This was a classic example of "splitting superior forces" and losing crucial battles. It was a key mistake avoided not only by Julius Caesar but by Na...oleon as well.The other element that sealed the doom of Fort Niagara was the desertion of his Iroquois allies when they saw the size of the British forces. The French only had about 150 Iroquois Indians on their side but the British forces had a force of some 700 Iroquois Indians which were thirsting for the blood of their French-supporting. The fact that her daughter was my mate now, well... “Whatever it takes, Barb,” I said.“You already contributed,” Sara laughed, then, “on the subject of contributions, does this mean that the big piles stop?”I saw Mandy and Bink both shake their heads.“The girls say ‘no’.” I said.“What does Ben say?” Barb questioned.“Ben ain’t sayin’ to stop. Have mercy on me.”“So when are y’all gonna be back, now?”Mandy stepped in. “We were gonna just bump along the coast, maybe seventy miles a day, but I think. Mara was beautiful with pale blue eyes that seem innocent, inviting, and cold somehow. She seemed to be better suited for a brothel in the high end. Her unmoving inviting manner seemed like exactly what a brothel girl at the front window would do to attract business. Her body covering purple robe seemed odd but elegant, and she already was quite popular. She serviced several men in a private corner. Merris was sure, there was no way out from back there, but no one returned from the dark. But eventually, when the doctor couldn’t find anything physically wrong with her, she HAD to go back.I had briefed Gemma to surreptitiously spread all sorts of gossip about her sister in these few days. Within a matter of hours stories were flying round the school like wild-fire, you can imagine the sort of thing – “I heard she likes it rough!” … “She’ll fuck ANYBODY her!” … “She smokes a couple of joints – then takes ALL the guys on at once - 5 or 6 at a time - I've heard!”The result of this.