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A47495 A letter from Major-General Kirk in Ireland to his friend in London. From His Majesties camp near Dublin, July the 4th. 1690. Kirke, Percy, 1646?-1691. 1690 (1690) Wing K625B; ESTC R220035 1,706 2

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A LETTER FROM Major-General KIRK in IRELAND To his Friend here in LONDON From His Majesties Camp near Dublin July the 4th 1690. WHen a Man Dates his Letter so near Dublin you ought to expect a long Relation how we came thither which I 'll tell you as short as I can and that we must have Success when so brave a Man Leads us as our Master who was the first Man hurt in his Army with a Cannon Bullet which frighted every body but himself who after he was Dress'd Rid round the Army viewed all the Passes in order to our Attacquing them the next day I 'll also tell you how we came to be so far advanced as Drogheda His Majesty Landing at Carrickfergus went to Belfast from whence he sent his Orders for all the Troops to advance to our Frontiers the Enemy being possessed of all the Passes and so strongly Encamped near Dundalk which they had very well Fortified that if they had not been the least of Men would have put us to a great deal of trouble to have pass'd the Mountains but they Retir'd to Drogheda where they stayed Encamp'd with the River Boyne before them that is but Fordable in three places and two of them but at low Water We put our selves in Battle which sight frighted them tho' they had the Impudence to come to the Water-side and call us all the Rogues Rebels c. that the French Tongue affords That Evening was spent in Cannonading and the next morning his Majesty was resolved to Attacque them and force their Camp which certainly was as bold a thing as ever was done in order to which he sent the Right Wing of Horse and three Brigades of Foot with some small Field-pieces to a Pass some 4 Miles from our Camp which Pass they were Masters of They seeing us March went with the best part of the Army towards the Pass and left in the Camp Lieutenant-General Hamilton and several Battalians and a good number of Horse before their Camp to keep that Pass As soon as his Majesty had Notice that our Horse had taken the Pass upon the Right the Enemy making but a slender resistance for King James had already made his way towards Dublin Commanded the rest of the Army to Attacque the Camp his Dutch Guards with Count Solmes March'd first who were to pass the Ford by a Retrenchment and Old Houses that were lin'd with 400 of the Enemy notwithstanding they passed over the three Battalians of Guards who were Saluted with a great deal of Fire from the 400 Men Intrenched so left the Intrenchment and then the Enemy Marched down with 7 great and good Battalians the Guards received all their fire and immediately the Enemys Horse Charged them both Front and Rear Collonel Collimot's and Ducambones Regiments in the Rear of the Guard having no Pikes were a little ill used by the Enemys Horse Collonel Collimot Shot through the Thigh and Arm but I hope he will live the poor Old Duke was Killed by an unfortunate Shot through the Neck from one of the French Regiments being mingled with the Enemy and had received two Cuts by their Horse in the Head I March over with Sir John Hanmores Regiment Tiffin St. Johns and two Dutch who were no sooner over but the Horse Guards of King James Charged and so well that several of our Officers were Cut with their Swords and theirs Kill'd with our Officers Pikes By this time the Prince of Wertenburg pass'd the other Ford up to the Neck in Water with the Danes the 7 Battalians Retir'd in very good Order being sustained by their Horse who did not fail to Charge our Foot as they drew up Our Horse past next and you may believe the Enemy Run when I tell you our brave King for so must all the world call him Charged at the Head of the Inis-killing Horse his Lame Hand holding the Bridle and his Sword in the left Hand no Armour but his Blue Ribbon above his Coat In the Pursuit we took Lieutenant-General Hamilton and several Officers a great many of their best Officers were Killed and above 1000 Men and to give then their due they made so good a Retreat and so fast that we could do them no hurt but frightning them which is to that degree that they have lef● Dublin most of their Baggage all their Amunition and Stores of Provision a Country full of Furrage of all sorts and I believe there is not 1000 Men left together with Monsieur de Louson King James we hear has left the Army and is gone wit● some 3 People with him towards Waterford I wis● him a good Journey our Fleet good Success Drogheda is Surrender'd upon Discretion th● Duke of Ormond is gone last Night into Dublin t● take Possession we March to Morrow FINIS Printed for J. M. in Little-Brittain 1690.