The King of Dunkirk by Dominic Fielder
Author:Dominic Fielder [Fielder, Dominic]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-02T07:00:00+00:00
Caesar’s Camp: 8th August 1793
“You have to go, Madame. I am most sorry, but we have orders. Please you must leave now before it is too late.”
Captain Davide tried his best to comfort the elderly woman, who had returned to her Cambrai home on the east bank of the Scheldt, despite the area being cleared two days before. Feebly she attempted to close the door but found the captain’s foot wedged in it and his hands gripped between door and frame to ease it open and prevent injury to the struggling septuagenarian. Mahieu had watched the scene with a large degree of sympathy for the plight of the woman and a small measure of mirth but controlled his voice to command Grison and another of the 14th to help the captain. Valerie Davide, having freed himself from the melee, straightened his jacket and strode towards Mahieu with a nod of appreciation.
“I can remember a time when women didn’t struggle so much in my company. I can’t say I blame her though. I don’t like these orders one bit. I hadn’t thought we would be protecting France by destroying it.”
“I take my orders from you; you from the Colonel and the Colonel from whoever controls the army. That’s our lot, sir. We just have to do it and hope some other man knows the reason why.”
The Black Lions had watched a stream of people, citizens of Cambrai, being turned into refugees in order to prevent the approaching Austrians from crossing the Scheldt. The eastern suburbs of the town were already on fire. From the heights above them, Kilmaine was no doubt watching the ponderous approach of the enemy. A regiment of dragoons had thundered past down the streets out onto the southern plains to slow the left hook of British and Hanoverian troops that threatened to cross the Scheldt somewhere down river. By the time they would reach Cambrai or the French positions at Caesar’s Camp, the Army of the North would have long since left. The Black Lions, the 14th Nationals and the dragoons had the honour of being the rear-guard. And with such honour came the responsibility of razing a French town to the ground to delay the enemy.
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