in blood came galloping and reported in panic:

"Lieutenant Colonel, our right wing was attacked by blacks, and we suffered heavy casualties..."

Gardner quickly raised his telescope and saw that under the smoke, the French army was fleeing in panic, with countless blacks chasing them closely.

Those black soldiers had almost no flintlock rifles, and most of them were wielding machetes for cutting sugarcane.

He cursed inwardly and took back all his previous words about the "strong fighting power of the French army". But he immediately remembered that his own General Brand had also been defeated by these blacks, and he felt relieved.

Lieutenant Colonel Galissonnier soon received news of the army's defeat. He finally gritted his teeth and ordered an infantry battalion to be left behind to cover the retreat, and the others to retreat south immediately.

At dusk, Gardner followed the French army to a beach. The black army finally retreated slowly.

After several officers reported the troop losses to Galissonnier with solemn expressions, Gardner's heart tightened immediately - the French army lost nearly 1 soldiers, and almost all the cannons and horses were lost.

Then, a staff officer walked into the tent and pointed to the map and said to Galissonnier:
"Sir, here, here, and here have all been occupied by the rebels. I have asked the soldiers to start building defensive positions. There are at least five or six thousand blacks around us."

In fact, the French army had no real casualties at all. Most of the 1 soldiers who were lost were "captured" and were eating dinner in Nassau. The food was quite rich.

There were only about 3 Bahamian soldiers around, and they had received strict orders from Louverture not to engage in battle with the French army without authorization.

Everything was a script that had already been prepared.

However, Galissonnier acted as if he was frightened, and sent three groups of people to Saint-Domingue for help. Then he grabbed Gardner and said anxiously:

"I'm here to help you put down the rebellion, you can't just stand by and watch me die!
"Please write to the Governor of Jamaica and ask him to send troops here, for God's sake!"

Gardner listened to the painful groans of the wounded soldiers outside and was afraid that he would be killed by the slaves as well, so he hurriedly wrote a letter for help and gave it to the messenger.

The staff officer next to him said, "By the way, we can also ask for help from the Spanish on Juan Island."

The light in Galissonnier's tent was on all night. The next morning, there was no response to his call for help, but instead, Saint-Domingue sent someone to ask for help.

Galissonnier stared at the newcomer with wide eyes and asked in surprise, "You mean, the Magua Fortress was breached by the rebels?!"

"Yes, sir. After you led the army away, the rebels launched a fierce attack on the fortress and broke into the outer perimeter of the fortress yesterday at noon! Marquis La Baietri asked you to go back immediately, otherwise the expeditionary force will be driven into the sea!"

Galissonnier was stunned for a few seconds, then pointed at Gardner and shouted:
"It's all your fault! If I hadn't helped you deal with the Bahamian rebels, nothing would have happened in Maguay. Let Brand come to reinforce Saint-Domingo immediately, quickly!" Soon, the armies in the entire Caribbean region moved at the same time because of the fall of the French army in Saint-Domingo.

The Governor of Jamaica, Lord Cumberland, sent 800 troops to aid the Bahamas.

The Spaniards on Juan Island dispatched nearly 1 soldiers to Saint-Domingo - the Bahamas belonged to the British, and the French island was more worthy of saving.

After receiving the letter, Brand had to order the British Expeditionary Force, which had just breathed a sigh of relief, to board the transport ship and head to Saint-Domingo to reinforce the French.

In his opinion, the interests of Britain, France and Spain are currently completely consistent, so they must try their best to keep Saint-Domingue and get back the previous 100,000 pounds.

However, when the British fleet was only half a day's journey away from Port-au-Prince, shocking news came from Magua - nearly 4 soldiers of the French expeditionary force surrendered to Auger!
On the flagship of the British Expeditionary Force, the Black Mountains, Brand was slamming the table and shouting:

"The French are such losers! They surrendered to those niggers! Aren't they ashamed?"

A whistle was heard from the mast, signaling the approach of a warship.

Soon, an officer walked into the cabin and said to Brand: "General, it's Count Mably, the governor of Saint-Domingo. He wants to see you."

"He escaped?"

"Yes, General, it seems that the Spaniards rescued him."

"Bring him in. Never mind, I'll go myself."

On the deck of the Black Mountains, Count Mably said to Brand with a dark face:

"If you hadn't taken away the Magua garrison, those niggers wouldn't have been able to break through the fort!"

The Spanish officer standing by also looked gloomy:
"I believe that you have an obligation to rescue the thousands of French troops in the Bahamas. Afterwards, we will join forces to suppress the rebellion in Saint Domingo."

Brand nodded immediately: "Let's go to the Bahamas now!"

three days later.

A total of 3700 British and Spanish soldiers successfully landed on the Bahamas, dispersed the black rebels who surrounded the French, and established contact with the French army.

When Colonel Galissonnier saw Brand, he immediately asked him to go with him to recapture Saint-Domingo Island. However, Brand suggested that they should defeat the rebels in Nassau first and then go to Saint-Domingo, so that they could use the Bahamas as a logistics supply base.

The French were finally convinced - in fact, according to the "script", even if Brand did not say to attack Nassau first, he would have said that in order to thank the British army for coming to the rescue, Nassau should be recaptured first.

The Three Kingdoms Allied Forces made almost no preparations - it was not difficult for 7,000 troops to win against the inferior blacks - and they rushed towards Nassau.

It seemed that the last defeat had left Lieutenant Colonel Galissonier with a psychological trauma. This time he strongly requested that the British army take the lead in the attack in the front, while he would be responsible for the two wings and the rear.

Seeing that he looked timid, Brand agreed without thinking much.

The next day, the city of Nassau was once again surrounded by thousands of troops from three directions.

(End of this chapter)