Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	day_n	prince_n	1,059	5	5.1986	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85059	A further account of the actions done at the siege on Mons Published by authority.		1691 (1691)	Wing F2543A; ESTC R225120	1,766	2

a_o further_a account_n of_o the_o action_n do_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o mons_fw-la publish_a by_o authority_n parish_n march_v 27._o we_o have_v advice_n of_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o french_a galley_n before_o nizza_n and_o of_o mounseur_fw-fr catinat_n have_v take_v two_o small_a redoubt_n near_o that_o place_n but_o that_o a_o reinforcement_n of_o 800_o man_n with_o a_o considerable_a quantity_n of_o provision_n and_o ammunition_n be_v get_v into_o the_o castle_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o troop_n which_o have_v so_o discourage_v they_o that_o it_o be_v think_v they_o will_v not_o attempt_v it_o but_o only_o attack_v villa-franca_n where_o they_o expect_v to_o meet_v with_o less_o opposition_n they_o write_v from_o piedmont_n that_o 2000_o german_a horse_n have_v destroy_v all_o the_o forage_v about_o pignerol_n which_o the_o governor_n of_o that_o place_n design_v to_o have_v get_v together_o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o french_a troop_n and_o that_o they_o have_v beat_v several_a party_n of_o that_o garrison_n which_o be_v send_v out_o to_o oppose_v they_o two_o french_a captain_n be_v among_o other_o taken_z prisoners_z brussels_n march_v 31._o we_o hear_v by_o a_o person_n that_o come_v hither_o yesterday_o from_o the_o camp_n before_o mons_fw-la that_o the_o french_a after_o have_v be_v four_o several_a time_n repulse_v in_o the_o attack_z they_o make_v on_o st._n peter_n mill_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o great_a many_o man_n have_v at_o last_o on_o the_o 27_o instant_a make_v themselves_o master_n of_o it_o but_o that_o the_o besiege_a retook_a it_o the_o next_o day_n and_o be_v still_o in_o possession_n thereof_o when_o he_o come_v away_o that_o the_o enemy_n have_v 40_o piece_n of_o cannon_n and_o divers_a mortar_n in_o battery_n towards_o the_o gate_n of_o barlemont_n but_o that_o their_o cannon_n have_v not_o yet_o make_v any_o breach_n nor_o their_o bomb_n and_o careass_n do_v any_o great_a harm_n to_o the_o town_n that_o on_o the_o 29_o 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man_n but_o we_o hear_v this_o day_n that_o in_o a_o second_o attack_v they_o have_v take_v it_o the_o enemy_n press_v the_o siege_n with_o their_o utmost_a strength_n and_o vigour_n because_o of_o the_o approach_a succour_n but_o the_o bravery_n with_o which_o the_o besiege_a defend_v themselves_o give_v we_o hope_n they_o may_v hold_v out_o till_o the_o succour_n come_v up_o to_o their_o relief_n edinburgh_n reprint_v in_o the_o year_n 1691._o