Carribean: Expedition to St Juste (3) - Battle of Saigneville

continued from previous post ...

The British have landed on the north-east of St Juste and are heading towards Port Louis. French troops have marched from Port Louis in-land to Saigneville to face the British ......

 

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French troops arrive at the town of Saigneville, seeing the british ahead of them down the valley they start to deploy .....

The british column approaching the town ...

The french have taken up their positions to defend the town ....

The british column halts, the naval contingent setup the cannon and open fire on the town while the plan of attack is worked out ...

The british manouver into position ....

The british move forward on their right flank and open fire on the defenders and artillery....

The french artillery have pulled back after taking heavy casualties. The british having cleared the field on their left flank continue their advance ....

The british attack goes in on their right flank, while on their left flank they exchange vollies with the defenders behind the stone wall ..

The attack on their right flank fails and the british fall back; after reforming the british move in for a second attack along the whole line ....

The second attack succeeds and the british surge forward into the town, some of the defenders fall back to the churchyard, while the rest run at full tilt in a rout down the main road...

After routing troops burst through the reserves on the main road, the french resolve starts to crumble in the face of the advancing british ....

The french fail to hold and they retreat down the main road towards Port Louis; the british secure the town and then prepare to march towards the port .....

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to be continued ....