Life of Being a Crown Prince in France-Chapter 785 - 693 Dividends and Tableware

Chapter 785: Chapter 693: Dividends and Tableware

Chapter 785: Chapter 693: Dividends and Tableware

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As the British Army continually loses soldiers due to disease, the black governments of Jamaica, Bahamas, and Little Andros Islands began to send reinforcements to Santo Domingo.

They are all members of the “Caribbean Sea Military Committee,” and indeed, if the strongest black government in Domingo falls, the other governments would only face the fate of being eradicated one by one by the British.

Given that these islands had also previously received aid from Santo Domingo, they naturally spared no effort in sending aid now.

As a result, every day black volunteers boarded American merchant ships from various islands and continuously gathered in Santo Domingo.

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Furthermore, American merchant ships also brought a large amount of food, clothing, medicine, and even military horses, supporting tens of thousands of black soldiers in Duarte Mountain to constantly harass the British Army.

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London.

Ten Downing Street.

“The situation seems quite severe.” Lord Grenville placed Marquis Cunningham’s report on the table and said to William Pitt Junior.

The report was filled with despair.

Out of the 7,500 soldiers of the expeditionary force, currently, only over 4,000 are able to maintain combat capability, the others are tormented by various diseases.

In these few months, about 300 British soldiers died in battle, while deaths from illness reached as high as 530.

These were numbers from two months ago, now the soldiers suffering from illnesses would only be more.

At the same time, although Marquis Cunningham has occupied major towns on the island like Port-au-Prince, Marion, and Magua, he has always failed to locate the main force of the rebels.

He tried to venture into the mountains to look for those black ghosts, but was hindered by the humid, muddy environment, and voluntarily withdrew after half a month.

At the end of the report, Marquis Cunningham stated that unless London could send another 4,000 troops to the Caribbean, he would be unable to hold Port-au-Prince in six months at most.

“Worse than the worst scenario I could envision,” William Pitt Junior sighed heavily, “By the way, you should have heard, Spain is also preparing to recognize the government of the black people. That is to say, three major countries will have recognized the independence of Santo Domingo.”

Indeed, following the Netherlands, the Americans were driven by immense sugar profits to recognize the Saint Domingue Republic.

“It’s four.” Grenville corrected, “France will soon do the same.”

William Pitt Junior nodded: “Yes. Frankly, the French people have indeed made a smart move this time.”

After such a long contest, if the British still could not see that France was manipulating the situation in the Caribbean behind the scenes, then they truly don’t deserve to sit on the throne of world domination.

“General Jervis and Marquis Windham both advocate for sending more troops,” he glanced at the Foreign Minister, “What do you think?”

Jervis is the Sea War Minister. While Windham is a former Minister of the Army.

“Trying to grasp everything, in the end, will only result in losing everything,” Grenville said, “Santo Domingo is clearly a bottomless pit. We’ve already thrown nearly 500,000 British Pounds in there, and except for the loss of soldiers, we’ve gotten nothing. It’s time to abandon that place.”

William Pitt Junior pressed hard on the armrest of his chair, took a deep breath, and said, “But, we need sugar.”

“The solution is France,” Grenville declared without hesitation, “As long as we can make France submit, we can demand they sell beet sugar at a subsidized price.

“Even, after the black people in the Caribbean lose support, we can find a way to regain control there.”

William Pitt Junior smiled, “There’s one person who completely agrees with your view, do you know who it is?”

“You?”

“No, it’s the Marquess of Wellesley.”

Grenville nodded, “I heard his military reforms are going well.”

“If it weren’t for those old conservatives holding him back, it would be even more successful.”

“So, we must accelerate the process of starting the war?”

“The problem now is that our allies haven’t yet swallowed their ‘snack’.”

By ‘snack’, William Pitt Junior meant the Prussian-Austrian partition of Poland.

Grenville immediately stated, “Then let’s get them a new set of dining cutlery, you know, it’s a necessary expense.”

William Pitt Junior smiled, “I will have someone propose a budget of 500,000 British Pounds for ‘cutlery’ in Parliament the day after tomorrow, please support it.”

“It’s part of the job.”

Then the two further detailed the terms of aid for Prussian-Austrian forces, and afterwards, Grenville prepared to say farewell.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and turned back: “By the way, Mr. Pitt, perhaps we can also retrieve some ‘dividends’ from the Caribbean Sea Region.”

“What do you mean?”

“Let the Americans take over the Caribbean Sea,” said Grenville, “We certainly cannot let the French control it.”

William Pitt Junior pondered and nodded, “It seems that you should make a trip to Philadelphia.”

“With pleasure.”

…

Western Poland.

Poznan Province.

General Horn looked back at the fortress behind him without much sense of achievement.

The Poles were almost entirely unguarded, and the most important fortress in western Poland was manned by fewer than 600 soldiers.

Just one day after Potsdam declared war on Poland, he led a large army to easily capture the place.

His Majesty the King must be regretting not acting sooner.

“Thanks to His Majesty George III,” Horn glanced westward.

He was speaking the truth. This time, if it weren’t for the British demanding immediate mobilization from William II in exchange for a low-interest loan of 250,000 British Pounds, the latter planned to declare war only after Russia had eliminated the Polish main forces.

However, it is said that the loan is disbursed monthly. If Prussia fails to achieve the military targets agreed upon by both sides, then the loan will be suspended.

Horn looked towards the north, muttering to himself: “Given this trend, it should take no more than two months, perhaps even just one is enough.”

William II had ordered him to capture the entire Great Poland Region and, most importantly, Gdansk Port within two months.

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Hermann von Boyen, Marshal and Prussian Minister of War. This orphan, who lost both parents at a young age, joined the army in 1794 and was severely wounded in the Battle of Olstein. As a low-profile yet highly efficient staff officer, he was employed two years later by Scharnhorst as part of the new Prussian Military Reorganization Committee for the Kingdom of Prussia; he, along with Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Clausewitz, and Gloemann, was regarded as one of the “five reformers of the new Prussian army.” Serving as the chief of staff to the undefeated Biluo, he participated in all campaigns of the Wars of Liberation in 1812. From 1814-1819, Boyen served as the Minister of War and began to implement conscription. Twenty years after retiring, he was recalled by the King in 1840 to serve as a state councilor and was awarded the rank of Marshal until his death.

William von Horn, General of Infantry, was born in Lower Silesia. He commanded an infantry brigade in the intervention forces in 1812 and then participated in a series of battles during the Wars of Liberation, including Bautzen-Leipzig. He was eventually appointed the commander of the Seventh Army.