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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77446	A brief narrative of the great victorie, which it hath pleased God to give to the Armie of this Common-wealth against the Scots Armie, near Dunbar, in Scotland, on Tuesdaie morning, the third of this instant September, related to the Council of State by an express messenger of the Lord General, sent from the Armie; which messenger was present at the action.		1650 (1650)	Wing B4613; Thomason E612_7; ESTC R206480	2,019	7

A Brief Narrative OF The great Victorie which it hath pleased God to give to the Armie of this Common-wealth against the Scots Armie near Dunbar in Scotland on Tuesdaie morning the third of this instant September related to the Council of State by an express Messenger of the Lord General sent from the Armie which Messenger was present at the Action 7 ber 7th LONDON Printed by William Du gard by the appointment of the Council of State Anno Dom. 1650. Die Saturni 7th Sept. 1650. At the Council of State at Whitehall VVHereas it hath pleased God to give the Armie of this Common-wealth now in Scotland a great Victorie against the Scots which coming to the knowledg of the Council this morning And the Parlament not now sitting It is thought fit by the Council and accordingly hereby Ordered that the following brief Narrative should bee published in all Churches and Chappels within the late lines of Comunication to Morrow beeing the eighth of this instant September that thanks may bee given to God for so great and wonderful a mercie until the Parlament shall give order for a more General and Solemn Thanksgiving And that the Lord Major and Sheriffs of London do caus this Narrative to bee distributed to all Churches and Chappels within the said late lines of Communication And all the Ministers of the said Parishes and Churches are required to publish the same Narrative in their several Congregations that the people may take notice thereof and give God prais for this his great and signal mercie to this Common-wealth Signed by Command of the Council of State GUALTER FROST Secretarie COR VNVM VIA VNA A brief Narration of the great Victorie which it hath pleased god to give to the Armie of this Commonwealth against the Scots Armie near Dunbar in Scotland on Tuesday morning the Third of this instant September related to the Council of State by an express Messenger of the Lord General sent from the Armie which Messenger was present at the Action OUr Armie having long faced the Scot's Armie to the West of Edinburg and finding they could not draw them to fight thought fit to draw off to Dunbar to refresh themselves And being com to their old Quartrers at Mussleborough and beginning their march on Saturday night they were pressed upon by the Scot's Armie close after them so as they were somtimes within a mile and somtimes half a mile of their Armie Our Armie quartered that night at Haddington Sunday morning our Armie marched to Dunbar whither wee came on Sunday night And their whole Armie followed consisting of eighteen Regiments of Foot which together with their Hors and Dragoons as themselve say were 27000 our Armie about 12000. They there drew up their Armie upon a verie high hill within a mile of the Town and ours stood in Battalia in the Corn-fields between them and the Town readie to engage Munday morning the Enemie drew down part of the Armie to the foot of the Hill toward our Armie On munday the Lord General Major General Lambert and Lievtenant General Fleetwood drew up our men into Batalia in the Field where they stood The Enemie brought down their Train to their Armie before drawn down and their Hors were in the Fields on each wing of their Foot There was between both Armies a verie great Ditch of 40 or 50 Foot wide and neer as deep in the bottom of which was a little rill of water this place was of great disadvantage to those who should first attempt to pass it That night our Armie by command marched as close to the said ditch as possible they could and placed their Field Pieces in everie Regiment Tuesdaie morning at four of the clock wee drew down a Brigade consisting of three Regiments of Hors viz. Major General Lambert's Commissarie Generall Whalley's and Colonel Lilborn's and two Regiments of Foot toward a Pass that is upon the Road-waie between Dunbar and Barwick by which wee might with more eas pass over to their Armie And there gave the Enemie and hot Alarm firing hard one at another the dispute lasted there above an hour the issue was our men gained the Ground and possessed the Pass Then the Enemies Hors charged strongly beeing most Lanceers and coming down the Hill our Hors gave waie a little but presently Rallying and our Foot of that Brigade advancing and charging the Enemie put them suddainly to the Rout it beeing now about six of the Clock in the Morning their Foot seeing this Rout and the Flying of their Hors threw down their Arms and Ran awaie their Left wing of Hors seeing that fled also our Hors and Foot both pursued them to and beyond Haddington cut down and kill'd in the pursuit above four thousand and have taken as near as can bee judg'd ten thousand Prisoners and above then thousand several Arms. They left all the Guns they had behind them beeing in number nine with all their Ammunition bag and baggage and all they there had Wee have taken one hundred and eightie Foot-Colors Prisoners of qualitie brought in before the Messenger came awaie were Sr James Lumsdain heretofore Governor of New-Gastle and now the Lievtenant General osc their Armie General David Leslie's Lievtenant Colonel which Lievtenant Colonel saith that hee supposeth David Leslie himself is slain Divers other Captains and Officers of whom a particular account was not taken when the Messenger came awaie Wee lost none after the dispute for the Pass and in that dispute not above twentie No Commission-Officer slain or wounded onely Major Brown was shot in the Wrist the day before Major Lister was taken Prisoner but presently releas'd Commissarie General Whalley had his Hors kill'd under him but himself had no hurt This is the brief of what was known when the Messenger came awaie which was the same day a little after Noon FINIS