"At that time, I was still an infantry captain. After the Americans suddenly launched an attack, we only fought one battle, and then began to retreat constantly."
With Major Marcal's narrative lacking in rhetoric and monotonal, Baron Leothal seemed to be in the midst of the battle by the Mississippi River...
"Commander, we can't continue to waste time here!" Captain Marcal risked violating military discipline, pushed aside two guards, and strode in front of Napoleon, looking northward, "You know, once the Americans occupy Baton Rouge, New Orleans will be hard to hold.
"We should hurry back now, it might still be in time!"
Yes, after the French Army was "defeated" in Woodville, Napoleon constantly avoided battle and retreated, even abandoning the key town of Baton Rouge, now having retreated to a wilderness downstream of the Mississippi River.
