Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

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enemy_n	advantage_n	fight_v	great_a	1,170	5	3.0086	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83991	Englands remembrancer: in two parts. Or, A catalogue of all or most of the severall victories, and strong holds obtained (through Gods blessing) by the Parliaments forces since the armies rising from before Oxford in June last, 1645. to the last generall thanksgiving, Octob. 2. 1645. As also since that time to this present generall thanksgiving. Febr. 5th. 1645. 13 All within the time of 7 moneths. Published of purpose to draw forth Englands thankfulnesse, unto the Lord of Hoasts at all times, but more especially upon her dayes of thanksgiving.		1646 (1646)	Wing E3032; Thomason E320_12; ESTC R200570	4,498	14

the Ordinance Arms and Ammunition viz. 10 barrels of Powder 17 Peece of Ordnance 200 Arms with great store of all manner of provision Holt Church Garrison To part of the Army under his Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax led by Lieu Gen Crumwell and the Forces under Col D'albere That rich and strong Hold of Basing House by Storme Oct. 14. In which was taken the Marquis of Winchester all the Commanders and common Souldiers all the Ordnance Arms Ammunition viz. 10. peece of Ordnance 20 barrels of powder with Match proportionable 9 Colours 2000 Arms 200 horse 400 quarter of Wheat 300 flitch of Bacon 200 barrels of Beef 40000 weight of Cheese divers Sellers of Beere c. To the said Army under his Excellency Langford House neer Salisbury Oct. 17. upon composition with all the Arms and Ammunition in it And to the Forces under Major Generall Laughorne Camarthen Town and Castle Oct. 12. The whole County thereupon declaring themselves for the King and Parliament Presently after which God blessed the Parliaments Forces in Yorkshire with That great victory neer Sherborn in Yorkesheire Oct. 15. which was in manner following viz. The Enemy commanded by the Kings new made Generall Digby and Langdale with a purpose to invade Scotland in their march surprised about 600 Foot of ours at Sherburn and Milford but our party under the command of Collonel Copley being then in the pursuit of the Enemy forc'd them to fight neer Sherburn and after a hot dispute totally routed them and pursued them 3 miles By which victory not onely our lost men were rescued but we killd of the Enemies 2 Collonels took of the Enemy 4 Coll 2 Lieu Coll 1 Major 9 Captains besides many other Officers and about 400 common souldiers with 600 horse and many Colours together with Dygbys Coach and Cabinet of Letters The Army under his Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax with the gaining of Tivorton Castle neer Exeter by storme Oct. 19. in manner following A Councell of Warre being called to order the manner of the Storme a Cannonere with a great shot brake the chain of the Draw-bridge whereby it fell down and thereupon the Souldiers immediately without order entred and got over the Works with little opposition whereupon the Enemie fled into the Castle and Church for their security where they had quarter for their lives In which Castle we took 4 peece of Ordnance 30 barrels of Powder 5 Feild Officers 6 Captains 7 Lieftenants 6 Ensignes and about 200 common Souldiers The Forces under Col Morgaine with the taking of Munmoth Towne by storme about the middle of October and after three dayes seige the Castle upon composition in which were taken 7. Peeces of Ordinance 4. sling Peeces 300. Musquets 100. Pistolls 10. Barrills of Powder with all manner of provision proportionable and the Scottish Forces in the North of England commanded by Sir John Bromne with The great second Victory over the Kings Army under the Command of Digby and Langdale who againe intending the invading of of Scotland were met with by the said Scottish forces Octob. 24. on the sands upon the Border of Scotland and after a fierce encounter were totally routed in which fight the Scots kild of the Enemy 100. tooke in this fight 200. Horse Digbyes quarter Master Generall 1. Coll. 2. Lievtenant Collon c. and utterly dispersed the rest who were most of them taken by the valiant Traind Bands of Lankeshare and Westmorland in their flight which happy Victory did not onely crosse the new Generalls intended expedition but utterly overthrew his Army and forced him to flye to Ireland from the hand of Justice Shortly after which God gave the Forces under Sir William Brereton upon the 1 Nov. 1645. A great Victory over the united Forces of severall of the Kings Garrisons under the Command of Sir William Vaughan at Denbigh in Wales who were 2000. Horse and Foote intending the reliefe of Chester but were by a small party of ours while the greater part of the body were fetching a compasse to gaine the advantage of grōund fought with and totally routed in which Battell were slaine of the Enemy about 100. and taken 600. Horse and 400. Prisoners And blessed the Parliaments Forces under Major Generall Pointz with the taking of severall strong holds viz. Shelford House by storme Oct. 27. 1645. with all the Ordinance Armes and Ammunition Boulton Castle neere Newarke upon Composition Worton House neare Newarke upon Composition Welbeck House procured to be slighted God continued yet gracious to the Parliament in blessing their Forces in severall Counties viz. The Chesheire Forces with the gaining That impregnable Castle of Beeston in Chesheire upon Composition Nov. 16. after a long seige The Lanchesheire Forces after a years seige with the obtaining The impregnable Fort of Latham House upon Composition the onely remayning Garrison the Enemy had in that County The Forces under Collon Morgan and Col. Birch with the gaining That strong and considerable City of Hereford by a Strategem upon the 18. of December 1645. where were taken 11. Peece of Ordinance many Armes much Ammunition the Lord Brudnell 14. Knights with many Feild Officers Captaines and Leiftenants all with little or no losse The Forces under Major Generall Laughorne with the winning of Embleden Castle in Carmarthen-sheire The Yorkesheire Forces with the taking of The strong Castle of Skipton and onely Garrison of the Enemies remaining in Yorkesheire upon Composition after a long Seige Also the Army under his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax is further blest with the gaining The Garrison of Fulford House neare Exeter and The Garrison of Callityne House neare Exeter and in it a Troop of Horse with all the Armes and Ammunition and The Garrison of Pouldram House neare Exeter The releiving of that famous Towne of Plimmoth the Plimmoth Forces taking from the Enemy Canterbury Fort. St. Budeaux Church nere Plimmoth by storme a strong Garrison and in it 92. Prisoners among which 2. Majors 4. Captaines with a Troope of Horse and all the Armes and Ammunition and forcd the Enemy to quit Sir Franciss Drakes House nere Plimmoth Also the strong and considerable Towne and Castle of Dortmoth by storme Jan. 18. 1645. Sir Thomas his Excellency being present at the storme in which were taken the Governor 1. Earl 1. Col. 4. Lievetenant Collonels 2. Majors 15. Captaines 14. Leifetenants 9. Ensignes 1. Cornet above 800. common Souldiers 120. Peeces of Ordinance ready mounted with all the other Armes and Ammunition also two men of Warre in the harbour The last Victory is the gaining of Belvour Castle a place of great strength To God be all the Glory