Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	colonel_n	horse_n	lieutenant_n	1,115	5	9.3142	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92385	A Relation of what passed in Connaught between His Majesties forces under the command of Brigadier Sarsfield, and the rebels led by the Lord VVeyer, the Collonels Floyd, Russel, &c upon the army decamping from Allardstown		1689 (1689)	Wing R896A; ESTC R42843	1,866	3

A Relation of what passed in Connaught between His Majesties Forces under the Command of Brigadier Sarsfield and the Rebels Led by the Lord VVeyer the Collonels Floyd Russel c. upon the Army Decamping from Allardstown OGaras's Regiment of Foot Collonel Luttrell's of Horse Sir N. ô Neil's of Dragoons were ordered to march under the Command of Brigadier Sarsfield upon intelligence brought to His Majesty that Schomberg had sent a Party to strengthen the Rebels in the Province of Connaught which they by that time had almost over-run The Brigadier had likewise Commission to joyn to His Body such of the King's Troops as lay most convenient in his March. With this Strength he ventur'd to make several Detachments one of two hundred Foot to aid the Gentlemen of the Countrey who with the new raised Mobile had Block'd up James-town then in the enemies hands Upon his Arrival at Athlone the Key of that Province he sent another Party to take possession of another Pass betwixt Boile and Sligoe upon the Curlew Mountain to cut of all communication from the Garrisons of James-Town and Boyle with that of Sligoe he then advanced into the Countrey and from Roscommon sent another Party of 90 Horse and 80 Dragoons under the Command of Collonel Henry L●●trell to prevent the Enemies burning or destroying all places they should think fit to abandon upon his approach In their March they overtook and put to flight a party of two hundred Horse of the ●●●●y with a prey they had taken of a thousand head of Cattel Luttrell pursued them fourteen miles obliging them to quit their Prey and run back in full speed to the Boile and endeavoured yet further th●● night towards Slygo but were prevented by Major ●●●●k Bourke who Commanded the Detachment sent by Sarsfield to secure that Pass The Lord Weyer who commanded that party of the Enemy and above fifteen of his men were killed and several wounded 〈◊〉 ●ndeavouring to force it The day before Collonel ●loyd from Sligo with a party of Rebels attempted to come up to Boile but was two several times beaten back with loss The party commanded by Weyer prevented in their design of going to Sligo retired strait to Ja●●●-town and joyned the Enemies Garrison The next morning they all abandoned that place and marched towards the County of Cavan either to joyn S●homberg's at Dundalk or make their way thorough to ●●●●●●illen But those of ours that blocked up Jamestown having timely notice pursued them so close that they were Forced like Hard Hunted deer to take soyl and swim three Rivers in which there were 80 drowned and several killed nor do we finde of 400 Horse and Dragoones of which number that party consisted ten got Home together Sarsfield still continued his March to Boyle and thence to Sligoe when he had reach'd Collooney six miles short of the end of his March finding that the Enemy had broke the Bridg of Ballysedare a mile and a half on the other side of Coloony and being well inform'd of the Country he sent a detatchment of three hundred Foot seventy Horse and one hundred Dragoones under the Command of Collonel Lutterell a private way about by the Mountain Foot in order to cut off those that sustained the Bridge and at the same time advanced to it with his Party to amuse The Enemy whilst Luttrell came round at which time Mr. Talandier Lieutenant Coll. to Sir N ô N. was wounded in the Groin Luttrells guide carried him nearer Sligoe then Sarsfield designed where he met with a Party coming from Sligoe under the command of Coll. Russel and at the same time those at the Bridge finding that Lutrell was got round Return'd under the Command of Coll. Lloyd so that they were both in the Rear and Front of Luttrell whose Dragoones and Foot were not yet got quite up to him by reason of a long Defile upon which he divided what Horse he had making half of them Face those in their Rear and with the other half he himself charged those in his Front and upon the first Onset broke both the Parties killing Fifty upon the place the rest he pursued in sight of Sligoe at the same time Sarsfield made up the Bridge the Enemy had abandon'd with Ioyces and Planks he had provided for that purpose and Marched with all dilligence to Relieve Luttrell who had before he could get up to him beaten the Enemy again that had rallied at the Barriers of the Town which were well maintained by som French Foot By this time Sarsfield was come up and all the Horse and Foot that were in the Town Ran away with Lloyd and Russel except some four or 500 that shut themselves up within a Fort in the further end of the Town which immediatly was Blocked up and Trenches being opened in five days before it on the 5th they Capitulated to march to Inniskillen which was Granted by Sarsfield his men being spent by a long march in bad way and ill weather which continued while they lay in the Trenches As soon as Sarsfield became Master of the Town he Ordered it imediatly to be Fortifyed and the Fortifications are already so far advanced and the place ●o capable of being made strong that the whole Pro●ince is hereby secured under His Majesties Obedience Imprimatur Will. Talbott