Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	captain_n	colonel_n	lieutenant_n	1,180	5	9.4650	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63400	A true and impartial account of Their Majesties army in Ireland Discovering the designs of the late K. James, and the French army, since the embarking and landing of His Grace the Duke of Schonberg, to this present time; with the particulars of what happened lately at the siege of Carickfergus, Dundalk, Charlemont, and Cavan, and of several other passages since the army went into winter quarters. Licensed March 28. 1690. J. Fraser.		1690 (1690)	Wing T2494A; ESTC R220172	8,502	2

Collonel Tiffin to march down to the Bog side the Enemy having drawn down a Body of Foot to the other side of the Bog and lined all the Hedges and Ditches thereabouts several firings were on both sides but being at too great a distance no great harm was done and so brave was the Iniskilling Foot that they passionately desired to march over the Bog and in order to it every Man of them stript off his Coat so that instead of a grey Regiment they appeared in white being their usual way in fighting to enable them for better action in the service the General with a strong Guard rid round the Bog and posted Men at all places where he apprehended danger in this manner both Armies stood in readiness but no Engagement and after the late King James with his whole Army had remained so for 4 or 5 hours he marched back to his Camp On the 23d 6 Men were taken one whereof being an experienced Soldier but a private Centinel had drawn a Scheme of our Camp where we lay open how the Enemy might have fallen in upon us how our Men sickned what number of Horse and Foot we were and how victualled and was going over to the Late King but he and the other 5 were taken and this Scheme found upon him so that they were all hanged and 150 more of the French who were suspected sent Prisoners to Chester It is believed that the Late King had some assurance of the French Regiments deserting if both Armies had then engaged On the 25th we had advice from Sligo that Collonel Lloyd with 5 Companies of Foot and 4 Troops of Horse and Dragroons had engaged the Enemy at Abbyboyle and killed 300 in the Church and in the pursuit took Collonel Kelly Collonel Dillon and Collonel Farrel and killed 300 more having the pursuit of them for about 11 or 12 Miles and had their Horse been first might have cut off the whole Body being 5000 in which action but 6 of the Protestants were killed and 5 wounded for joy of which great Conquest there was a running Fire through the Camp and the Guns in the Fleet returned the same On the 6th of Octob. the Irish Army decamped and Marcht towards Drogheda having first burned the whole Country about them setting all their Huts on fire before they marcht away Salt Tobacco and Brandy were very scarce among them and more especially Salt for that the Soldiers were forced to boil their Meat in Salt Water little or no Silver was current amongst them but all Copper On the 6th the General had an account how Collonel Lloyd had taken James Town and Carugdrumroosk from the Enemy on the 8th 150 Horse Granadeers 150 Dragroons and 150 Inskilling Horse were detacht to March to Sligo commanded by Collonel Russel and Collonel Tiffin At their coming to Sligo the Enemy were prepared for them and a smart Engagement happened but at length about 80 of the Granadeers possessed themselves of the Fort and very well defended the same for some days against Collonel Sarsfield and his Forces but being straightened for Provision were forced to capitulate and made honourable Conditions which were performed by Collonel Sarsfield yet he endeavoured by all fair means to bring these Men over to King James upon promises of Preferments c. but they utterly refused him When the late King had decamed his Grace the Duke of Schonberg ordered the greatest part of the Army to Winter Quarters making Lisburn his own head Quarters but there being some Shipping in the River of Dundalk which could not sail for want of a Wind Collonel L. Moleniere was left Governour at Dundalk with 4 Regiments of Foot and some Horse to preserve these Shipping from the Enemy until they could get out and then the 4 Regiments marcht intirely from Dundalk to Winter Quarters Sir H. Ingoldsby's Regiment being left at the Newry the frontier Garison As soon as the Protestant Forces had Marcht from Dundalk the Enemy possessed themselves of that place and most of the Creates or poor Country People droven up by the Irish Army returned to that Country and remained upon the Mountains between Dundalk and the Newry several of them endeavouring to bring what small stock of Cattle they had into the County of Down such as brought any goods with them were admitted to go into the Counties of Down and Antrim but such as brought nothing were sent back to the Mountains again and not permitted to go into our Country Sir Hen. Ingoldsby's Regiment being at the Newry commanded by Leiutenant Collonel Purcel Governour of that place remained peaceably there till about the 5th or 6th of December at which time the Governour had an Account of a considerable Body both Horse and Foot of the Enemy were marching towards Dundalk and intended to attack the Garison at Newry being the Key of the North whereupon 60 Men and a Captain were passed at Narrow Water 12 with a Serjeant at Fatham Castle being a pass on the River which was fordable when the Tide was out and likewise a considerable number of Men were at Pointz pass and these being the only dangerous Passes and thus fortified Collonel Purcel thought himself secure as to the Pass at the Newry but about the 8th or 9th of December 1700 Foot and 6 Troops of Horse and Dragoons came within a quarter of a mile of Newry out of which 300 were detacht and sent into the Town by break of day having killed our out Guards Upon which the Garison received the Allarm yet so very quick was the Enemy that they were in the Town before the main Guard could draw out there not being above 40 effectual Men who behaved themselves so well that they forced that part of the Enemy marching up from the Bridge to retreat but some of the Enemy getting sooner into the Town and having notice where the Officers quartered killed Captain Whitfield going out of his Quarters and killed Captain Miller in the street Leiutenant Shrould received a wound on the thigh whereof he died and 4 of the Soldiers killed There was killed of the Enemy a Lieutenant Collonel with 14 Men in the Town besides several taken off dead and many wounded of which the Governour had a certain account afterwards The main Body finding the forlorn thus defeated marcht back to Dundalk and altho' they have often resolved to attack the Garison again have never yet attempted it and since they could not come into the North of Ireland at the Passes of Naview Water fathom Castle Newry or Pointz his Pass they intended to attack the Garison at Belturbet in the County of Cavan then and now under the command of Collonel Wolsely Collonel of a Regiment of the Iniskilling Horse and think to get into the North that way but Collonel Wolsely having an account of their design resolved to prevent them and on the 12th of March with 700 Foot and 300 Horse marcht towards Cavan where 2000 of the Enemy were his purpose

was to fall upon them by break of day having but 7 Miles to March from Belturbet to Cavan but the Enemy having posted some small number of Men at a place called Butlers-Bridge the Collonel could not pass there without allarming them which would very soon after be at Cavan therefore it was agreed to March peaceably up the River-side to afoord at a place called Bullynacarrig being 4 Miles out of the way when the Collonel had advanced as far as this place the Enemy had likewise some Men posted there who gave notice to them of Cavan the Collonel notwithstanding marcht all his Men over the Biver and soon after day-light was within half a mile of Cavan on Dublin side of the Town but instead of surprizing them he found their Garison re-inforced by 2000 and the whole Body fairly formed into a defensive posture and ready to receive him commanded by the Duke of Berwick this much surprized him and to retreat would certainly ruin the whole business therefore the Collonel detached 150 and posted them at a convenient pass for a reserve and with the remainder charged the Enemy the Iniskilling Dragoons made the first on-set but were forced to lose ground upon this the Collonel commanded some Dutch Granadeers to march up who behaved themselves so well that the Enemy lost ground by which means the Iniskilling Dragoons rallied and joined the body again and then for an hour the matter was horly disputed and at length the Enemy took to flight one part of them made to the Fort and the other towards Finah In the pursuit were killed 139 besides several Officers Collonel Edmond O Reily with some other Officers of great Note was killed in the first Engagement on our side we lost 4 Captains and 20 Men. When this action was over the Iniskilling Men began to plunder the Town and were stragling in odd numbers about the place which the Enemy discovering from the Fort drew out a fresh party and came down upon them but the reserve as I mentioned before being in order and a readiness engaged them and forced them into the Fort again and then Collonel Wolsley ordered the Town to be burned and likewise burned Killishandrew on his March to Belturbet in some few days after a party of Horse fell on some of the Enemy who were intrencht at Butlers-Bridge killing about 36 and taking several Prisoners with the chief Officers commanding there in which second action not a man of the Protestants were lost As for the Garison of Charlemont they are in a manner blockt up for since Collonel Withers burned the Bridge and took their Boats they cannot make any incursions into the Country we having Garisons at Dungannon Armagh Benburl and Loghgall the General took a view of the place and makes no doubt of having it before the Army take the Field yet the Enemy have not been idle in fortifying this place for they have flung up a Ditch on the out-side of the Trench equally high with the Wall so that although the Castle be of it self weak yet the Fortifications about it are strong The Prince of Wirtemberg is arrived with the Danish Forces at Carickfergus whither his Grace the Duke of Schonberg is just now a going to see them the Mary Yatcht has brought to Belfast a Boat that was going with eight Passengers from Scotland to Dublin The Army is now in a very good Condition both as to Health c. and well provided with Provisins and are most impatient for the Season of the Year in taking the Field LONDON Printed for James Partridge at the Post-House at Charing-cross 1690.