Brand's journey to the Caribbean seemed doomed to be fraught with challenges.
In Nassau, he couldn't achieve the sort of resounding victory he had in Jamaica. Even before his troops could land, the abolitionist rebel army that was attacking Nassau had quickly retreated.
In fact, his previous success in blocking Aureol's forces was purely down to good luck. It was only because the British expeditionary fleet had decided on an impromptu resupply at Dominique, avoiding the usual sea lanes, that the Special Trade Association's ships had failed to spot them in time.
And now, while Brand's soldiers were busy embarking on transport ships at Jamaica's docks, ships with messages for the Bahamas rebellion were already en route.
Moreover, the people of Nassau were extremely hostile towards the British Army. Not only the black population or mulattos, but even the white settlers despised the British forces.
