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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	battle_n	horse_n	wing_n	1,425	5	9.2342	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80946	Lieut: General Cromwel's letter to the honorable William Lenthal Esq; speaker of the honorable House of Commons, of the several great victories obtained against the Scots and Sir Marmaduke Langdales forces in the North: where were slain of the Scots party above two thousand, above nine thousand taken prisoners, four or five thousand arms taken, the whole infantry ruined, Duke Hamilton fled into Wales, and Langdale northward, Major General Vandrusk, Colonel Hurry, and Colonel Ennis taken prisoners, who formerly served the Parliament. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this letter be forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1648 (1648)	Wing C7111; Thomason E460_24; ESTC R205124	5,515	16

Lieut General Cromwel's LETTER TO The Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons Of the several great VICTORIES Obtained against the SCOTS and Sir Marmaduke Langdales Forces in the North Where were slain of the Scots Party above Two thousand above Nine thousand taken Prisoners Four or Five thousand Arms taken the whole Infantry Ruined Duke Hamilton fled into Wales and Langdale Northward Major General Vandrusk Colonel Hurry and Colonel Ennis taken Prisoners who formerly served the Parliament ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Letter be forthwith printed and published H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons August 23. 1648. To the Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of COMMONS SIR I Have sent up this Gentleman to give you an account of the great and good hand of God towards you in the late Victory obtained against the Enemy in these parts After the conjunction of that party which I brought with me out of Wales with the Northern Forces about Knaresborough and Weatherby hearing that the Enemy was advanced with their Army into Lancashire we marched the next day being the 13 of this instant August to Oatley having cast off our Train and sent it to Knaresborough because of the difficulty of the marching therewith through Craven and to th' end we might with more expedition attend the Enemies motion and from thence the 14 to Skipton the 15 to Gysborn the 16 to Hodder-bridge over Ribble where we had a Councel of War at which we had in consideration Whether we should march to Whalley that night and so on to interpose between the Enemy and his further progress into Lancashire and so Southward which we had some advertisement the Enemy intended and since confirmed That they resolved for London it self or whether to march immediately over the said Bridge there being no other betwixt that and Preston and ingage the Enemy there who we did believe would stand his ground because we had information That the Irish forces under Monro lately come out of Ireland which consisted of Twelve hundred Horse and Fifteen hundred Foot were on their march tovvards Lancashire to joyn vvith them It was thought that to ingage the Enemy to fight was our business and the reason aforesaid giving us hopes That our marching on the North-side of Ribble would effect it It was resolved we should march over the Bridge which accordingly we did and that night quartered the whole Army in the field by Stonihurst-hall being Mr. Sherburns house a place nine miles distant from Preston very early the next morning we marched towards Preston having intelligence That the Enemy was drawing together thereabouts from all his out-Quarters we drew out a Forlorn of about Two hundred Horse and Four hundred Foot the Horse commanded by Major Smithson the Foot by Major Pounel our Forlorn of Horse marched within a mile where the Enemy was drawn up in the inclosed grounds by Preston on that side next us and there upon a Moor about half a mile distant from the Enemies Army met vvith their Scouts and Out-guard and did behave themselves with that valour and courage as made their Guards which consisted both of Horse and Foot to quit their ground and took divers prisoners holding this dispute with them until our Forlorn of Foot came up for their justification and by those we had opportunity to bring up our whole Army So soon as our Foot and Horse were come up we resolved that night to ingage them if we could and therefore advancing with our Forlorn and putting the rest of the Army into as good a posture as the ground would bear which was totally inconvenient for our Horse being all inclosure and miery ground we pressed upon them The Regiments of Foot were ordered as followeth There being a lane very deep and ill up to the Enemies Army and leading to the Town we commanded two Regiments of Horse the first whereof was Col Harrisons and next was my own to charge up that Lane and on either side of them advanced the Battel which were Lieut Col Reads Col Deans and Col Prides on the right Col Brights and my Lord Generals on the left and Col Ashton with the Lancashire Regiments in reserve we ordered Col Thornhaugh and Col Twisletons Regiments of Horse on the right and one Regiment in reserve for the lane and the remaining Horse on the left so that at last we came to a Hedge Dispute the greatest of the impression from the Enemy being upon our left Wing and upon the Battel on both sides the lane and upon our Horse in the lane in all which places the Enemy was forced from their ground after four hours Dispute until we came to the Town into which four Troops of my Regiment first entred and being well seconded by Col Harrisons Regiment charged the Enemy in the Town and cleared the streets there came no hands of your Foot to fight that day but did it with incredible Valour and Resolution amongst which Col Brights my Lords Generals Leiut Col Reads and Col Ashtons had the greatest work they often coming to push of Pike and to close firing and always making the Enemy to recoyl and indeed I must needs say God was as much seen in the Valor of the Officers and Soldiers of these before mentioned as in any Action that hath been performed The Enemy making though he was still worsted very stiff and sturdy resistance Col Deans and Col Prides outwinging the Enemy could not come to so much share of the Action the Enemy shaging down towards the Bridge and keeping almost all in reserve that so he might bring fresh hands often to fight which we not knowing but least we should be outwinged placed those two Regiments to inlarge our Right Wing which was the cause they had not at that time so great a share in that Action at the last the Enemy was put into disorder many men slain many prisoners taken the Duke with most of the Scots Horse and Foot retreated over the Bridge where after a very hot Dispute betwixt the Lancashire Regiments part of my Lord Generals and them being at push of Pike they were beaten from the Bridge and our Horse and Foot following them killed many and took divers prisoners and we possessed the Bridge over Darwent and a few Houses there the Enemy being driven up within Musquet shot of us where we lay that night we not being able to attempt further upon the Enemy the night preventing us in this posture did the Enemy and we lie the most part of that night upon entring the Town many of the Enemies Horse fled towards Lancaster in the chase of whom went divers of our Horse who pursued them near ten miles and had execution of them and took about five hundred Horse and many Prisoners We possessed in this Fight very much of the Enemies Ammunition I believe they lost