Beef and Beer for the Boys

Excerpt from the "Illustrated History of the Origawn Rebellion".

While the Origawn Rebels had been holding General Douglas' attention, the Kree had invested Fort Henry and supplies were getting low. It was up to Douglas to ensure that they got through!

Aware of the Kree's uncanny ability to seemingly appear from nowhere, Douglas advanced prudently with scouts moving ahead to check for ambushes. As the column approached Little Bridgeton, the caution paid off.

The Kree, as usual, were determined fighters and deadly shots. The Advance Guard pulled back to regroup while the rest of the escort deployed and open fire. For the first time in this campaign a Naval Rocket Brigade took the field to the dismay of the rest of the convoy. 

A coordinated assault on the town was repulsed with heavy losses but the men rallied while the General weighed his options.

The sun was getting low in the sky and the defenders of the direct route had already taken losses so, "Hey Diddle Diddle". This time the Fusiliers went straight in with the bayonet and the enemy fled.

As the Kree warriors attempted to rally in the centre of town, Lt Cdr Burrell finally found the range and landed 2 rockets squarely on the rallying warriors, scattering them! Encouraged, the Fusiliers pushed ahead clearing the town. . 

In desperation, Chief Yeller Bonnet led a party of braves back over the ridge in a wild charge against the Director General's Bodyguard who dismounted and repulsed them with accurate rifled carbine fire. While the wounded chief was escorted to the rear, the wagons  began rumbling over the bridge and heading up the road to Fort Henry.