Unknown to Jackson, a small force of 72 Royal Marines and 130 Indian recruits had landed nine miles east of Fort Bowyer three days earlier. Armed with a cannon and a howitzer, they planned to attack the fort from behind, while four warships, mounted with seventy-eight guns, would attack from the sea. Even now, the Hermes, the Carron, and the sloops Sophie and Anaconda were sailing around Mobile Point, getting into position.
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