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Duty and Duplicity Book 5 of Poacher s ProgressChapter 22 Gang aft aglay
Bands played, flags fluttered, and crowds cheered as I marched proudly along the Avenida Avenue Andalucía at the head of my battalion. It was the 1st of October 1823. Cadiz had surrendered a week previously and the French Royal Army now made a formal, triumphant, entrance. That the citizens were cheering was surprising, as I doubt there were any monarchists lining the streets, but supposed even the most ardent of republicans were thankful the daily cannonade was now at an end. The columns of...