Tower at the head of each of these Attacks were 120 armed Fusiliers carrying Fascines before them and 120 Granadiers followed by 100 Workmen with Tools and Gabions On the Right of the Body on the Right-hand were 100 Granadiers carrying Fascines before them followed by 50 Workmen and the same numbers of Granadiers and Workmen on the Right of the Body on the Left-hand betwixt the two Attacks The Signal being given a little after Six in the Evening the several Battalions marched forward in the order before-mentioned with the greatest Courage and Undauntedness that was ever seen without taking any notice of the Enemy's Fire which was very furious and the Fusiliers in the front carried their Fascines to the very Pallisadoes where laying them down they fired upon the Enemy and the Granadiers threw their Granadoes into the Tower and Works while the Battalions marched close after them in order with their Arms shouldered till they came so near that they presented over the Pallisades drove the Enemy from thence and pursued them through a large place of Arms to the bottom of that Work The French making fresh fire from the Counterscarp and a Redoubt on the other side of a hollow way on our Flank my Lord Cuts with Three Battalions from our Trenches viz. Tidcomb Stanley and Collingwood's came immediately to sustain our Men with the first Battalion he marched to the lowest Pallisades and with the Guards again repulsed the Enemy a great number of them into the Water and the rest where they could best escape Brigadier Fitz-Patrick marched at the same time with the Regiment of Lord George Hamilton his own Regiment of Fuseliers Ingoldsby Saunderson Lawder and Maitland the two first of these were sent to relieve the Dutch Guards and those with the Lord Cuts at the lowest Pallisades and the rest were drawn up by the Tower to sustain as the Action should require except the Regiment of Lawder which was posted on the other side of the hollow way to prevent being flanked or surprized in the mean time Major General Ramsey ordered all the Pikemen to carry Fascines and to dig till a Work was made sufficient to resist Musket shot where he Posted the Regiments of Ingoldsby Saunderson Lawder and Maitland and at break of day drew off the rest of the Troops to the first Parade the heat of the Action lasted about Two hours during which time we possessed our selves of the Enemies Works which were defended by great numbers of Men the General Officers Colonels and all the other Officers and private Soldiers behaving themselves in their several Stations with the greatest Vigor and Bravery forcing the Enemy to give ground where-ever they came and made them pay for their Ill Language of Come on you English Dogs You English Rebels The Chief Officers Killed and Wounded in this Action are of the first Regiment of English Guards Colonel Robinson Killed and Lieutenant Colonel How and Lieutenant Colonel Davis Wounded of the Coldstream Guards Colonel Matthews Lieutenant-Colonel Edgworth Lieutenant-Colonel Jones Wounded and Lieutenant-Colonel Pierce and Lieutenant-Colonel Morrison taken Prisoners of the Scotch Guards Colonel John Hamilton Wounded of the Dutch Guards Lieutenant-Colonel Goudaker Major Hetzler and Lieutenant-Colonel Pannie Wounded of the Royal Regiment Major Mac Ilvan Killed and Lord George Hamilton Wounded of Colonel Ingoldsby's Regiment lieutenant-Lieutenant-Colonel Sabin Wounded feveral Captains Lieutenants and Ensigns in the Regiments before mentioned and the others that were Engaged in the Attack were likewise Killed and Wounded the whole Loss of private Soldiers as given in by the several Colonels is 308 Killed and 604 Wounded Deserters inform us that the Enemy had 1600 Killed and Wounded in this Action 19th Major-General Hewklem relieved the Guard of the Trenches the Enemy made a Sally yesterday on the Brandenburgh Quarter and Killed the Colonel that Commanded and about 100 men surprizing them in the Trenches but Coehorn's Regiment put a stop to the French and gave the Brandenburghs time to Rally and Beat back the Enemy 20th Major-General Salish Mounted the Guard of the Trenches the same day a Deserter came over to us and brought with him a Priest that he stopp'd making off from our Army into the Town whom he knew to be a Spie upon search Papers were found about him of Consequence the Deserter was Rewarded and the Priest sent to the Provost the Soldiers that remain in the Camp Wounded in the late Attack had daily Meat and Broth from the King 's own Kitchin-Tent 21st We finish'd several Batteries for 24 Pounders besides Mortars Major General Ramsey relieved the Trenches and the Works were pushed on with good success the Trenches being carried to the foot of the Bridge and Batteries preparing for 32 Mortars Prince Vaudemont continues at his Camp of Ostacker the Duke of Wirtemberg at Plassendaele between Bruges and Ostend and Sir Henry Bellasis near Newport with strong Detachments to observe the Enemy who have an eye on Dixmuyde where is a Garison of 8 Battalions under the Command of Major General Ellemberg who has caused the Sluces to be opened which covers one side of Dixmuyde with Water 22d The Batteries for Mortars were got ready to play against the two Bastions on each side St. Nicholas Gate we had now Eleven Batteries playing upon the Enemy the Breaches in the Bastions widen considerably but they have the old wall of the Town with a wet ditch and Retrenchments behind that Major-General Lindeboom relieving the Guard of the Trenches 23d The King had Advice that the Earl of Athlone was marched from the Village of Aubay to his former Camp of Pont a Selle where he covered the Seige Major-General Salish relieved the Trenches 24th Our Artillery-Horses were sent from hence towards Mechlyn to bring hither the Flanders train of Artillery in which are Eight Pieces of whole Cannon to be employed against the Castle Major-General Hewklem relieved the Guard of the Trenches this Evening 25th Major-General Ramsey relieved the Guard of the Trenches and carried on the works with great success in order to make a Lodgment having advanced above 300 paces in three days 26th We carried our Lines so far as to cut off the Communication between the Town and Fort Pollard which hindered our approaches to the Counterscarp and the Enemies other Works near St. Nicholas Gate whereupon the French Posted there were summoned to Surrender which they refused to do unless they might have leave to retire into the Town which was denied them and our Miners set at work who having made a considerable advance in the night lodged themselves under the Counterscarp of the said Fort The Garison consisting of a Captain Two Lieutenants an Ensign an Ingenier a Chirurgeon and 55 chosen Men of the Dauphin's Regiment Surrendred early the 27th at Discretion and were made Prisoners at War soon after our Guns were brought down and a Battery raised upon the said Fort to play upon the Counterscarp near St. Nicholas Port where we have been for some days
Spies the Woman had several Letters 21th Very early this Morning we began to fire from several Batteries in the Town with about 70 Pieces of Cannon and 40 Mortars and Haawitzers the Enemy began to fire some shot about Noon and afterwards from 5 Mortars which we endeavour'd to dismount a Brandenburgher relieved the Guard The two Battalions of Guards and the four English Regiments which have been employed during the Siege were this day relieved from the Army by six other Battalions This Night we continued to repair and enlarge our Trenches 22th His Majesty had Advice that the Enemy were come to Senefs and had drained all their Garrisons in order to attempt the relief of Namur upon which his Majesty went to view the Army Commanded by Prince Vaudemont at Mazy where his Majesty dined and in the Evening returned hither Deserters continue still to come over every Night and say our Cannon and Mortars from the Town do the Enemy considerable damage The Guard of the Trenches was this day relieved by Major General Salish 23d His Majesty was pleased to make Colonel Selwyn and the Lord George Hamilton Brigadiers General of Foot in consideration of their good Services and more particularly at this Siege Our Batteries continued to play with great success making Breaches along the side of the Cohorn next to the Town About Noon the King received Advice that Villeroy had made a review of his Troops at Soignies and yesterday marched to Fellug between Nivelle and Senef The Forces of Hesse and Lunenburg came up to us this Morning and are to assist at the Siege they passed the Maese about Noon being about 7000 Foot the Horse and Dragoons making together 22 Squadrons joyned the main Army under the Command of Prince Vaudemont 24th We carried on our Trenches very considerably notwithstanding the Enemies continual Fire and who endeavoured to disturb us in the Night with three false Salleys My Lord Cutts and Major General Swerin relieved the Guard 25th Our Trenches these three last Nights were pushed on 500 Paces 80 yards distant one behind the other and we are now within 200 Paces of the Enemies Redoubt at the foot of the Cohorn near the Sambre being a Stone Redoubt to Attack which all things were prepared but upon sight of our Men the Lieutenant that Commanded with 15 of the Enemy surrendred and were made Prisoners at War Count de Rivera mounted the Guard 26th Early in the Morning his Majesty received information that the Mareschal de Villeroy was marching with the Army to Flerus his Majesty thereupon thought fit to leave the Camp before the Castle of Namur to the Care of the Elector of Bavaria and Duke of Holstien Floen and joyned our main Army under Prince Vaudemont taking up his Quarters at the Village of Bone See near Mazy This day Major General Salish mounted the Guard 27th The Enemy remained at Flerus and were joyned by the Detachments from Germany and the other Troops Commanded by Monsieur de Harcourt c. from the Sea Coasts 28th The Enemy marched to Gemblours and seemed to dispose every thing to a Battel in the mean time we were not idle in preparing to receive them notwithstanding their Superiority of at least 20000 Men And our Forces that carried on the Attacks against the Castle went on vigorously 29th The Enemy did actually leave their Tents standing in their Camp and marched towards us in Battalia as near as the Ground would permit them Whereupon his Majesty caused our Army to be drawn out likewise in which Posture we remained the whole Day his Majesty being on Horsback from four in the Morning until eight at Night riding from Right to Left and to the Right again appearing every where to give necessary Orders and view the Disposition of the Enemy and our Army ordered to lye all Night under Arms in a readiness to receive the Enemy if they please to come on In the mean time all things were ready for a General Assault 30th The Enemy only appeared in the Front of our Line and moved off again without daring to attempt any thing and with about 70 Squadrons took Post at Bonef on the Mehaigne extending their Line from that place to the Right near Perwys Whereupon his Majesty caused our Army likewise to move and extended our Right to Longchamp our Left being near St. Dennis and a Brigade of Foot left at Mazy Camp to secure that Post This Day a General Assault was made against the Castle and Cohorn The Disposition as follows The Lord Cutts attacked the Counterscarp and Breach of the Terra Nova with a Detachment of Grenadiers and four Regiments of Foot Count Rivera Major General in the Spanish Service Attackt the Cohorn on the side next the Terra Nova with 3000 Spaniards and Bavarians Major General La Cave Attackt the Cohorn on the Right of the Spaniards with 2000 Brandenburgers Major General Swerin Attackt the Cassotte with 2000 Dutch and the lower Town by a Colonel and about 2000 Men. The English advanced with great Order and Resolution and had gained the top of the Breach through a great deal of Fire on all sides but found the Enemy so advantageously posted and entrenched behind the Breach and the Ground on their side so very craggy and uneven that it was impossible to advance in any Front were forced to retire Count Rivera was kill'd upon his approach to the Counterscarp but the Bavarians took Post upon a Saliant Angle of the Cohorn and maintained a hot Fire with the Enemy who disputed hard to dislodge them and when most of the Officers of the Bavarian Guards was killed and wounded and that the other Regiments had suffered very much the Enemy continuing their Fire with great obstinacy the English that had left the Terra Nova not being able to do any thing on that side sustained the Spaniards and Bavarians under the Command of my Lord Cutts who at the same time ordered a Lieutenant of Colonel Maccay's Regiment with 30 Men to pass the Pallisado's and Attack a Battery of the Enemies which he executed with the greatest Bravery and Resolution turning seven of the Enemies own Cannon against them securing at the same time several of their Mines ready to spring and the English and Bavarians planting their Colours upon the Pallisado's made a good Lodgment While this happened Major General La Cave with the Brandenburgers and Major General Swerin with the Dutch made each of them likewise a Lodgment which they improve in order to an Attack and the Batteries are now ordered to play on the Terra Nova to make that Attack more practicable 31th The Enemy appeared with about 11 Squadrons near our grand Guard but were soon repulsed and the following List was given in of the kill'd and wounded Of the English in the Assault under the Command of my Lord Cutts Lord Cutts wounded of Coulthorp's Regiment the Colonel a Captain 1 Subalteran and 101 Soldiers killed The Lieutenant Colonel 3
was marched from the side of Lovain towards the Meuse to join the Forces of Brandenburgh and Liege which advances towards the Mehaigne a small River two great Leagues from Namur 21st The Elector of Bavaria sent Major-General Fagell with a Detachment of 2500 Foot and some Dragoons to attack a Body of French Foot covered by 60 Horse posted at a Mill on a Hill from whence the Enemy's Lines may be viewed which they performed without the loss of 40 men on either side 22d The Enemy in Fort-Knocque attempted twice to regain the ground our Forces took from them the 19th but were repulsed each time with considerable loss 23d They again attempted the same but with no better success and opened their Sluces which soon put a stop to our breaking farther ground Thiâ— day two Spies were tried and condemned at a Court-Martial formerly Sutlers in our Army and executed accordingly as were likewise several Deserters that attempted to go over to the Enemy who to delude our men and draw them from our Service give a Louis d'Or to each that goes over at least makes them fair promises of such a Reward His Majesty reviewed the Enemy's Lines with the ground adjacent with such care and exactness that we expected we should have forced them The 24th A Spy came into the Camp and gave an account that the Enemy had detached 600 of their Horse and Granadiers by the way of Mennin in order to intercept our Provisions coming from Ghent to our Army His Majesty thereupon immediately order'd 500 Dragoons under the Command of the Earl of Essex to march and reinforce the Convoy that were with the Provision-waggons which they met with and joined near Roaseler And at the same time another Detachment of about 1000 Horse and Dragoons under the command of the Earl of Portland were sent to find out the Enemy which they did in a Village called Morselle about midnight between Courtray and Menin the Enemy's Foot were drawn up in the Market-place and their Horse at a small distance to sustain them having notice of our march half an hour before we got up with them our Dragoons immediately quitted their Horses and charged the Enemy with great Bravery and were warmly received but after three quarters of an hour 's hot dispute the Enemy gave way and got off by the favour of a dark night for had this Action been in the day it had been morally impossible for the Enemy to have escaped being killed or taken 78 were left dead upon the spot of the Enemy and a Captain of Granadiers taken Prisoner On our side Lieutenant Web and 5 Dragoons were killed Captain Holdgate and Captain Collins with 11 men were wounded and the Convoy arrived safe in the Camp consisting of 500 Waggons besides the Sutlers Carts and Waggons with all manner of Provisions 25th The Earl of Rivers Collonel of the Third Troop of Guards and the Lord Cuts with several Officers arrived in the Camp from England they make no great progress in the Siege of Knoque Couriers come from the Duke of Bavaria's and Earl of Athlone's Camp every day the News they bring being as yet kept secret 26th A Squadron of the Duke of Scomberg's Regiment met this day with a Party of the Enemy's in their way to Bruges which they took Prisoners with the Officer that commanded them Forage grows very scarce we go 6 7 and 8 Leagues for ordinary stuff 27th and 28th The Army decamped from Becelaer and marched back to Roselaer the Duke of Wirtemberg marching from Knoque at the same time to Dixmuyde that Attack being nothing but a feint to divert Villeroy that way whilst Athlone c. 29th This morning His Majesty received an Express from the Elector of Bavaria that the Earl of Athlone was possessed of the Plain of Flerus and the Passes leading thence to Namur upon which the Elector decamped from Kirkhoven and marched to Ninove intending to continue his march and join Athlone and that he had got before Boufflers who with his Army moved towards Mortaigne in the way to Charleroy Upon which His Majesty left His Army under the command of the Prince de Vaudemont and went with a Guard of Horse and Dragoons to Distelberg a mile from Ghent 30th His Majesty came to Grimberg near Vilvord having on the way received Advice that the Earl of Athlone was encamped at Borsele between Charleroy and Namur and the Elector of Bavaria within a day's march of him the Siege of Namur being designed and the necessary Provisions and preparation of Cannon Mortars Ammunitions and other Stores of War being brought from Maestricht to Liege and Huy for that purpose and a great many Pioneers summoned thence July the 1st His Majesty lay at Park-Cloyster by Lovain and there received advice that the Brandenburghs with the Garrisons of Maestricht and Liege the whole Body consisting of about 24000 men under the command of Lieutenant-General Baron de Heyde had marched from Flerus and passed the Sambre between Charleroy and Numur and had invested Namur between the Sambre and Meuse and the Earl of Athlone on the side of the Town and the other side of the Meuse with 40 Squadrons of Horse and Dragoons and that the Pioneers summoned from the Province of Brabant were likewise arrived near Namur and those from about Maestricht hourly expected which together will make near 40000 to be employed during the Siege for making Lines of Circumvallation and Contravallation raising Batteries and carrying on Trenches 2d The Elector of Bavaria with the Army under his command after several great Marches came this day to Masy near Charleroy where His Majesty arrived about five in the Evening with a small Retinue the Baggage following by way of Ghent Macklyn and Brussels 3d The King with the Army marched nearer to Namur which was invested by the Troops commanded by the Earl of Athlone on this side the River Sambre and by the Forces of Brandenburg on the other side between the Sambre and Meuse His Majesty took his Quarters in the Village of Flawen about two English miles from Namur and the Elector of Bavaria is about a League from thence at the Abbey of Maloigne on the other side the Sambre 4th The Pioneers began to work on the Lines of Circumvallation and Contravallation and to lay Bridges over the Sambre and the Meuse for the communication of our Quarters The Mareschal de Boufflers threw himself into the Town with Eight Regiments of Dragoons two only are mounted the Duke de Villeroy moved his Camp towards Courtray and Prince Vaudemont his Army to Wontregem 5th Continued to work on the Lines and put all things in readiness against the coming up of the great Guns Mortars c. 6th Greatest part of our Horse and Dragoons marched towards Masy where the Earl of Athlone forms a Camp to cover the Siege and for the more conveniency of Forrage this day our great Baggage from the other Army joined us Deserters come over in considerable