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enemy_n	charge_v	horse_n	troop_n	2,183	5	9.5433	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88700	A large relation of the fight at Leith neere Edenburgh. Wherein Major Generall Montgomery, Colonell Straughan, with many more of quality of the Scottish party were slaine and wounded. The particulars on both sides fully related, with a list of the prisoners taken, and number kild. Also a perfect account of every dayes transactions and engagements between the armies, since our armies first entring Scotland. Published by authority.	Lardner, James, b. 1670.	1650 (1650)	Wing L438; Thomason E609_1; ESTC R205935	5,365	8

intent to have cut the throats of the Army in case they had beene beaten which they expected and had Orders as they said from Lieutenant Gen. Lesley so to doe Major Haines with a party of Col. Fleetwoods Regiment fell upon them killed 30 of them wounded others and tooke about 40 Prisoners Tuesday July 30. It being not held advisable to fall upon the Enemy who were more in number then our selves and had the two Garrisons of Leith and Edenburgh besides the advantage of a high and strong Hill where they had intrencht themselves The Army drew off towards Musselborough for refreshment both of horse and man which the enemy perceiving with great bodies of horse the one from Leith on the right and the other from Cannygate on the left marcht furiously on and fell upon the Reere Guard being but 200 horse commanded by Captaine Evanson who received the charge but being overpowred by the enemy retreated then the Generalls Regiment being neere advanc't towards the enemy gave them a hot charge and routed them after this the enemy came up againe with another fresh body and put the Generals Regiment to a retreat hereupon four Troops of Col. Whaleyes Regiment and Major Gen. Lamberts charged them routed them and pursued them to the Line in doing of which our men were disordered and the enemy perceiving it came up againe with another fresh body of horse thinking thereby to have put us to the long run but upon the comming up of one Troop more of Col. Whalyes Regiment commanded by Captaine Chillinden being in good order charged them and put them to the run pursuing and killing them even to and within their Line so that after this the enemy at that Port had no mind to engage whilest these Regiments were thus employed Col. Hacker with his Regiment charged the enemy on the right towards Leith routing them and pursuing them within their works we took two Colours at both places there were divers killed of the enemy and many dangerously wounded but three of ours slain and some small number wounded whereof the Major Gen. received two wounds in the thigh and shoulder with a Lance in the last charge he having twice before charged in the head of our parties and in this businesse the Major Gen. Col. Whaley and Co. Hacker with the rest of the Officers Souldiers that engaged deserve much honour for their gallantry and resolution therein Capt. Gladman of the Generals own Troop and the Cornet thereof were wounded also Cornet Russell Cornet to Captain Chillendin were also wounded with some few Troopers The Scotch King being upon the Castle hill to see his men which he called his Green Hornes beaten on both sides to Leith and Edenburgh to some purpose Therefore that night they took a resolution at a Councell of warre to redeeme their credit and resolved that a party of their best horse of old Souldiers consisting of 1500 chosen men commanded by Major Gen. Mountgomery Col. Straughan should on Wednesday morning 31 Iuly fall upon our quarters to beat them up and as their own men now prisoners confesse that Straughan did engage to bring his Excellency our Generall alive or dead to the Prince which resolution was followed accordingly and on Wednesday July 31. they came out by a by way and came neer our guards then kept by Col. Fleetwoods Regiment about three in the morning our Scouts discovered them demanding who they were for they said friends friends but our men beleeving them not fired upon them and gave the Alarme to the guard who were in a good posture to receive them but being over power'd were put to disorder then Col. Lilburnes Regiment received them and gave them a hot charge so that many of them fell broake their bodies put them to the runne forty or thereabouts slaine and about 100 taken prisoners among the slaine was Major Generall Montgomery their commander in chiefe also Col. Straughan wounded if not slaine Prisoners taken were as followeth Sir Thomas Nai●ne Lieut. Col. to the Lord Breckine Major Brice Cockram Major to Col. Straughan Alexander Facquet Lieut. to Major Lindsey in Col Osan's Regiment Iames Browne Cornet to the Lord Breckin Ioseph Shet Cornet to Captain Fairle in Col. Strauhans Regiment Three of the Lifeguard to Generall Leven With 80 Troopers These are already brought into the custody of the Marshall Generall there are many other prisoners in the severall Regiments and wounded which are not brought in Yesterday the Scottish Generall sent a Trumpeter to his Excellency with two prisoners they had taken of ours one was one of the Corporalls of the field aad the other a Trooper To answer which Civillity the Lord generall sent back two of his Lifeguard and a Trooper There are severall Vessels of provisions from Newcastle and other parts come in for our Souldiers which are now unlading which gives them encouragement We hope those from London will be here suddenly the people being more base in hiding their provisions then the country is barren of producing them The prisoners say the Prince came to Edinburgh last night most of those who came forth were English cavaliers The prisoners say they promised to bring the Lord Gen. Cromwell to him not 100. of them got backe to Edinburgh in a body Our men had the pursuit of them four miles Col. Brights Regiment of Foot being drawn up in the field kild many of them We lost onely Col. Lilburns Cornet and some few souldiers Musleborough July 31. 1650. SInce the writing of the former we are further informed by the prisoners taken and other certain information that the party of 1500 horse who came out of Edinburgh were the choisest of their horse That Major Gen. Straughan at the councell of War the night before had engaged to the Prince to bring the Lord Gen Cromwell to him alive or dead and therefore desired to command the party but it being not thought fit to trust him Major Gen. Montgomery was appointed to command the party and Col. Straughan to bring up the reare They came out of Edinburgh about ten of the clock at night and went sixteen miles about when the first party of our men took the alarm which were Col. Lilburnes men two of them came before as friends being English and told our men it was a false alarm whereupon they dismounted and so the enemy came upon them immediately but did not much prejudice onely Col. Lilburnes Cornet kild and two or three others hurt their intention reaching to more then that guard They came on to Muslebrough Towne and in the way Col. Fleetwoods three Troops met with them and scattered them and comming by Col. Brights Regiment they gave them so great a volly that it tooke off many from their horses three horses were kild and a Corporals legges taken off at one Drake shot from that Regiment our men scattered them so that some of them were taken in Muslebrough Towne wee had the pursuite of them for foure Miles and our Dragoones which quartered that night within a Mile of Edenburgh met them and kill'd divers of them Amongst the rest of those that were slaine of those Major Gen. Mongomery was one the rest are not yet known One of them who was kild by our men was heard upon his last Gaspe to say Dam me I le to my King They were most English Cavaliers that charg'd in this and the first engagement at both places they were heard to say we are Morris his men remember Pontefract The Prince t is said gave to each of them two shillings to drink which made them drunk Capt. VVilford a Gentleman in my Lords own Troop being on Tuesday taken prisoner his horse being kild under him was carried to Leith where he was very courteously used by Lieu. Gen. David Lesley who kept him at his own house where resorted to him divers of their Ministers and Commanders who demanded of him how long he had served under Antichrist that proud man Cromwell over whose head the curse of God hung for murdering the King breaking the Covenant and they did expect daily when the Lord should deliver him into their hands they saying he termed his Guns his twelve Apostles and that he put his whole confidence in them and the commanders old Cavaliere like did sweare most desperately that they had taken 18 of our Colours and the Ministers said that our ships in the Haven were revolted to the King Which your London Cavaliers may perhaps believe Musleborough August 1. 1650. FINIS