Lorenzo's Secret Mission (2014)
Lorenzo's Secret Mission
“Indians bolted from behind a curtain of trees and raced towards us, attacking us at the bend in the river, when the canoes and flatboats were closest to shore.
Alarm scurried down my spine. I saw a flash of scarlet. At least one British soldier, a tall man about the size of Saber-Scar, was with them.
“Musketeers! Starboard!” Calderón’s voice rang with a note of command.
Soldiers lined the decks fore and aft and primed their muskets. Only four soldiers. Against how many Choctaws?
Calderón snatch...ed up his weapon and joined them. “Ready! Aim! Fire!”
A withering volley of flame and smoke exploded across the water.
“Reload!”
His soldiers followed orders with drilled precision and waited for the smoke to clear.
“Keep rowing!” Calderón bellowed to the frightened oarsmen who had broken rhythm and were allowing the boat to drift. “Pull to port.”
I realized Calderón was snapping out orders in Spanish to men who spoke only English. I translated, but added, “Lt. Calderón is giving you cover with musket smoke.”MoreLess
Alarm scurried down my spine. I saw a flash of scarlet. At least one British soldier, a tall man about the size of Saber-Scar, was with them.
“Musketeers! Starboard!” Calderón’s voice rang with a note of command.
Soldiers lined the decks fore and aft and primed their muskets. Only four soldiers. Against how many Choctaws?
Calderón snatch...ed up his weapon and joined them. “Ready! Aim! Fire!”
A withering volley of flame and smoke exploded across the water.
“Reload!”
His soldiers followed orders with drilled precision and waited for the smoke to clear.
“Keep rowing!” Calderón bellowed to the frightened oarsmen who had broken rhythm and were allowing the boat to drift. “Pull to port.”
I realized Calderón was snapping out orders in Spanish to men who spoke only English. I translated, but added, “Lt. Calderón is giving you cover with musket smoke.”MoreLess
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