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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1916

Page

7

Night Assault On N 94 Ends In Death And Rescue

Corporal Jim Ashby leads a doomed defense after officers fall. Amid broken lines and drifting gunfire, American troops hold their position at N 94 as losses mount. A young woman searches the battlefield by star light, finds Jim and guides him toward safety through ruined streets and searchlights toward a distant gun firing from a moving truck.

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Desperate Battles as Regent's Forces Overtake New York

Jim, fighting with regent troops, views a devastated Manhattan after regulars retreat. The Croton aqueducts are cut, water scarce, and civilians flee toward Chicago. City garrisons fall back to ruined steel towers as Bainbridge orders retreat to save survivors.

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On the Hudson Raiders Escape by Raft in Final Garrison Scene

In a Hudson River retreat, Jim Ashby leads a small group from Manhattan toward the water through debris tunnels. A rescued girl joins him on a raft as the tide and wind batter them. The scene recalls regent orders and Red Cross protection amid ongoing invasions.

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