Bab 235: Delivering the News - France

Meanwhile, on the other side of the English Channel, at Boulogne.

The troops from all camps had been arriving at Boulogne, filling the city with tens of thousands of people, making it the largest assembly of soldiers and sailors the city had ever seen. The streets were a cacophony of voices, the clattering of equipment, and the rhythmic march of boots against cobblestones. Battle standards and flags representing the Army of France fluttered in the breeze.

In the heart of the bustling activity, Napoleon Bonaparte, stood atop a makeshift podium, overseeing the preparations with a keen eye. 

Despite the absence of concrete updates regarding the situation in the English Channel, his knowledge remained confined to the fact that the Franco-Spanish Fleet was locked in a confrontation with the British English Channel Fleet. Nevertheless, he recognized the imperative to ready himself and his troops.