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Fortunes Reversed

The Spanish hadn’t fled too far. They were at that moment in the woods a few kilometers away, in the woods. They were waiting for the Natives to leave so that they could catch the Colonists off guard. However, the Natives leaving was the last thing either the Natives or the Colonists were thinking of. After the burying of the dead and treatment of the wounded, the Chief and the Governor got together to discuss what their next action should be. They agreed that they should send for some of the women to help tend to the wounds of the men, and that they should leave behind 125 men to protect them, while the rest of them went on in pursuit of the Spaniards. So they sent some messengers with spare horses to pick up some of the women and bring them back. Two days later, with everything ready, the Allied Army started in pursuit of the Spaniards.
When the Spanish saw the Allies heading their way, they quietly melted back into the woods before they took any notice of them. The Spanish kept on retreating until they reached Howardspring, about a kilometer from the Blue River. There, they decided to enhance the local topography and use it to their advantage. They dug a deep, round trench around the spring and filled it with water. Then, they dug a second deep ring trench around the spring, but didn’t fill it with water. A hastily-constructed ‘aqueduct’, consisting of a few bamboo poles, carried the water over the inner trench. This inner trench would be where the Spanish would reside.
It wasn’t too long before the scouts found out about this improvised fortification, and they reported it back to their commander. The Chief and Governor called a meeting to discuss their plan of action. They decided to make large, 2x10 meter planks with which to cross the artificial pond. The next day, the 5th of August, they set to work making the planks. By the 7th, everything was ready. With five large oaken planks, to be carried by 20 men each, the Allied Army resumed their march towards Howardspring. When they got to a safe distance from Howardspring, they went over the plans one more time, and then attacked. Although the Spanish were not totally unprepared, they were still surprised to see 100 men charging at them with great wooden planks on their shoulders, with about 110 men behind them firing their muskets and shooting their bows. They were coming at them from all sides. Unbeknownst to the Colonists, however, the Spanish had been working on a secret escape tunnel, which was almost finished at that moment. As the Colonists laid down their planks, the Spanish kept on firing their muskets at them, even when the first soldiers started to enter the trench, until a welcome cry from one of the men in the tunnel alerted the Spanish. They quickly started to enter the tunnel, but not before destroying the ‘aqueduct’, rapidly flooding the trench and tunnel. The last Spaniard got out just as the exit from the tunnel became a second spring of sorts. They quickly fled towards the Blue, while the Allies, exhausted, decided not to pursue them. Total casualties from the battle included 37 natives killed and 25 wounded, while 1 colonist was wounded. The Spaniards, except for a small wound in the arm of Marcos Rodriguez, suffered no casualties. Despite this, it was becoming rapidly apparent that the Spanish were losing this war.