I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 801 It’s a matter of course
The Austrian cavalry didn't feel anything because they couldn't understand English, but the British cavalry masters were immediately furious.

They are basically of aristocratic origin. When have they ever been humiliated by these North American pariahs?
Immediately, two Red-Warm cavalry company commanders glared at the Americans and brandished their swords to kill them.

Seeing this, the other British cavalrymen followed with curses. The British cavalry commander could not stop them at all. He could not help but hear all kinds of vulgar insults from the Americans, so he simply ordered an attack on the American infantry.

The Austrian cavalry was stunned.

The mission this time is to annihilate the French artillery. What are these British people going to do?
The Austrian cavalry commander saw that it was impossible for him to break through the French troops who were covering the cannons with such a small number of men. He hesitated for a moment and ordered his men to retreat first.

Well, yes, the British infantry was known for its discipline and toughness, but the British cavalry was notoriously free and undisciplined.

Historically, the Duke of Wellington complained more than once that his own cavalry did not obey orders at all, and once they charged forward they did not know how to pull back. Several times they were overtaken by the enemy and went too deep into the enemy's positions and were annihilated.

Right now, the British cavalry are demonstrating their poor discipline through their actions.

More than 1500 cavalrymen angrily approached the Americans, and the American infantry immediately ran behind the slope.

Immediately, a military drum sounded, and Murat rushed out from the side and rear of the British with 500 cavalrymen.

It was obviously an ambush that had been set up long ago.

The British cavalry were exhausted after a period of frantic running. Suddenly attacked from behind, they wanted to organize a defense in fear but were powerless.

And from time to time, artillery shells fell on the heads of British cavalry in the distance.

When Murat swung his sword and cut down the first enemy, the British cavalry collapsed instantly.

Murat shouted excitedly and chased after them, hacking and slashing, like a hungry wolf driving a flock of sheep.

The British had consumed too much horsepower previously and could not even run smoothly. A moment later, five or six hundred of them were intercepted by Murat and simply dismounted and surrendered.

The Duke of York looked on with a grim face as he saw the Allied artillery, which was halfway through its march, begin to be bombarded by the French, and then retreat back tremblingly, suddenly stabbing the ground with his cane in anger.

In fact, even if his artillery really arrived at the designated position, it would be difficult to pose much threat to the French army.

After all, the back-slope tactics were originally created to deal with Napoleon's terrifying artillery threat.

Because the soldiers were stationed at the top of the slope, once they were bombarded, they could immediately turn around and hide behind the slope.

Until the 21st century, this tactic was an effective means of resisting artillery fire, as even guided artillery shells had difficulty hitting enemies on the back of a slope, not to mention muzzle-loading smoothbore guns.

Under the order of the Duke of York, the Allied infantry launched a forced offensive, but they had not gone far as they had three days ago when they were beaten back by the percussion cap rifles on the top of the slope.

That afternoon, in the Allied Forces headquarters, the Duke of York frowned as he looked at the senior officers who were keeping their heads down and keeping silent, and a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.

He couldn't understand why, despite having a huge advantage in military strength, he failed to break through the French defense line in two consecutive attacks, and instead was defeated one after another...

He sighed, said "attack again in three days", and left the tent with a frown.

Just as the Allied Forces were helpless against Joseph's rear slope and thin white line, Major General Gaillard was commanding the Walloon Defense Force to launch wave after wave of offensives against Brussels.

The Walloon soldiers were like chickens with blood pumped up, rushing towards the Dutch defense line with red eyes.

You know, this is about gaining territory for the Wallonia region!
As long as Brussels is occupied, the economy of the entire Wallonia region will be greatly boosted.

Moreover, almost every person in the Southern Netherlands had a dream of settling down in Brussels - Joseph also promised the soldiers that all those who had made meritorious contributions would be rewarded with a property in the Brussels city area.

How could the Walloon soldiers not attack the city like crazy?

In contrast, the Dutch defenders all looked demoralized.

Brussels is Austrian territory, why are these Dutch people fighting for their lives here? In addition, the Flemish people in the city are also very restless.

As early as a month and a half ago, Willem Weigl van Tynne had secretly convened politically influential Flemish parliamentarians to promote the movement for Flemish independence from Austria.

These people can control every aspect of Brussels. Thanks to their efforts, the Dutch defenders either had their weapons stolen, or their supplies could not be collected in time, and there was even a fire in the barracks.

This further depressed the morale of the Dutch soldiers.

If Davidovich had not relied on his personal prestige to hold on, the Dutch army would have opened the city and surrendered long ago.

But soon, news of the defeat of the Anglo-Prussian and Austrian coalition forces in Mechelen reached the city.

To be honest, the Duke of York was not defeated in the war. At most, the situation was unfavorable and the war was in a stalemate.

However, after the Flemish independence movement made some deletions and published them in newspapers, panic quickly spread among Dutch soldiers.

Yes, the largest newspapers in Brussels are owned by members of the independence movement.

Even Davidovich's declaration of martial law for the entire city could not control it.

Three days later in the morning, more than a dozen Brussels citizens secretly opened the east gate while the Dutch soldiers were napping, and Gaillard immediately led his troops into the city.

The battle was basically over by noon.

The Dutch army had no will to resist. Except for Davidovich and his officers who guarded the east gate for a while, the Walloon Defense Army took control of the entire city without much fighting.

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East of Brussels.

Leuven.

Sihaik glanced at the thousands of troops behind him, feeling both nervous and excited.

He had never dared to imagine before that the French Crown Prince would actually let him command the Flemish Army to fight.

Oh, and the Dauphin even promoted him to Brigadier General Sihaik.

His Highness also promised him that after the establishment of the Flemish Republic, he would be given the position of Vice President or Speaker of Parliament.

But he immediately became sad again.

He doesn't know how to fight, and his previous rank of lieutenant colonel was bought with money.

How can I capture Leuven now?
Although there were only 2 Austrian defenders in the city and he brought 4 Flemish surrendered troops, he didn't even know where to start the attack.

Of course, Joseph did not expect that he could really capture Leuven.

This is just a "letter of allegiance" from him.

Joseph needed an obedient political force in the future Flemish Republic. After all, Tyne was a man with his own ideas and would definitely be difficult to control.

And this Sihaik is a good candidate - greedy, mean, without moral integrity, and without any foundation, he can only rely on himself in the future.

As long as Scherck led his army to fight the Austrians, regardless of whether he won or lost, the feud between the Flemish and Austrians would be established.

With a little more instigation from Tyne, Flemish independence would be a piece of cake.

(End of this chapter)