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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43956	The history of the wars in Ireland, betwixt Their Majesties army and the forces of the late King James Giving an impartial relation of all the battles, sieges, rencounters, skirmishes and other material passages, revolutions and accidents that has happened in that kingdom since the year 1688. The second edition, corrected. To which is added, the siege of Lymerick, to the raising thereof; with the siege and surrender of Bandon, Cork, the Old and New Fort, and town of Kin-sale; with other material occurrences. By an officer in the Royal Army. Illustrated with the lively effigies of His Sacred Majesty, and the great commanders in the Army.	Officer in the Royal Army.	1691 (1691)	Wing H2190A; ESTC R218430	61,520	168

said Now I see my Men will stand some Guns were sent to our Horse and about five in the Evening we brought some of our Guns to bear and dismounted one of theirs and with our Bombs beat down several Tents next adjoyning to those of the late King James and the Count de Lauzun His Majesty rested very well at Night and at Eight the next Morning being July 1. was again-on Horseback and while the great Bullets were flying the Prince of Dermstadts Horse was shot in the Neck By a Protestant Deserter that swam over the River last night we were informed that the Enemy were 25000 strong that they had sent away some of their heaviest Baggage in order as they gave out to Fight us The King commanded the Count de Schonberg to march with all the Horse and Dragoons of the first and second Line of the Right Wing and the Brigade of Trelawney and to pass the River about four Miles from the Camp in order to take the Enemy in Flank while the rest of our Army passed it nearer Drogheda over against their Camp which the Enemy perceiving they marched part of their Army to oppose the Count de Schonberge who had already broke some of their Squadrons of Horse and Dragoons that advanced to hinder his passing the River and drew them up in Batalia about a Mile and a half from the place where he had passed the River The King being informed of what had passed on that side sent Licutenant General Douglass with two Brigades of Foot to re-inforce the Count d● Schonberg who thereupon changed his Order of Battle making a Wing of Horse on his Right and another on his Left and placing the Foot in the middle In this posture he marched towards the Enemy whom he found drawn up in Batalia and charging the Enemy after some small Resistance put them into disorder and followed them Fighting as far as the Village called Duleek The Earl of Portland and Monsieur Overkirke had part in this Action as Mareschals de Camp In the mean time the King caused the rest of the Foot of the first Line consisting of the Brigades of la Meloniere which was on the Right of Hanmer and the Danes to march The three Batalions of the Dutch Guards were at the head of them and passed the Ford on the Right over against the Village before mentioned from whence they beat the Enemy that were posted there The Battalion of la Meloniere followed them on the Lest and these four Battalions being the first that passed the River suffered pretty much of the latter there were five Officers killed and eight wounded and about sixty Soldiers killed and wounded Monsieur Calimote followed the Dutch Guards with his Detachement of 600 Men whereof mention was made before and after them the Regiment Cambon And here it was that Collonel Calimote received a Shot of which he is since dead and several of his Officers were killed upon the place Duke Schonbergh headed the Dutch Foot-Guards and the King the Inniskilling Horse telling them They should be His Guards that Day Some of the Irish Horse oppos'd the Dutch Foot who fought up to the middle in Water and were almost born down before some Horse which they long called for could come up to their Relief In passing this Ford Dr. Walker Famous for the Siege of Derry was killed The Brigade of Hanmer passed next another Ford the Count de Nassau being at the head of them as Major-General and the Danes passed on their left Commanded by the Prince of Wirtembergh After these passed the Horse of the left Wing but in the mean time some of the Enemies Squadrons as before mentioned advanced and Attack'd our Foot And a Squadron of the Enemies Guard du Corps pierced with great Vigour as far as a little Village where we lost our great General his Grace the Duke of Schonberg who advanced thither to observe the Enemies motion Those that were about his Grace had before done all they could to perswade him to retire from thence but they could not prevail with him He was killed with a Carbine shot in the Neck and three Cuts over the Head and one on his Face Captain Foubert who was next to him and had likewise received a wound in the Arm got from his Horse to help the Duke but he died immediately without speaking a word By this time the King had got over the River who in passing it with his Horse met with the like opposition The Danish Horse once gave way but the King went himself and brougt them up again and at the head of the Horse Charged the Enemy who after some Resistance retired Fighting Commanded by Lieutenant-General de la Hoquelle and Lieutenant-General Hamilton Monsieur de Lauzun being with the body who made head against the Count de Schonberg the late King James himself no● Engaging but standing at the Reer of them on a rising Ground out of harm● way The Enemy retreated from Defile to Defile our Horse pursuing them as far as Duleek where the King with the Forces he had with them joined those of the Count de Schonberg The Enemy retired about 3 Miles farther and there Posted themselves in a very advantageous place and the King followed them with his Horse and Dragoons and Orders were given to Attack them there but it being very late and the Fight having lasted from 10 in the Morning 'till 9 at Night his Majesty did not think fit to engage the Troops any farter but ordered the Horse and Dragoons to remain in Arms all Night He returned to Duleek where the Foot Encampt But in the Night the Enemy retired in great Confusion We took their Baggage and eight Pieces of Cannon July the 2d the King sent Monsieur de la Meliouere Brigadier-General with a Detachment of 300 Foot and 1000 Horse with 8 Pieces of Cannon to invest Drogheda Being arrived there the Governour receiv'd the first Summons with great contempt but the King sending him Word That if they forc'd his Cannon to be Fired on them he would not give them any Quarter This so frighted the Governour that having kept the Trumpeter some time he returned Monsier de la Melionier this Answer That he would Surrender the Place upon fair Capitulation viz. To march out with Arms and Baggage Colours Flying c. but that otherwise he would defend the place to the last Extremity Melonier sent him Word That his Orders were only to suffer them to march out without Arms and that he must quickly resolve whether he would accept of this Offer In the mean time Monsieur de la Meloniere had caused two Batteries to be raised which would be ready the next Morning by break of Day But the Officers of the Garison after having consulted together resolved to yield and the Capitulation being Signed they delivered up a Gate and marched out about an Hour after between thirteen and fourteen hundred Men and were conducted to Athlone

War during their Majesties Pleasure The time of the Parley Duke Schomberg went through the Trenches and viewed them as also the Walls of the Castle The Parley being over the Duke gave Orders to the Engineers and Gunners to go on as Vigorously as possible they could tho' before the Duke had ordered them to spare the Castle Our Batteries being only one on the Windmil-Hill with Mortars and another against the North-Gate of four Guns the Duke ordered a very large Mortar to be planted on a new Battery close under the Walls near the Lord Dunegal's House with a small Field-piece which did great Execution our Canon Mortars and small Shot playing very furiously all the Night Saturday the 24. At break of day the Town was all over covered with Dust and Smoak c. and about Eight some Houses were flaming Engineer Richards who came from Derry was carried to Belfast being Wounded in three several places as he was in the Trenches At Two a Clock this day came one Mr. Spring to the Duke who made his escape over the Walls and gave an account That all the Soldiers lay continually on the Walls so that the Bombs only afflicted the Protestants in the Town And that O Mac-Carty Moor and Owen Mac-Carty were the only Two that obstructed the Surrendring of the Town Sunday and Munday there was smart Firing on both sides and some Breaches made in the Walls On Tuesday being the 27. a White Flag was hung out After the Ships no less than our Army had done them very great damage they being moved in a Line against the Castle and they Surrendred on condition to have their liberty to march to the next Garrison The next day the Army marched to Belfast leaving Sir H. Ingolsby's Regiment in Garrison there On Monday Sept. 2. The whole Army march'd Two Miles beyond Lisnegarvy Tuesday 3. They Encamped near the Town of Dramore and the same Night the Train of Artillery came up and ioyned the Army Wednesday we Encamped on the side of a Hill near the Town of Lough-brickland in Two Lines as at first Thursday the 5. The Army Encamped about a Mile short of the Newry The night before the Duke of Berwick left the Town after having Burnt all but a few Houses The next day the Army passed through the Town and continued their March towards Dundalk CHAP. VII Duke Sconberg on the Burning of the Newry sends a Trumpet to the Duke of Berwick The Enemy quit Dundalk without Burning it Our Army Encamp on the Plains of Dundalk The Enemy about Ardee Colonel Lloyd Defeats 5000 Irish near Slego Kills 700 and takes 300 Prisoners with their Commander A Conspiracy of French Papists discovered in the English Camp A Captain and Four others Hanged 150 more sent Prisoners to England Colonel Lloyd with a Party of Inniskilling-Men takes the Castle of Dramnasna James-Town Great Mortality in the Irish Camp of which 15000 Die Duke Schomberg's Proclamation of Provisions The Irish March into Winter Quarters James-Town quitted The Fight at Slego between Colonel Lloyd a French Officer and Sarsfield The English Army Decamp and go into Winter Quarters The Actions of the Newry between a Party of Colonel Ingolsby's and 1700 Irish Colonel Cambon's Action at Charlemont THE Enemy having Burnt the greater part of the Town of Newry before they quitted it the General sent a Trumpeter Sept. 6. to the Duke of Berwick who Commanded there to let him know That if they went on to Burn in this Barbarous manner he would not give any Quarter which Message had this Effect That the Irish abandoned Dundalk without doing any harm to the Town leaving behind a great deal of Provisions which their fear and hast would not suffer them to carry away The Army continued about Dundalk and the Newry for several days waiting the coming of their Artillery which coming up on the 16 Instant and on the 17 and 18 we Encamped very advantagiously on the Plains about Dundalk at the same time the Enemy lay Intrench'd at Ardee about 46000 Strong After we were Encamped our Army almost every day encreased with new Forces either from England or Scotland for several Weeks On the 25. The Irish Forces Quartered in and about Connaught came with a design to surprise the Town of Slego to the number of 5000 Horse and Foot Commanded by Colonel O Kelly Of which Colonel Lloyd having timely Intelligence mustered up his Inniskilling Forces making in all about 1000 Horse Foot and Dragoons with whom he was resolved to Fight the Enemy and having Posted his Horse very advantagiously on a rising Ground and lined the Hedges with his Foot in a Lane near the Town of Boyle through which they were to Pass The Enemy were no sooner come up but our Men charged them with all the Vigour and Courage imaginable and after a short time put them to Flight which Colonel Lloyd perceiving took a circumference with his Horse and Dragoons and got into Boyle through which the Enemy were to pass before them where meeting with the Enemy charged them in the Front with his Horse whil'st the Foot fell upon the Rear that they killed 700 on the spot and took 300 Prisoners among which were Colonel O Kelly their Commander and 40 other Officers a great number of Arms 8000 Head of Cattle c. The News of this great Victory coming to His Grace the Duke of Schonberg He ordered the Cannon to be Fired in all the English Quarters On the 28th A Treacherous Conspiracy was discovered in our Camp which was carried on by some French Papists The particulars of which was as followeth A Captain in one of the French Regiments being inform'd by one of his Soldiers That four other Soldiers and a Drummer who were Papists designed to go over to the Irish Army he caused them to be seized and found Letters about one of them to Monsieur D' Avaux who being examined declared he had the Letters from one Du Plessy likewise a Papist who now served as a private Soldier in one of the French Regiments tho' he had been formerly a Captain of Horse in France from whence he was forced to retire on the Account of a Murther he had committed there Du Plessy being seized upon his Examination confessed That he had written to the late King and to Monsieur D' Avaux giving them an account that there were divers Papists in the French Regiments and promising to bring them over to the Irish Camp upon condition he might have the Command of them and his Pardon in France He and his sive Accomplices were brought to a Tryal where Sentence of Death passed upon them and they were Executed accordingly After which the Three French Colone's made strict enquiry what Papists there were in their Regiments and found about 150. who by Order of the General were secured and sent Prisoners to Carlingford and afterwards to England Most of these had deserted the French Service this Summer and passing to Holland and