Chapter 41, The First Battle
As darkness approached on the 7th of June, Napoleon grew a tad uneasy. No sightings of any enemy army had been reported, which made him even more wary. The assassins he had sent had onlt enraged FDR further, as his personal body guard was with him 24/7. The convoy rested at the edge of the Great Plains, where the weary soliders were to rest for the night.
At the same time, General Hubert Richardson was approaching from the southwest with the 2nd American Army. Gen. Richardson knew that Napoleon would be there, so he ordered his men to march doubletime. At 6AM, as dawn broke over the great Plains, the soliders awoke to ahorrible sight. On the hill above them, stood one of the American Army, ready for action.
The French had about 17,000 Modern armor, 11,000 SAM infantry, and 3,000 tanks. Meanwhile, the Americans had 13,000, 10,000 and 5,000 of the same troops in the same order. At 6:05, the first divison of armors speed down the hill and into Napoleon's left flank, soon after the whole army was rushing at Napoleon. His men held fast for the time being. 7:05 AM, the battle had been raging for an hour, with significant loses on either side. At 7:19, Napoleon sent out a desparate call for help to the 5th army, who were nearby.
The message was recieved and the 5th moilized quickly and set out to Napoleon's defence. By 7:40, the French line was starting to weaken severely, and the left flank was about to open up when, out of no where, the fifth army rolled in behind the Americans. Quickly losing heart, the Americans retreat north to their homeland.
Total Casualties: 6th French Army: 9,000 Modern Armor, 8,000 SAM infantry, 1,000 Tanks. 5th French Army: 1,000 SAM Infantry. 2nd American Army: 6,000 Modern Armor, 4,000 SAM infantry, and 5,000 Tanks. Total Franch Casualties: 19,000 men Total American Casualties: 15,000 men. Total Casualties: 34,000 men.
The first battle was a costly victory for the French. Will this hamper their efforts? Beats me, but... Find out next post!
