The Duke of Fenwick had donated two new bells, covered in gold, to the abbey of St Tynians at Glockstein in Wittenberg. A convoy including the new bells had travelled without incident from Fenwick into Wittenberg. As the last leg of their route would take them near the Monrovian border Mlle Givenchy's irregulars and a small detachment of jagers were added to the convoy's escort.
Aware of the progress of the convoy, the Monrovians sent the adventurer Red Jack to steal them.
---oXo---
At Glockstein, a couple of the garrsion keep a watch from the town gate ...
The small convoy with the bells approaches along the road towards Glockstein
Waiting in the woods overlooking the road, Red Jack waits with some of his men....
The convoy continues along the road, some of the escort (from Mlle Givenchy's irregulars) cross the hedge to check out one of the adjoining fields...
More of Red Jacks men get into position ....
As the convoy gets into the valley, Red Jack's men approach from the woods on both sides...
The firing starts ......
The garrison at Glockstein hear the musket fire but can't see anything, they report it to the officer on duty ...
The escort, Mlle Givenchy's irregulars and a small detachment of jagers, try to get into a position to defend the convoy as Red Jack's men close in ....
The first two wagons, including the one with the bells, manage to slip through and make as fast as they can for Glockstein...
The escort just manage to keep the attackers away from the last wagon .....
The attackers make a rush on the last wagon .....while the rest catch up with the lead wagons ....
whats left of the escort retreat behind the hedge on the far side of the road, Red Jack and his men have control of the convoy and the valuable bells ....
Red jack and his men take the bell wagon, the other smaller wagon and the pack horse - after rifling through the big wagon they make their getaway ....
---oXo---
Some time later, a small party of dragoons leave Glockstein to investigate ....
They find whats left standing of the escort by the big wagon; Mlle Givenchy (wounded but OK), tells the dragoon commander which direction the attackers went in...
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1 comment:
Stealing church bells. This is terrible.
Get the hussars after 'em!
Respectfully,
Bill P.
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