Bloody Creek: Resolution

After a difficult start, the battle seemed to be swinging to the British. On the British right, the Grenadiers had captured one section of the redoubt, driving back a company of Colonial troops. On the left, the fire of the Provincials followed by a charge, had driven the Acadian militia from the rocks and woods. It appeared that one good push was all that was needed.

 The Grenadiers had suffered terrible losses during their attack and in the ensuing melee. Behind them, the smoke and confusion and the yells of the Indians seem to have dismayed the Royals and they wavered on the far bank, unwilling to press forward. Outnumbered and fighting in two directions, the remaining grenadiers gave way and fled.
On the other flank, a company of French Colonial troops that had just arrived, rushed forward, seizing the rocks in time to repel an assault by the Massachusetts Provincials.

The retreat of the Grenadiers gave the Artillery a clear field of fire again and they made good use of it. The Royals, though unwilling to advance, peppered the redoubt with musket balls. This was not the native way of fighting and they faded back into the woods. A renewed assault by the provincials on the British left drove the French back. With a fresh battalion of New Yorkers finally making their way to the front, the way looked clear to secure a crossing. 

But the French weren't quite done. As the sun sank towards the horizon the French Colonel in charge of the post  rounded up a battered company of Colony troops and a handful of militiamen, then led them them forward with loud cries and whoops and bright steel. The Provincials broke and fled back to the safety of their shore. It was enough for one day. 

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