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A80946	Lieut: General Cromwel's letter to the honorable William Lenthal Esq; speaker of the honorable House of Commons, of the several great victories obtained against the Scots and Sir Marmaduke Langdales forces in the North: where were slain of the Scots party above two thousand, above nine thousand taken prisoners, four or five thousand arms taken, the whole infantry ruined, Duke Hamilton fled into Wales, and Langdale northward, Major General Vandrusk, Colonel Hurry, and Colonel Ennis taken prisoners, who formerly served the Parliament. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this letter be forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1648 (1648)	Wing C7111; Thomason E460_24; ESTC R205124	5,515	16

four or five thousand Arms the number of the slain we judge to be about a thousand the prisoners we took were about four thousand In the night the Duke was drawing off his Army towards Wiggon wee were so wearied with the dispute that we did not so well attend the enemies going off as might have beene by meanes whereof the enemy was gotten at least 3. miles with his reare before ours got to them I ordered Collonel Thornhaugh to Command two or three Regiments of horse to follow the enemy if it were possible to make him stand till wee could bring up the Army The enemy marched away seven or eight thousand foote and about foure thousand horse wee followed him with about three thousand Foote and two thousand five hundred horse and Dragoones and in this prosecution that worthy Gentleman Collonel Thornhaugh pressing too boldly was slaine being ran into the body and thigh and head by the enemies Launcers and give me leave to say he was a man as faithfull and gallant in your service as any and one who often heretofore lost bloud in your quarrell and now his last he hath left some behind him to inherit a Fathers honour and a sad Widdow both now the interest of the Commonwealth our horse still prosecuted the enemy killing and taking divers all the way at last the enemy drew up within three miles of Wiggon and by that time our Army was come up they drew off againe and recovered Wiggon before we could attempt any thing upon them we lay that night in the field close by the enemy being very dirty and weary and having marched twelve miles of such ground as I never rod in all my life the day being very wet we had some skirmishing that night with the enemy neer the town where we tooke Major Generall Van Druske and a Collonel and killed some principall Officers and tooke about a hundred prisoners where also I received a Letter from Duke Hamilton for civill usage towards his Kinsman Collonel Hamilton whom he left wounded there We tooke also Collonel Hurrey and Lievetenant Collonel Ennis sometimes in your service The next morning the enemy marched towards Warrington and we at the heeles of them the town of Wiggon a great and poore towne and very Malignant were plundered almost to their skins by them we could not ingage the enemy untill we came within three miles of Warrington and there the enemy made a stand at a passe neere Winwicke wee held them in some dispute till our Army came up they maintaining the passe with great resolution for many houres ours and theirs comming to push of pike very close charges forced us to give ground but our men by the blessing of God quickly recovered it and charging very home upon them beat them from their standing where we killed about a thousand of them and tooke as we believe about two thousand prisoners and prosecuted them home to Warrington towne where they possessed the bridge which had a strong barracado and a worke upon it formerly made very defensive assoone as we came thither I received a Message from Lievetenant Generall Baily desiring some capitulation to which I yeilded considering the strength of the passe and that I could not goe over the river within ten miles of Warrington with the Army I gave him these termes that he should surrender himselfe and all his Officers and Souldiers prisoners of War with all his Armes and Ammunition and horses to me I giving quarter for life and promising civill usage which accordingly is done and the Commissioners deputed by me have received and are receiving all the Armes and Ammunition which will be as they tell me about foure thousand compleat Armes and as many prisoners and thus you have their Infantry totally ruined what Collonels or Officers are with Lievetenant Generall Bailey I have not yet received the list The Duke is marched with his remaining horse which are about 3000 towards Namptwich where the Gentlemen of the Country have taken about 500. of them of which they sent me word this day the Countrey will scarse suffer any of my men to passe except they have my hand telling them they are Scots they bring in and kill divers as they light upon them most of the Nobility of Scotland are with the Duke if I had a thousand horse that could but trot thirty miles I should not doubt but to give a very good account of them but truly we are so harrased hagled out in this businsse that wee are not able to doe more then walke an easy pace after them I have sent Post to my Lord Grey to Sir Henry Cholmeley and Sir Edward Roads to gather altogether with speed for their prosecution as likewise to acquaint the Governour of Stafford therewith I heare Munroe is about Cumberland with the horse that ran away and his Irish horse and foot which are a considerable body I have left Collonel Ashtons three Regiments of foot with seven troops of Horse six of Lancashire and one of Cumberland at Preston and ordered Collonell Scroop with five troops of Horse and two troopes of Dragoones with two Regiments of foot viz. Collonel Lassals and Collonel Wastats to embody with them by which I hope they will be able to make a resistance till we can come up to them and have ordered them to put their prisoners to the sword if the Scots shall presume to advance upon them because they cannot bring them off with security Thus you have a Narrative of the particulars of the successe which God hath given you which I could hardly at this time have done considering the multiplicity of businesse but truly when I was once ingaged in it I could hardly tell how to say lesse there being so much of God and I was not willing to say more lest there should seeme to be any of man only give mee leave to adde one word shewing the disparity of the Forces on both sides that so you may see and all the world acknowledge the great hand of God in this businesse the Scots Army could not be lesse then 12000. effective foot wel arm'd and five thousand horse Langdale not lesse then two thousand five hundred foot and fifteene hundred horse in all twenty one thousand And truly very few of their foot but were as well armed if not better then yours and at divers disputes did fight two or three hours before they would quit their ground Yours were about two thousand five hundred Horse and Dragoones of your old Army about foure thousand Foot of your old Army also about one thousand six hundred Lancashire foot and about five hundred Lancashire horse in all about eight thousand six hundred You see by Computation about two thousand of the Enemy slain betwixt eight and nine thousand Prisoners besides what are lurking in hedges and private places which the Country daily bring in or destroy Where Langdale and his broken Forces are I know not but they are exceedingly shattered Surely sir this is nothing but the hand of God praise only belongs to him and where ever any thing in this world is exalted or exalts its selfe God will pull it downe for this is the day wherein he alone will be exalted It is not fit for me to give advise nor to say a word what use should be made of this more then to pray you and all that acknowledge God that they would only exalt him and not hate his people who are as the apple of his eye And for whom even Kings shall be reproved and that you would take courage to doe the worke of the Lord in fulfilling the end of your Magistracy in seeking the peace and welfare of the people of this Land that all that will live quietly and peaceably may have countenance from you and they that are implacable and will not leave troubling the Land may speedily be destroyed out of the Land and if you take courage in this God will blesse you and good men will stand by you and God will have glory and the Land will have happinesse by you in despight of all your enemies which shall bee the prayer of your most 20th August 1648. humble and faithfull servant O Cromwell Postscript WEe have not in all this lost a considerable Officer but Collonel Thornhaugh and not many souldiers considering the service but many are wounded and our Horse much wearied I humbly crave that some course bee taken to dispose of the Prisoners the trouble and extream charge of the Country where they lie is more then the danger of their escape I think they would not go home if they might without a Convoy they are so fearful of the country from whom they have deserved so ill Ten men will keepe a thousand from running away FINIS

Lieut General Cromwel's LETTER TO The Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons Of the several great VICTORIES Obtained against the SCOTS and Sir Marmaduke Langdales Forces in the North Where were slain of the Scots Party above Two thousand above Nine thousand taken Prisoners Four or Five thousand Arms taken the whole Infantry Ruined Duke Hamilton fled into Wales and Langdale Northward Major General Vandrusk Colonel Hurry and Colonel Ennis taken Prisoners who formerly served the Parliament ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Letter be forthwith printed and published H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons August 23. 1648. To the Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of COMMONS SIR I Have sent up this Gentleman to give you an account of the great and good hand of God towards you in the late Victory obtained against the Enemy in these parts After the conjunction of that party which I brought with me out of Wales with the Northern Forces about Knaresborough and Weatherby hearing that the Enemy was advanced with their Army into Lancashire we marched the next day being the 13 of this instant August to Oatley having cast off our Train and sent it to Knaresborough because of the difficulty of the marching therewith through Craven and to th' end we might with more expedition attend the Enemies motion and from thence the 14 to Skipton the 15 to Gysborn the 16 to Hodder-bridge over Ribble where we had a Councel of War at which we had in consideration Whether we should march to Whalley that night and so on to interpose between the Enemy and his further progress into Lancashire and so Southward which we had some advertisement the Enemy intended and since confirmed That they resolved for London it self or whether to march immediately over the said Bridge there being no other betwixt that and Preston and ingage the Enemy there who we did believe would stand his ground because we had information That the Irish forces under Monro lately come out of Ireland which consisted of Twelve hundred Horse and Fifteen hundred Foot were on their march tovvards Lancashire to joyn vvith them It was thought that to ingage the Enemy to fight was our business and the reason aforesaid giving us hopes That our marching on the North-side of Ribble would effect it It was resolved we should march over the Bridge which accordingly we did and that night quartered the whole Army in the field by Stonihurst-hall being Mr. Sherburns house a place nine miles distant from Preston very early the next morning we marched towards Preston having intelligence That the Enemy was drawing together thereabouts from all his out-Quarters we drew out a Forlorn of about Two hundred Horse and Four hundred Foot the Horse commanded by Major Smithson the Foot by Major Pounel our Forlorn of Horse marched within a mile where the Enemy was drawn up in the inclosed grounds by Preston on that side next us and there upon a Moor about half a mile distant from the Enemies Army met vvith their Scouts and Out-guard and did behave themselves with that valour and courage as made their Guards which consisted both of Horse and Foot to quit their ground and took divers prisoners holding this dispute with them until our Forlorn of Foot came up for their justification and by those we had opportunity to bring up our whole Army So soon as our Foot and Horse were come up we resolved that night to ingage them if we could and therefore advancing with our Forlorn and putting the rest of the Army into as good a posture as the ground would bear which was totally inconvenient for our Horse being all inclosure and miery ground we pressed upon them The Regiments of Foot were ordered as followeth There being a lane very deep and ill up to the Enemies Army and leading to the Town we commanded two Regiments of Horse the first whereof was Col Harrisons and next was my own to charge up that Lane and on either side of them advanced the Battel which were Lieut Col Reads Col Deans and Col Prides on the right Col Brights and my Lord Generals on the left and Col Ashton with the Lancashire Regiments in reserve we ordered Col Thornhaugh and Col Twisletons Regiments of Horse on the right and one Regiment in reserve for the lane and the remaining Horse on the left so that at last we came to a Hedge Dispute the greatest of the impression from the Enemy being upon our left Wing and upon the Battel on both sides the lane and upon our Horse in the lane in all which places the Enemy was forced from their ground after four hours Dispute until we came to the Town into which four Troops of my Regiment first entred and being well seconded by Col Harrisons Regiment charged the Enemy in the Town and cleared the streets there came no hands of your Foot to fight that day but did it with incredible Valour and Resolution amongst which Col Brights my Lords Generals Leiut Col Reads and Col Ashtons had the greatest work they often coming to push of Pike and to close firing and always making the Enemy to recoyl and indeed I must needs say God was as much seen in the Valor of the Officers and Soldiers of these before mentioned as in any Action that hath been performed The Enemy making though he was still worsted very stiff and sturdy resistance Col Deans and Col Prides outwinging the Enemy could not come to so much share of the Action the Enemy shaging down towards the Bridge and keeping almost all in reserve that so he might bring fresh hands often to fight which we not knowing but least we should be outwinged placed those two Regiments to inlarge our Right Wing which was the cause they had not at that time so great a share in that Action at the last the Enemy was put into disorder many men slain many prisoners taken the Duke with most of the Scots Horse and Foot retreated over the Bridge where after a very hot Dispute betwixt the Lancashire Regiments part of my Lord Generals and them being at push of Pike they were beaten from the Bridge and our Horse and Foot following them killed many and took divers prisoners and we possessed the Bridge over Darwent and a few Houses there the Enemy being driven up within Musquet shot of us where we lay that night we not being able to attempt further upon the Enemy the night preventing us in this posture did the Enemy and we lie the most part of that night upon entring the Town many of the Enemies Horse fled towards Lancaster in the chase of whom went divers of our Horse who pursued them near ten miles and had execution of them and took about five hundred Horse and many Prisoners We possessed in this Fight very much of the Enemies Ammunition I believe they lost