The Rebel Army's Counterattack (Featured Recommendation, Seeking All Support)

Brand's trip to the Caribbean Sea seemed destined not to go smoothly.

In Nassau, he failed even to achieve a victory like the one in Jamaica. Before his army could land, the abolitionist rebels attacking Nassau had swiftly withdrawn.

In truth, his earlier success in blocking Auriol's army had been entirely due to luck. The British Expeditionary Force fleet had temporarily decided to make an extra supply stop at Dominique, deviating from its usual route, and the ships of the Special Trade Association had therefore failed to spot them in time.

This time, while Brand's soldiers were still busy boarding transport ships at Jamaica's docks, the vessels carrying word to the Bahamian Rebel Army were already on their way.

Moreover, the people of Nassau were deeply hostile toward the English Army—not only Blacks and Mulattoes, but even white colonists despised them.

The Bahamas mainly grew Cotton and Corn, which brought in less profit than Sugar Cane. To guarantee the Colony's profits, the British Government imposed heavy taxes there.

"Wheelbarrow tax," "wild fruit gathering tax"—they left no stone unturned. The latter in particular was a burden on the lower classes of the Caribbean Sea, for wild pineapples, coconuts, and the like made up a large part of their daily diet. Yet beginning more than thirty years ago, they had been required to pay the Governor taxes even to pick these things that grew everywhere.

On top of that, the Bahamian abolitionist rebels had proclaimed "Bahamian independence" from the very beginning, winning them broad support. Quite a few Plantation Owners would rather lose their slaves than remain under British colonial rule.

This allowed the abolitionist rebels to obtain supplies everywhere, while the English Army's movements held no secrets at all—almost every day, Bahamian civilians reported their situation to the rebels.

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