The announcement of the Continental Congress caused a huge response, and in less than a month, 2,000 black slaves joined the Continental Army, which belonged to the Continental Council.
Washington took an equal attitude in the barracks toward the newly recruited black soldiers, and although there were still many white soldiers in the Continental Army who showed some discrimination against the new black soldiers, the discrimination was still within an acceptable range.
With the addition of new black soldiers, the Continental Army of the Continental Congress swelled to 10,000 men in one fell swoop.
Under these circumstances, Washington immediately began to reorganize the army, and the original Continental Army, the black soldiers who joined later, and the troops that came with the aid of the French were all broken up by Washington and reorganized.
The 10,000 Continental Army was divided into four brigades under Washington's auspices, and after completing the reorganization of the army, Washington immediately commanded the army to begin its march toward Indiana, although he did not forget to leave one brigade of the Continental Army in Missouri.
April 1794 Washington commanded the army to invade Indiana, and the offensive of the Continental Army made the entire Indiana completely turbulent, you must know that on the North American continent, the British ** team has a total of only 15,000 people, and these 15,000 people need to be defended by the British colonies in the entire North America.
Under these circumstances, the total number of British troops stationed in the colonies west of Indiana, including Indiana, was less than 8,000.
And the 7,500-strong Continental Army of these three brigades led by Washington was simply an unstoppable force for the local British colonial government in Indiana.
In just five days, Washington's Continental Army arrived in Polis, the capital of Indiana.
Although after the Continental Army came to Indiana.
The British colonial government immediately began a large-scale mobilization, but even so, there were now only 500 British soldiers in the city.
There were only a thousand militiamen who had just been drafted.
In contrast to the British, after the Continental Army invaded Indiana, the strength of the Continental Army not only did not decrease, but even because of the Continental Council's policy of emancipating black slaves and uniting Indian tribes, the strength of the Continental Army showed an explosive increase.
Unlike in Missouri, the Continental Congress in Indiana did not have to worry about the opposition of the French and the various members of the Continent, so it was in Indiana.
Washington can be said to have completely unleashed his fists, and he sent countless propaganda teams to various farms to carry out propaganda.
And Washington is not relenting when it comes to uncooperative farmers.
The Continental Army executed farmers who openly opposed the policies of the Continental Congress in the name of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and then confiscated all their property.
Without any interference, the number of black soldiers in the Continental Army increased at once, and it took only two days for Washington to arrive under the city of Polis, according to the information gathered from all over the country.
More than 3,600 black slaves from all over Indiana were sworn in to join the Continental Army.
And the counterpart to the black slave soldiers were the Indian tribes.
After the Continental Congress proposed to guarantee the survival of these Indian tribes, most of the Indian tribes adopted an attitude of cooperation with the Continental Army.
By the time Washington conquered Polis, the Continental Army's strength had not been reduced by the capture of Polis, but had even doubled to more than 15,000 troops compared to when it set out from Missouri.
However, despite such a large increase in the strength of the military, Washington is not only happy but also worried.
At present, the deployment of British troops on the North American continent presents a pattern of weak in the east and strong in the west, that is, the stronger the deployment of the British army to the west, the more troops.
Don't look at a large Indiana, there are less than a thousand British soldiers stationed in total.
But in the western part of Indiana, Ohio, there were 3,000 British soldiers.
And judging by the time, it is clear that the news of the resurgence of the Continental Army must have reached the various British colonies in the west.
In this case, the British colonial government would certainly have sent troops to suppress the Continental Army.
According to Washington's estimates, excluding the British troops stationed in Canada and Mexico and on the East Coast, he now faces at least about 10,000 British troops.
If the British colonies were mobilized, they would have been able to get at least 10,000 militiamen, which would have put the Continental Army at a disadvantage in terms of troops.
And don't look at the strength of the Continental Army, it seems to be very inflated, but it is a very big question how much combat effectiveness these armies, especially those newly joined black slaves, can exert. ..............................
News of the Continental Army's resurgence and invasion of Indiana reached Pittsburgh, which had now become the center of British colonial rule on the North American continent.
Britain divided North America, which had been acquired from the French and Spaniards, plus the former British colonies in North America, into three viceroyalties.
The Canadian territory acquired from the French became the Viceroyalty of Canada, and the other Viceroyalty of California governed the coastal colonies on the East Coast that had just been acquired from the Spanish.
The largest remaining Viceroyalty was the Viceroyalty of Pennsylvania, which included the former British colony.
And because the newly established Viceroyalty of Canada and California were mostly vast and sparsely populated, the Viceroyalty of Pennsylvania became the most powerful of the three viceroyalties of Britain and North America, and 10,000 of the 15,000 British troops in North America were stationed in the Viceroyalty of Pennsylvania.
The capital of the Governorate of Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh.
The reason why the British deployed so many troops in the Viceroyalty of Pennsylvania was not only aimed at the Continental Congress, but also against the Prussians.
Today, the Prussians, with their expansion into the North American continent over the years, have colonized more than just South Carolina and Georgia.
A large number of territories, including Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma in the United States, became Prussian colonies.
Although Prussia's North American colonies were not as vast as those of the British, they were superior in terms of strength, after all, the British had established three viceroyalties in North America.
Although the Prussians had just acquired Canada and some of the colonies on the East Coast, Prussia still had only one North American colonial government.
Because after the peace talks between the five powers, Prussia had just received a large number of North American colonial factors from the French and Spanish, and Bruneke, who had been going to be transferred back to China, had to remain in the North American colonies as supreme commander of the army and governor-general.
It is obviously impossible to say that Brünecke did not have dissatisfaction with this order of the Prussian government, although Brünecke was more like a native emperor in the North American colonies, but Brüneke preferred to return to Prussia.
Perhaps Bruneke's idea may seem very incomprehensible to many people.
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After all, in the North American continent, Brüneke is the one above 10,000 people, and because of the distance, Brüneke can be called the emperor of the soil.
In this case, why go back to Brandenburg?
You must know that after returning to Brandenburg, with the title of Marquis and the rank of Marshal of Brunecke, how can he be so happy as in the North American colonies?
Of course, this kind of thinking is just the assumption of an ordinary person.
For Bruneke.
Although he ruled for fifteen years on behalf of the central government of Prussia in the North American colonies.
But he still very much wanted to be able to return to Prussia, because the North American colonies were not his home, no matter how good they were.
In addition, for Brunecke, he was a man who had a career in his career, and he did not want his life to be confined to the North American colonies.
Although it may seem that after fifteen years of rule, he can be called the king of North America, but is this really what it seems?
Brüneke is not a fool, he knows it precisely because of his special position.
I don't know how many government and royal eyes are watching my words and deeds in North America.
"Your Excellency, the latest information.
The guys from the Continental Congress have finally reappeared, and they have gathered a heavy force to attack Indiana, and according to intelligence, their strength may exceed 10,000 people!
” An official hurried into Bruneke's office and delivered an urgent message to Bruneke's desk.
Hearing the news of the return of the Continental Parliament, Brüneke was stunned for a moment, and then a very cautious look appeared on his face.
Although Bruneke did not think very highly of the Continental Congress, he still admired some people in the Continental Congress as if they were Washington and Jefferson.
If it weren't for Washington and Jefferson, I'm afraid that the Continental Congress would have collapsed long ago under the joint attack of Britain and Prussia, and where would it come out to find trouble like now.
Brunecke quietly read this information, and after reading it, Brunecke's expression looked very serious.
This information not only mentions Washington's Continental Army's attack on Indiana, but also mentions the decree that the Continental Congress has just enacted.
Brunecke's fingers kept tapping on his desk, and after a while, Brunecke said: "Rutgers, it seems that the Continental Congress is going to fight to the death this time!
The decree just announced by the Continental Congress has hit us in the sore spot all at once!
” Hearing Bruneke's words, Rutgers smiled at Bruine: "Your Excellency the Governor, the Continental Congress is just a small bunch, and their so-called Continental Army is a complete rabble in front of our Prussian army, and I think those people in the Continental Congress should also be very aware of this, so they are now attacking Indiana instead of our Prussian states of Tennessee and Arkansas."
As mentioned earlier, the French state of Missouri was in a very awkward position, with the western and northern parts of Missouri being colonized by the British, the southern part being a Prussian colony, and the eastern part of the state being an untouched no-man's land.
In this case, the Continental Congress had only two options, one was to attack the British colonies, and the other was to attack the Prussian colonies.
Obviously, the members of the Continental Congress are not a bunch of fools, they all know the truth of picking persimmons and pinching them, after all, compared with the British colonies, the Prussian colonies have a whole two divisions of troops.
Hear Rutgers say that.
There was only a faint smile on Bruneck's face.
"Your Excellency the Governor, I think that the relations between our country and the English have developed to a more serious point in Europe at the present time.
In this case, I think we can stand by and watch the Continental Congress and the British fight each other, which is very advantageous for us!
” When Rutgers finished speaking, he looked at Bruneke with a look of hope on his face, but it was clear that he was going to be disappointed.
"Rutgers, you do have some point.
But have you thought about it, if we let go of the people in the Continental Congress, wouldn't it be worse for us?
You've probably seen the slogans put forward by those guys.
Although we in Prussia have long since abolished slavery, because of the special nature of North America, His Majesty the King and the government have acquiesced in the fact that we practice slavery in North America.
To put it bluntly, in the estates of our Prussian colonies alone.
At least no less than 300,000 black slaves were raised.
And once the Continental Congress becomes powerful and their policies are spread through various channels to our Prussian estates, do you think that there will be no disturbances?
” After Brunech finished speaking, Rutgers's face had lost the slightly relaxed look he had before.
Obviously, Brüneke's words had to attract the attention of Rutgers, because Brüneke was very right.
The emancipation program of the Continental Congress had already begun to be implemented, and in this case, once the bill began to spread widely in the Prussian colonies, it was difficult to guarantee that the black slaves would not make trouble.
As in the colonies of various countries.
In the North American colonies to which Prussia belonged, the conflict between slaves and slave owners generally accounted for a large proportion of the government's day-to-day handling of government affairs.
Among them, there were not only slave owners who forcibly plundered slaves.
There were also slaves who were forced to revolt because of the oppression of their slave owners.
However, the general attitude of the Prussian colonial government was that as long as the slave owner did not cause the death of more than three slaves, then he only needed to pay a fine to the colonial government, and if the slaves rebelled against the slave owner or even rebelled, then all of them were executed.
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This is the same as in all colonies.
And unlike the British, most of the estates in the North American colonies to which Prussia belonged belonged to one owner, that is, His Majesty the King of Prussia!
Forty percent of the estates in the Prussian colonies belonged to the royal family, and it is unceremonious to say that if there was a ranking of slave owners on the North American continent, William would definitely be in the top three.
Thirty percent of the remaining sixty percent of the farms and estates belonged to the Prussian government, in other words, they were state-owned.
It was precisely because of this situation that the Prussian royal family and government tacitly acquiesced in the practice of slavery in the North American colonies, after all, they were all considered vested interests.
"Your Excellency the Governor, then you mean that we help the British against the Continental Council?"
"Well, so to speak, but we'll have to wait until the Englishmen come to us!
Although the contradictions between Britain and Prussia are becoming more and more fierce in Europe, we and the British can still help each other on the issue of colonies, but this help comes at a cost!
” After saying that, Brunech commanded again: "Pass the order, let the patrols in each area strengthen their patrols, and drive away all those who are of unknown origin, and at the same time let the first division immediately start mobilizing, waiting for my orders at any time, as for the second division to concentrate on guarding Oklahoma, there is no need to mobilize for the time being!"
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At the end of April 1794, William arrived in Venice, accompanied by a group of Holy Roman Princes.
Venice is one of the more powerful city-states in northern Italy, and although it is far from its heyday, it is still very important in northern Italy.
The Republic of Venice included not only the Venetian region, but also a number of areas in Croatia.
The political system of the Republic of Venice is very special compared to the European countries, it is not a monarch** nor a constitutional monarchy, nor is it a so-called democracy, but a parliament of ten.
In other words, all matters of the Republic of Venice were deliberated and decided by this Council of Ten.
When William and his princes arrived in Venice, not only did he not receive a grand welcome from Venice, but the Venetians even took a very wary attitude towards William's arrival.
Looking at the Venetian scouts wandering around the periphery of the marching column, William's face was very ugly.
Just kidding, what is a little Venice, and now it dares to send scouts to constantly monitor around the army, this is simply an insult to William to some extent, and little Venice can't die!
In addition to the Prussian ministers and more than 20,000 troops, William also came with many imperial princes, including Karl.
And if you add the guards of Karl and these princes, then the total number of William's army exceeds 30,000.
It is no wonder that the Venetians would be so openly vigilant, after all, you must know that although Venice is relatively prosperous in commerce and trade, as a republic with a small territory, the total number of troops in Venice is more than 10,000 people, and the Venetian navy, which was once surprised by the entire European continent, now has more than a dozen ships left.