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Post by Andree Morghill on Aug 23, 2019 18:47:10 GMT
The local garrison declares it recgonises only the king of england as their master. The troops disperse to launch a gurillea operation
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Post by John Laurens-Wessex on Aug 23, 2019 18:50:02 GMT
“That was easy” The Army thought. The Army enters the capital, and along the way they hand out food, water, supplies, and money to the locals, refusing to mistreat any of them and making them comfortable with the transition.
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Post by Andree Morghill on Aug 23, 2019 18:52:06 GMT
“That was easy” The Army thought. The Army enters the capital, and along the way they hand out food, water, supplies, and money to the locals, refusing to mistreat any of them and making them comfortable with the transition. The local spit, stone and shoot the soldiers. Slaves begin rebeling |
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Post by John Laurens-Wessex on Aug 23, 2019 18:53:18 GMT
The Cantonese Army liberates every slave in Cuba by an order, and over compensates slave owners for the emancipation
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Post by Willem-Alexander Orange-Nassau on Aug 23, 2019 18:58:08 GMT
The Dutch Grand Admiral himself has set off from Zeeland with a fleet carrying 30,000 men to support French forces in Cuba.
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Post by John Laurens-Wessex on Aug 23, 2019 19:06:01 GMT
The Cantonese welcomes the help from the Dutch
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Post by John Laurens-Wessex on Aug 23, 2019 20:53:44 GMT
Upon hearing of the revised Dutch terms, the Cantonese Navy moves to block the Dutch from landing in Cuba
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Post by Willem-Alexander Orange-Nassau on Aug 23, 2019 20:54:04 GMT
Grand Admiral Troomp's fleet arrives at the port of Baracoa and orders his men seize the surrounding region of Cuba and being the process of fortifying it.
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Post by John Laurens-Wessex on Aug 23, 2019 20:57:31 GMT
The Cantonese Navy opens fire on the fleet unloading in Port. The ships are explicitly ordered to divide fire between the coast and the Dutch Navy. Meanwhile the Cantonese Army moves to besiege the Port
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Post by Willem-Alexander Orange-Nassau on Aug 23, 2019 21:21:01 GMT
Captain Levin having survived the initial Cantonese barrage marches out waving the white flag to parley.
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Post by John Laurens-Wessex on Aug 23, 2019 21:42:28 GMT
The Cantonese assault stops, and Fleet Captain Robert Lorraine emerges to bargain.
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Post by Willem-Alexander Orange-Nassau on Aug 23, 2019 23:34:32 GMT
Levin steps over bits of stone and rubble snd makes his way to the meeting place. " My friend, I must ask why you were firing upon my forces? Are you unaware that Dutch forces were sent to facilitate the outcome of the convention on Malta?
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Post by John Laurens-Wessex on Aug 23, 2019 23:45:39 GMT
“Captain, our instructions from the Admiralty were clear— protect Cuba from foreign occupation. I was merely enforcing that”
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