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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33560	The history of the wars of Italy from the year MDCXIII to MDCXLIV in XVIII books / written originally in Italian, by Pietro Giovanni Capriata ... ; and rendred in English by Henry Earl of Monmouth.; Dell'historia. English	Capriata, Pier Giovanni.; Monmouth, Henry Carey, Earl of, 1596-1661.	1663 (1663)	Wing C483; ESTC R22665	937,684	812

Horse so as being repuls'd the Spanish Army might quietly pursue their March and yet neither this nor any other impediment which they met with which retarded the proceeding of the Army nor yet the Castle of Rubella which being in the mid-way would not yield till it was batter'd would have hindred the taking of Verrua much the Army not finding it any way better provided with Garrison or better fortified then it was when they went from their first quarters to take it so as they might have done the same thing which they might have done before Asti with their flying Squadron for though the Duke when he was free of the danger of Asti went with such of his men as were readiest into the Field and coasting along by the Enemy intended him no good yet because the way by which he saw them march led both to Cheri and to Verrua and that he knew not whither of the two they meant to go to he was forced to suspend his resolution and be ready to go whithersoever he should see them bend moreover when he saw them incline towards Verrua he must if he would succour it go to Crescentino which was on the other side of the Poe and not being able to pass to the other side but by the stone Bridge which was neer Tarino he was fain to take a large compass to pass his men over it to Crescentino so as the Governour had conveniency enough to have found that Town unprovided and to have done what he pleased with it but neither he nor Don Gonsallo who then order'd and provided all things under the Governour being able to make use of so happy an occasion lost it by these and other negligences and by the destruction of that flourishing Army made that little Burrough which was not otherwise considerable famous to posterity and with no little loss of honour raised up the Dukes almost quite lost reputation Verrua is a little Town upon the right side of the Poe not of any consideration but for the seat thereof it stands upon the top of a little Hill stony and broken on all sides except on the South wherein somewhat a gentler descent it sustains a little Suburbs which cover almost all the descent of that Hill on the North side the Poe enlargeth it self leaving ●…a little plain in the midst full of Trees it hath not any Fortification except a little Castle upon the top of the Hill from which if you take away an ancient Tower it is more like an old ruine then a Fortification the Suburbs which lies upon the descent of the Hill is begirt with an old weak Wall the Country about is full of Hills which inviron the Hill whereon Verrua stands The Governour incamp'd himself upon these little Hills on the East side to the end that Montferrat being on his back and the Poe on his right hand he might receive Provisions both by Land and Water afterwards extending his quarters towards the West instead of falling to assault the Town at his first arrival and of presently possessing himself of so weak and ill guarded a Town he as if he were to besiege a great Town in the face of a powerful Enemy-Army began to fortifie his Quarters with Trenches and other Works and waiting for provisions which were but slowly brought he took no care to block up the Avenues insomuch as soon as he saw the Enemies Army bend towards Verrua having sent the Marquess di San Rerano thither with his Regiment of a thousand Foot there was not any one that moved either to stop him by the way or to hinder his coming into the Town which he did at full noon and in sight of the Enemy by the Gate of the neighbouring Suburbs neer the Enemies Quarters with no little note of infamy to those that suffer'd it The Duke whilst the Governour minded nothing but making of Baracadoes and Rampiers sent to the Marshal who was left with Prince Thomaso to defend Asti to come after him and joyn with him in Crescentino whither he speedily marched and coming with his men first thither whither the Marshal came also within some days after with 5000 French he betook himself wholly to defence being past by the Poe from Crescentino to Verrua he found that the Enemy having quitted the Banks of the River and the Plain minded nothing but fortifying himself upon the little Hill and thinking that it made much for the defence of Verrua to make himself master of the Plain before it he presently past over some of his men in boats and quarter'd himself there without any gainsaying being then advised by some of his Officers to defend Verrua on the upper side and to abandon the Suburbs which was upon the hanging of the Hill as that which being weakly walled was not tenable nor was the main business much concern'd therein he contrary to their opinion undertook the defence thereof thinking that any whatsoever opposition would either abate the edge of the Enemies Forces or else weary them and occasion delay which afterwards proved much for the defence of the Town he therefore began to perfect a Raveline before the Suburbs which was formerly begun by the Towns folk which did partly cover partly flank the Wall on the Front and placing a sufficient Garrison he Plat-form'd the Wall it self and afterwards cut thorow the very Suburbs with a threefold Trench at equal distances to the end that those who should assault the Raveline and the front of the Suburbs should not only be annoyed by those Trenches which arose as did the Suburbs but that if the defendants should be repuls'd at the first onset they might have more advantagious places to retreat unto behind them from whence reassuming the defence they might make head again and driving the assailants from what they had first taken might recover it with more ease he likewise placed some Artillery in fit places of the highest Hills which served not only to defend the Raveline and the Suburb but to offend the Enemy who were incamped on the opposite Hills and which made the defence more safe he threw a Bridge of boats over the Poe between the Banks of Crescentino and the Plain before Verrua by meanes whereof those who were quarter'd in Crescentino might communicate with those of the Plain and those who were in Verrua and the latter might be relieved and refreshed by the former whereby the defence might be made more easie and consequently might last the longer nor herewithall content for the greater security of the Bridge and of the Garrison which lay in the Pla●…n he erected a great Trench between the point of the Hill towards the East and the Banks of Poe which did shelter almost all the Plain and the Bridge Things being thus ordered the Governour who not making any opposition was this mean while preparing how to offend the Town found the business harder then he at first imagined it to be for to fall absolutely to assault the Town