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	regiment_n	1,920	5	9.9256	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38946	An Exact relation of routing the Irish army under Sarsfield, and of the hostages agreed on, in order to a capitulation for surrender of Limerick into Their Majesties hands		1691 (1691)	Wing E3679; ESTC R17152	1,719	1

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which_o latter_a brigadier_n leviston_n have_v already_o so_o reduce_v that_o most_o of_o the_o considerable_a inhabitant_n have_v take_v protection_n from_o he_o and_o but_o a_o few_o day_n before_o have_v rout_v the_o main_a body_n the_o enemy_n have_v in_o that_o county_n which_o consist_v of_o two_o regiment_n of_o horse_n and_o of_o foot_n and_o rapparees_n near_o three_o thousand_o thing_n stand_v thus_o a_o council_n of_o war_n be_v call_v and_o a_o resolution_n take_v to_o pass_v over_o the_o shannon_n and_o reduce_v clare_n or_o fight_n sarsfield_n and_o pursuant_n hereunto_o the_o general_n dispose_v all_o thing_n proper_a in_o the_o camp_n and_o on_o tuesday_n the_o twenty_o second_o of_o september_n early_o in_o the_o morning_n accompany_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o wirtemburgh_n the_o prince_n of_o hesse_n general_n sravenmore_n etc._n etc._n with_o ten_o regiment_n of_o foot_n fourteen_o field-piece_n eight_o day_n subsistence_n and_o all_o the_o horse_n and_o dragoon_n 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our_o draw_v off_o and_o to_o sally_n upon_o our_o rear_n the_o general_n leave_v before_o the_o town_n major_a general_n maccay_n major_a general_n talmash_n and_o a_o sufficient_a strength_n to_o secure_v the_o work_n and_o trench_n against_o all_o the_o force_n can_v come_v against_o they_o and_o order_n to_o continue_v as_o they_o have_v do_v before_o night_n and_o day_n without_o intermission_n to_o play_n upon_o the_o town_n which_o our_o camp_n expect_v will_v have_v make_v a_o vigorous_a sally_n the_o 23_o or_o 24_o but_o they_o have_v not_o the_o courage_n so_o to_o do_v though_o reinforce_v by_o sarsfield_n of_o who_o come_v in_o we_o have_v no_o intelligence_n on_o sunday_n morning_n october_n the_o four_o a_o eminent_a citizen_n who_o have_v be_v very_o happy_a and_o early_a in_o his_o intelligence_n from_o ireland_n wait_v on_o her_o majesty_n with_o three_o letter_n from_o person_n of_o know_a reputation_n and_o integrity_n which_o give_v the_o follow_a account_n viz._n that_o the_o general_n and_o army_n march_v up_o into_o the_o county_n of_o clare_n to_o find_v out_o the_o enemy_n and_o on_o the_o 23_o meet_v with_o they_o command_v in_o chief_a by_o dominick_n sheldon_n the_o lord_n galmoy_n and_o other_o who_o take_v their_o march_n towards_o limerick_n the_o general_n follow_v they_o hard_o and_o on_o the_o 24_o not_o far_o from_o limerick_n fight_v and_o beat_v they_o kill_v 600_o on_o the_o place_n and_o take_v 300_o prisoner_n among_o which_o be_v one_o colonel_n three_o lieutenant_n colonel_n fifteen_o major_n 22_o captain_n and_o divers_a subaltern_a officer_n the_o rout_z enemy_n flee_v to_o limerick_n over_o the_o shannon-bridge_n and_o our_o man_n pursue_v they_o so_o close_o that_o many_o go_v in_o with_o they_o and_o have_v not_o the_o governor_n shut_v thomond-gate_n our_o whole_a army_n have_v fell_a in_o pellmell_o into_o the_o town_n and_o take_v it_o by_o storm_n by_o the_o governor_n be_v shut_v the_o gate_n and_o draw_v up_o 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be_v a_o express_a from_o the_o general_n with_o the_o article_n and_o day_n of_o surrender_n which_o will_v put_v a_o end_n to_o that_o war_n and_o determine_v the_o many_o wager_n depend_v on_o michaelmas-day_n before_o which_o or_o on_o that_o day_n it_o be_v think_v the_o capitulation_n will_v put_v it_o into_o their_o majesty_n hand_n who_o god_n grant_v long_o to_o reign_v london_n print_v for_o j._n smith_n near_o fleet-bridge_n 1691._o