Life of Being a Crown Prince in France-Chapter 748 - 656 Caribbean Sea Independence Wave

Chapter 748: Chapter 656 Caribbean Sea Independence Wave

Chapter 748: Chapter 656 Caribbean Sea Independence Wave

The British cannons began to thunder.

And the black Rebel Army in Nassau City, oh, now they should be called “Bahamas National Army,” responded immediately with their own cannons.

Last time, Colonel Galisonnière had delivered 10 cannons. Together with their previous stock, there were now 17 cannons in the city, and their firepower surpassed that of the British.

General Brand continuously urged his troops to press forward. From his months of experience fighting the black Rebel Army, he knew that if his soldiers could close in to flintlock gun range, they could leverage their superior training and equipment level to swiftly rout the enemy.

Even if his troops only numbered half or even a quarter of the opposing forces, those black souls did not have the courage to exchange fire with the British Army.

Moreover, he had a significant advantage in troop strength this time.

Taking back Nassau City was just a matter of time.

In the temporary headquarters of the French Army, Colonel Galisonnière used a telescope to watch the British Army approaching the defensive line of the Bahamas National Army. Then, turning his head to look behind himself, he slightly furrowed his brow.

Just then, gunshots erupted from the southeast.

Galisonnière’s brow quickly relaxed, as he picked up the pipe and pen from the small table beside him and stuffed them into his pocket.

Soon, a messenger rode up, shouting, “General, our flank has been attacked. The enemy has over two thousand infantry and some cavalry.”

Galisonnière nodded, casually instructing his staff officer, “Order the 17th Infantry Regiment and the Shalole Infantry Regiment to retreat to the harbor. Have the cavalry provide cover.”

“Yes, Colonel!” the staff officer responded, suddenly pausing, “Do you mean, retreat?”

“Yes, the enemy’s assault is too fierce. If we persist, our forces will suffer huge casualties.”

“But…”

Galisonnière raised his voice, “Execute the order immediately, Captain Bertrand! And remind the officers, avoid engaging the enemy as much as possible; preserving our soldiers’ lives is the most important thing. Leave the rest to the British.”

“This, is, Colonel!”

Soon, the 3,000 French troops responsible for defending the flanks began the “retreat” eastward, while the Bahamas National Army didn’t entangle with them but directly assaulted the British Army at the front.

Naturally, General Brand, having heard the gunfire on the flanks, was somewhat surprised that the blacks even launched a flank attack, but didn’t take it much to heart.

Defending against the blacks with thousands of French troops was definitely not a problem; it would only take two or three hours to break through Nassau City’s defenses, then turn around to deal with the enemy on the flanks. More likely, the French Army and he would together crush the army of blacks.

Suddenly, a continuous horn sound came from the direction of Nassau City, followed by the dense sound of military drums.

Brand raised his telescope and saw numerous black soldiers forming disjointed and twisted lines, charging out from the city!

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“These foolish blacks,” a cold smile appeared on Brand’s lips.

If the black rebels had stayed hiding behind their defensive line, he would likely have lost hundreds of soldiers to enter Nassau City, but now they dared to charge out.

Facing head-on, his soldiers could instantly crush the blacks.

Victory was certain!

Just as General Brand was contemplating the speech he would give upon entering Nassau City, he felt that the gunfire from the flanks seemed to be getting closer.

He frowned, raised his telescope again, but was shocked to discover that the left flank of the British infantry line had begun to descend into chaos.

“What’s going on?”

A Cavalry Scout rushed over, anxiously reporting, “The French Army on the left wing has been defeated by the Rebel Army. Over a thousand rebels are approaching our infantry line!”

General Brand was shocked and hastily deployed his reserve forces to the left wing to fill the gap, while muttering under his breath, “Are all French people useless? Can’t they even defeat a bunch of black people?”

As his over 600 reserve soldiers began to form ranks and turn, another officer arrived and reported that the French Army on the right wing had also started to collapse, and similarly, over a thousand black rebels had appeared.

Brand’s face instantly turned pale.

At three in the afternoon, 1,300 British soldiers under Nassau City surrendered their weapons to the Bahamas National Army.

The British were confident in defeating the untrained blacks in a frontal assault, but they found themselves surrounded on three sides.

In order to maximize the element of surprise in the attack, Ludwille hadn’t even let the black soldiers form into ranks and had them charge directly into the British Army’s lines from the rear, tearing apart soldier after soldier with machetes and axes.

Brand, covered by his cavalry, barely managed to escape to the south of the Bahamas, which happened to be the camp left by Galisonnière’s French forces when they were “defeated.”

And he had less than a thousand soldiers remaining by his side.

The Spanish reinforcements were in a slightly better situation; the Bahamian rebels clearly weren’t interested in them and focused on fiercely attacking the British, allowing most of their troops to retreat.

At twilight, the black people of Nassau City took to the streets with torches, wildly celebrating their hard-won victory.

Everywhere, members of the Abolitionist Alliance stood elevated, giving speeches, “Indeed, our friends from France who cherish freedom and equality did not wish to see us enslaved. They deliberately withdrew from the battlefield, giving us the opportunity to defeat the British!”

“The French came to the Bahamas under pressure from the British, and they never fired a shot at us from the beginning to the end. In fact, French friends have been secretly supplying us with ammunition…”

This was the media guidance arranged at the request of the “Abolitionist Alliance” by the Bahamas Parliament.

Similar propaganda efforts were underway in Jamaica and the Little Andros Islands.

Joseph had spent so much effort helping the blacks of the Caribbean gain their freedom; he could not afford to earn their hatred in the end.

What he wanted was gratitude.

He aimed for dependence on France from these newly established nations in the Caribbean, as well as their reciprocation.

With Santo Domingo’s vast influence in the Caribbean abolitionist movement, guiding public opinion was not a difficult task.

Two days later, the Bahamas Republic, buoyed by the victory of the Nassau Battle, held a national election.

Actually, the Bahamas still lacked an effective administrative system; the control of Parliament was basically around Nassau, so the election was completed in just three days.

More than 60,000 people voted, and Kenneth Liddington, the Commander of the Bahamian Rebel Army, was elected the first President.

Ludwille, a Santo Domingan, even received over 50,000 votes—Bahamas adopted the American model, allowing more than one vote per person—but he ultimately declined the invitation to become Vice President.

On the other side, Santo Domingo also started its elections.

Compared to the Bahamas, the congress there had been established for a long time and had effective control over various cities, so the electoral process was more prolonged.

However, Aureol’s great fame had long spread throughout the Caribbean, and his victory was almost guaranteed.

In Jamaica, Oreal had gathered a renewed army of 1,500 over the past few months.