Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

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
A85577	A great and glorious victory obtained by the Lord Inchequin, Lord President of Munster, over the Irish rebels, not far from the castle of Conmell, Septemb. the 6th. where were slain upon the place, foure collonels, foure lieutenant collonels, five majors, two thousand three hundred officers, gentlemen, and other souldiers. The Earle of Glamorgan taken and wounded. Twenty colours taken. Seven hundred prisoners. Ten carriages. A thousand muskets. Three thousand pistols and other armes. Foure hundred head of cattell. Two thousand sheep. One thousand serviceable horse. Five thousand horse and foot totally routed. Owen Oneale totally routed and fled. With a list of the names and particulars on both sides.	Tirrell, Henry.	1647 (1647)	Wing G1653; Thomason E407_5; ESTC R13641	3,864	8

Muskryes Cornet and many others of eminent note and quality But my Lord President not willing to lose any oportunity to prosecute the victory gave order to enter the woods and that in as quick a posture and close a body as possibly they could which immediately was put in execution and the enemy forced by degrees from one hil of defence and from one wood unto another As they were upon the assent of the second hill the enemy gave fire almost from behinde every tree and maintained the narrow passe with great resolution but such was the courage and expertnesse of our Souldiers that by fireforce they did beat them from it and having got the top of the second hill they found the whole Army of Owen Ro-neale in a plain on the bottome of the hill who at the first sight of our men gave a lowd shout that the woods and hils did eccho with the sound thereof On this my Lord Inchequin who knew how to carry himselfe in all necessities dissembling the danger did immediately cause the greatest part of his Army to be drawn off from Conmell leaving only a party to save the works And a Councell of Warre being called it was suddainly resolved that it was the best and most honourable course to fight with the enemy which immediately was put in execution and his Lordship ordering the battail in his own person he commanded Major Purdon to the right wing with about 500 horse Major Jefford and Major Trenchard had the ordering of the left wing His Lordship brought up the maine body himselfe The Enemy stood fast on the foot of the Hill covered their Infantry with their horse that their numbers might be lesse discovered but perceiving our Army to march down the Hill with a resolution to fight with them their Body of horse did cleave a sunder being at the least 2000 in number to serve as wings on each side of their foot who being now open and within Musket of our Forces gave upon them very gallantly who were not slow in answering them The Lord Inchequin shewed excellent demonstrations of his valour and by his example encouraged all the Army to acts of Chivalry and Honour The place where they fought was large and very plain and the Armies so neer that in a manner both horse and foot charged all at once Major Jefford at the first impression charged clean through the left wing of the Enemyes horse and fell upon a Reserve of their wherein was the Earle of Glamorgan who held him to it very handsomly insomuch that hee began to wheel about but the Lord President having found their mayn Body and broke through it like a thunderbolt this Reserve of Horse followed the example of the foot and fled also with what speed they could In the mean time Major Jefford and M. Trenchard gave a deep Rout to the Lord Muskryes Horse on the right wing and pursued them with great execution although they were extreamly harrassed with the service of all the morning and the night before There were sl●●n in this Battail and in the pursuit above 2300 not any of the English had quarter for life but only the Earle of Glamorgan who by marriage is allied to my Lord President whose second wife is daughter to Henry O Bryan late Earl of Thomond There were 700 Irish taken prisoners I have here sent unto your Lordship a list of who were slain and what was taken at the Battail which I beseech your Lordship to accept from him who is My Lord Sept. 7. Your Lordships most humble servant Henry Tirrell Colonel Cowran Colonel O Rork Colonel Rowland Colonel Butler Lievtenant Col. Talbot Lievtenant Col. Jones Lievtenant Col. Farely Liev. C. Fitz-Simmonds Five Majors Two thousand three hundred Officers and Souldiers Owen Neal totally rowted and fled The Earle of Glamorgan taken and wounded Twenty Colours taken One thousand Muskets Ten Carriages Thirty Field-officers Seven hundred prisoners amongst which two hundred Officers and Gentlemen Three hundred Pistols and other Arms. Four hundred head of cattle Two thousand Sheep Five thousand horse and foot toally routed One thousand serviceable Horse Four load of powder and Match FINIS