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Both sides of the war. The White Regiment of the Hereford family consisted of four infantry regiments and two infantry battalions, two cavalry battalions and an artillery regiment. A total of 8,465 men, including 812 cavalrymen, had 99 guns of various calibers.

The Visigothic Expeditionary Force had four infantry brigades, one Father's Regiment, and one independent cavalry company, totaling 20,422 people, including 205 cavalrymen, and 235 artillery pieces of various calibers.

After the battle, the White Army lost 572 killed and 1,144 wounded. The Visigothic expeditionary force lost more than 9,700 casualties, more than 4,000 prisoners, and about 1,000 soldiers are missing. The remaining troops, numbering less than 5,000 men, discarded all heavy weapons, most of the small arms and ammunition, fled back to Charleston in disarray.

At this point, the battle ended. The Hereford family won in a big way. With less than half of the opponent's troops, he paid a very small price and almost annihilated all the opponent's soldiers and horses.

Such a record is rare even in the world. What is even more incredible is that when one studies the battle, it is almost impossible to find that the commander of the Visigothic expeditionary force, Count Rochambeau, made any major tactical mistakes.

The Count's command, though not spectacular, is decent. Although in the end, the Legion sent the Fathers to attack the flank of Hereford's White Legion was a little aggressive, but on the whole, the Count did not do anything wrong.

William's conducting, on the other hand, can't be said to be too exciting. It is true that the preparations made before the start of the war and the accurate grasp of the rhythm of the other side are the concrete embodiment of a good commander. And after that, it is even more miraculous to be able to recognize the attack of the opponent's Fathers and reserve cavalry to counterattack...... However, this can only call William a "very good commander".

On the tactical level, the two sides can almost be said to be half-hearted. Both sides are professional soldiers, experienced and adept at using soldiers. The tactics of both sides are also to advance head-on. Hard-to-go battles.

And it was in such a hard-fought battle that the white army of the Hereford family, almost devastated, easily crushed the Visigoths' army twice their size. And its own losses are extremely minor.

In a sense, it's a miracle. But in a sense, it's an inevitability.

The new must be better than the old, the advanced must be better than the backward, the white army of the Hereford family, in military technology ahead of the other side by an era.

Just as an army with iron weapons is better than an army with bronze weapons, and an army with gunpowder weapons is better than an army with cold weapons. Today, the Hereford legion, armed with grenades, flintlock pistols and bayonets, was able to outperform the Visigoths, armed with extra-long spears and arquebuses.

In later history, almost all lovers, experts and authorities of military history have seriously studied this battle. And all those who have studied the battle have come to almost the same conclusion.

This war is a delegate, a sign, a symbol.

A representative of the new type of private tactics, a sign of the rise of new military tactics, and a symbol of the arrival of a new military revolution.

Wilhelm von Hereford ushered in an era, a military, new era.

It's just that, of course, at the time, very few people realized this. William did not try to hide it all because he knew that these secrets were not "exclusive". There is simply no way to be conservative. But at the same time, he does not deliberately and thoughtfully promote these tactics to help his enemies, potential enemies, and even allies.

It's their luck that they realize it, and it's their own idiocy that they don't realize it. William didn't have to teach them to be smart.

It's just a pity that there are really few countries that can survive in this era of many nations are really stupid.

Whether William's enemies, potential enemies, or allies, they all found something important from this battle.

In the letters written by Count Rochambeau to the country, such a thing is clearly indicated:

"I don't mean to excuse myself, but I still have to say it. Since the beginning of the war, I have noticed a very bad thing, that is, the other side has surpassed the great Visigothic kingdom in terms of strategy and tactics, from weapons and equipment to use, from individual weapons to infantry artillery.

We have to catch up, and we have to get all these secrets in the shortest possible time. And then to reform the military of our country as quickly as possible. Otherwise, tragedies like the Battle of South Carolina will continue to unfold. The interests of the kingdom will be seriously threatened. We even have the calamity and possibility of destroying the country and the species.

This battle made me deeply aware of such possibilities. We have to restructure our armies just like each other.

There is a very good reason for the opponent to completely abandon the ancient and backward weapon of the super long spear, and the musketeers, who are densely arranged and fired in sections, can deal a great blow to the enemy's strength and morale at medium distances. At the same time, the new way of using the bayonet made it easy for the musketeer to work part-time as a spearman. And immediately after the shot, a charge was launched.

The flintlock pistol fired much faster than the arquebus. At the same time, the convenience and maintenance difficulty are much stronger than those of arquebuses. Therefore, I hope that our future armies will be like the enemy, abandoning all the pikemen and arming the private units with flintlock muskets and new bayonets.

At the same time, the power of the new grenade is impressive.

The barrage of grenades thrown at medium and close range is enough to crush any strong company, and it is devastating to any unobstructed unit. I strongly urge that the new infantry of the kingdom be equipped with this handy and extremely lethal weapon.

Finally, artillery, although because of the defeat, we have not been able to obtain any data of the enemy's artillery, but from the specific performance, the lethality of the opponent's artillery is very good, the shells that can explode, and the reloading speed is more than twice as fast as our army, as well as more accurate artillery, so that one of the opponent's artillery can be comparable to our army's three, or even more artillery.

In this case, our defeat is inevitable. We had no scruples, went into battle without knowing anything about our enemies, and then naively thought that we would be able to achieve victory. We had no idea what we were up against.

We have paid a terrible price for our arrogance, and we hope that this painful price can really bring about a change for us.

And after we have learned all this, and completed all the military reforms, we will be able to continue to hold our heads high, defend the interests of the kingdom, and at the same time, take revenge on our enemies. ”

After writing all this, Count Rochambeau sighed, wrote his name at the end of the letter, and waited for the ink to dry before putting the letter in the envelope.

After this, beside him, an officer asked in a gentle, but vaguely impatient, tone, "Is it okay, then, Count?"

"That's it. Count Rochambeau nodded, "This is the last thing I can do for my kingdom and my king." ”

He sighed, and then, the gendarmerie, who had been waiting impatiently in the corridor, rushed in like hounds and "controlled" Count Rochambeau.

"Don't blame us, Count, we just do what we are told. The officer, who had been waiting for him at first, said to Count Rochambeau, in a slightly apologetic tone.

"There's nothing to be sorry for. Count Rochambeau shook his head, then stood up and followed the officer out of the room.

"You will be transported to the Leeward Islands colony in the south, where you will take a boat back to Visigothic proper. There he was tried by a military court. Is there anything else you would like to say, Earl?"

"......" Count Rochambeau paused, then looked at him, and asked, "Can my letter reach His Majesty?" he asked.

"Well, I'm sorry, I don't know. But if you really care about it, you can talk to the judge who tried you, and to the other generals who came to consult about it. I think...... Forehead...... It may not be a good thing to say, but I think it may be a little more useful than writing a letter to Your Majesty. ”

"You're a nice guy. The Earl nodded, "I'll do it, if those guys really want me to do it." ”

He muttered to himself.

"Is there anything else, then, Count?" asked the officer.

"No more. The Count shook his head and said. As he said this, he turned his head and looked out of the town, where the camp of the White Legion of the Hereford family was. They have been besieging Charleston for some time. The envoy of the other party had just left yesterday. This is the fourth messenger of the week. It seems that His Royal Highness the prince was very greedy, and it was not enough to get a golden lily of the Fathers' Regimental flag, and he also wanted to obtain a command knife belonging to the Visigothic Count General.

"It's just a pity that they can't wait for the surrender of an earl commander. Count Rochambeau thought to himself, and then thought of another thing, not without malice: "Or, can he get more, if His Majesty is furious, and then sends twenty thousand expeditionary troops here." What does that Highness get......? A duke?"

Thinking of this, Count Rochambeau smiled.