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
A75797	An Account of the victory obtained by the King in Ireland, on the first day of this instant July, 1690. Published by authority.	William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1690 (1690)	Wing A422; ESTC R225111	2,949	4

a_o account_n of_o the_o victory_n obtain_v by_o ne_z king_n in_o ireland_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o this_o instant_a july_n 1690._o publish_a by_o authority_n on_o the_o 30_o of_o june_n 1690_o by_o break_n of_o day_n the_o king_n march_v from_o his_o camp_n at_o ardee_n towards_o drogheda_n where_o he_o find_v the_o late_a king_n james_n army_n encamp_v along_o the_o river_n boyne_n above_o the_o town_n but_o it_o be_v late_o before_o the_o foot_n and_o artillery_n arrive_v his_o majesty_n can_v do_v no_o more_o that_o day_n then_o visit_v the_o posture_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o the_o ford_n thereabouts_o which_o he_o find_v very_o difficult_a to_o pass_v his_o majesty_n encamp_v his_o army_n in_o reach_n of_o their_o cannon_n which_o have_v almost_o give_v we_o the_o most_o fatal_a blow_n in_o the_o world_n his_o majesty_n receive_v a_o shot_n on_o his_o right_a shoulder_n the_o wound_n be_v large_a but_o not_o deep_a raise_v only_o the_o skin_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v dress_v the_o king_n take_v horse_n and_o continue_v on_o horseback_n for_o four_o hour_n in_o the_o evening_n his_o majesty_n command_v count_n schomberg_n with_o the_o right_a wing_n of_o the_o horse_n two_o regiment_n of_o dragoon_n of_o the_o left_a wing_n trelawney_n brigade_n of_o foot_n and_o five_o small_a field_n piece_n to_o go_v early_o the_o next_o morning_n be_v the_o first_o of_o july_n to_o 2_o or_o 3_o other_o ford_n about_o 3_o mile_n high_o than_o our_o camp_n and_o there_o endeavour_v to_o find_v a_o passage_n and_o either_o attack_v the_o enemy_n in_o the_o flank_n or_o at_o least_o oblige_v they_o to_o decamp_v the_o count_n upon_o his_o arrival_n find_v 8_o squadron_n of_o the_o enemy_n ready_a to_o receive_v he_o but_o in_o a_o little_a time_n and_o without_o much_o resistance_n he_o beat_v they_o off_o and_o pass_v the_o ford_n drive_v they_o before_o he_o and_o draw_v up_o his_o man_n on_o the_o other_o side_n ready_a to_o march_v towards_o the_o enemy_n 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a_o scot_n soldier_n be_v to_o be_v hang_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o army_n for_o kill_v seven_o poor_a wretch_n that_o be_v not_o able_a to_o escape_v out_o of_o ardee_n we_o have_v take_v some_o inferior_a officer_n and_o kill_v other_o but_o have_v lose_v the_o duke_n of_o schomberg_n who_o be_v slay_v yesterday_o about_o noon_n thirty_o of_o the_o dutch_a regiment_n of_o foot_n guard_n have_v pass_v the_o boyne_n at_o the_o ford_n about_o a_o mile_n above_o tredagh_n his_o grace_n ride_v after_o they_o with_o a_o small_a attendance_n the_o regiment_n of_o cambon_n and_o hanmer_n with_o some_o other_o followed_z him_z the_o duke_n have_v not_o above_o 300_o behind_o he_o when_o first_o the_o enemy_n horse_n make_v a_o desperate_a charge_n in_o which_o he_o receive_v two_o out_v in_o the_o forehead_n but_o not_o very_o considerable_a the_o french_a behind_o he_o fire_v very_o fierce_o it_o be_v think_v he_o receive_v from_o one_o of_o they_o the_o wound_n of_o which_o he_o die_v 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one_o of_o the_o regiment_n in_o garrison_n there_o consist_v of_o new_a raise_v man_n if_o we_o gain_v the_o place_n we_o expect_v great_a store_n of_o all_o sort_n which_o be_v lay_v up_o there_o p._n s._n news_n be_v just_a now_o come_v that_o the_o late_a king_n james_n retire_v yesterday_o to_o dublin_n and_o that_o he_o have_v quit_v that_o place_n to_o day_n and_o be_v go_v towards_o athlone_n and_o connaught_n edinburgh_n reprint_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o their_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1690._o