Skull Island Natives Attack Beersteiner Expedition
The Beersteiners had been establishing a base near the Southern beach of Skull Island and by a swift river. Some of the men had caught some very big fish there. The troops were somewhat nervous as they had heard drums in the night. The commander sent his mercenary mounted bowmen to scout into the interior. The cannon was made ready and two units of infantry also moved forward. The scouting unit passing an area of jungle were suddenly peppered with spears. men began to fall from horses. The mercenaries shot back with compound bows and some figures fell from branches. But they put some distance between themselves and the vegetation. The natives continued to target them. The point of view of the Eastern archers has not been adequately recorded, mainly due to their lack of good Beersteiner language. However this was not the case among the infantry and a number of them were also literate. The priest and commander also wrote accounts of the battle. Below is the lette...
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