THE BLUECOATS - TOME 4 THE GREENHORN

Left behind with the wounded, Blutch and Chesterfield must defend their fellow Union soldiers against Southern troops... and civilians ! Alter an even bloodier battle than usual, the Union Army is out of men. But so are the Confederates, and General Alexander decides to retreat and corne back with reinforcements before the enemy can do the saure. To move faster, he leaves his wounded, including Stark and Chesterfield, behind in the nearby town of Rumberley, in the care of its inhabitants and Corporal Blutch. But Rumberley's a Rebel village... "The slapstick comedy of errors is done really well, the wordplay is clever and silly at the same time. And add in those clever touches and repeated motifs and it gets better." Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet International Blog

L'armée nordiste du général Alexander est à court de montures, et ceci alors qu'elle fait face à rien moins que celle de Robert E Lee en personne. Pour reformer la cavalerie avant la bataille qui s'annonce, Blutch et Chesterfield sont chargés d'aller acheter des chevaux, en compagnie d'un dresseur légendaire, Ben "Bronco Benny" Wilcox. Mais ils devront pour cela traverser les lignes sudistes, faire face à une tribu hostile, et supporter les manières très...particulières de Benny.

While out on patrol, Blutch and Chesterfield encounter an unusual soldier : a woman wearing a Union uniform, who has come to join the army to look for her brother and uphold the family's honour. Blutch is unconvinced, but the sergeant, won over by the combination of bravery and a pretty face, agrees to help her. That, however, means taking her along for Captain Stark's demented charges - a prospect that could drive anyone to shirk their duty or desert...