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− | The town of Danzig, under General [[Kalkreuth]], was besieged by Marshal [[Lefebvre]]'s forces around November 8th. Approximately one week later [[Temeraire]], captained by [[William Laurence]] and the newly hatched [[Kazilik]], [[Iskierka]], harnessed by [[John Granby]] arrived at the town sneaking past the besieging forces under cover of darkness. General [[Kalkreuth]] had no intention of surrendering to the French as so many other towns had done, but the presence of Temeraire, made the town a priority target for the French, influenced by the desires of [[Lung Tien Lien]], who at this time was a close | + | The town of Danzig, under General [[Kalkreuth]], was besieged by Marshal [[Lefebvre]]'s forces around November 8th. Approximately one week later [[Temeraire]], captained by [[William Laurence]] and the newly hatched [[Kazilik]], [[Iskierka]], harnessed by [[John Granby]] arrived at the town sneaking past the besieging forces under cover of darkness. General [[Kalkreuth]] had no intention of surrendering to the French as so many other towns had done, but the presence of Temeraire, made the town a priority target for the French, influenced by the desires of [[Lung Tien Lien]], who at this time was a close confident of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. With little choice seeming left to him, General [[Kalkreuth]] intended to sally against the French before their siege fortifications could be completed, hoping to buy time for the British Aerial contingent to escape. This diversion was deemed necessary as, since the arrival of the British, the French had a [[Fleur-de-Nuit]] present at the siege, it's excellent night vision preventing the British from escaping under the cover of darkness. |
== Evacuation of Danzig == | == Evacuation of Danzig == |