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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
A85039	A fuller narrative of the late victory obtained by Col: Generall Poyntz against His Majesties forces neer Chester. As it was presented by Col: Laurence Parsons, Quartermaster Generall, who was a principall actor in the businesse, to the Honorable House of Commons, on Monday, Sept. 29. 1645. and read in the said House. With a more perfect list of the prisoners taken, and amongst the rest, Sir Tho: Glemham, and others of note. I appoint Mr. William Liptrat my servant, being agent to the Colonel Generall, to print this relation: W: Lenthall, Speaker.		1645 (1645)	Wing F2488; Thomason E303_21; ESTC R200299	2,827	8

A FVLLER NARRATIVE of the late VICTORY Obtained by Col Generall Poyntz against His Majesties Forces neer CHESTER As it was presented by Col Laurence Parsons Quartermaster Generall who was a principall Actor in the businesse to the Honorable House of Commons on Monday Sept. 29. 1645. and Read in the said House With a more perfect List of the Prisoners taken and amongst the rest Sir Tho Glemham and others of note I Appoint Mr. William Liptrat my Servant being Agent to the Colonel Generall to print this Relation W LENTHALL Speaker London Printed for Iohn Field Sept. 30. 1645. A fuller NARRATIVE of the late VICTORY Obtained by Coll Generall Poyntz against his MAIESTIES Forces neere CHESTER ABout the 18. of August last The King with about Four thousand Horse and Dragoons advanced into Yorkshire The 19. Col. Rossiters horse came up to Gen. Poyntz The 21. they joyned with the Scots and Cheshire horse a dayes rest the Scots would have The next day all marched but the King got by that means a dayes Retreat before whom Generall Poyntz according to his Order from the Committee of both Kingdoms through many difficulties pursued above Three hundred miles not resting above a day in any place The knowledge of the Kings advance for relief of Chester was the first certain Intelligence received of the Kings motion The Generall marched day and night to be there before him and took in a strong house with a draw-bridge and moted which stood in the way of his march and opposed him in lesse then an hours space and after a very hard march all night on the 25. of this instant in the morning his Van Carriers discovered the Enemy on a Moore within a mile and a half of Chester called Routon Moor whereupon immediatly he drew into order and advanced upon them though all his forces were not then come up for he supposed to take the Enemy at unawares it being probable they could have no Intelligence of his being so neer though it proved otherwise for his Letters written that night to the Commander within the out-Lines of Chester giving notice of his advance were intercepted and the Enemy being possessed of the advantage of ground and in order confronted our Van led by Colonell Hugh Bethel in the midst of a Lane betwixt two Moors covered with the Armed men of both Batalia's where was given a very sharp and gallant charge by both parties for after Pistols were discharged at half Pikes distance they disputed the matter with their swords a full quarter of an hour neither side yeelding ground to other till at length the Enemy were forced to retreat whom our men pursuing were reincountred by a fresh reserve at the Lanes mouth and they were likewise discomfitted and a third but being over powred were in the end forced to Retreat through the Lane uncapable of receiving any reserve to second them here we had some losse the Enemy pursuing to the Lanes end but were beaten back for there was space for our reserves to advance Colonell Bethell and Colonell Graves were there fore wounded After this the Generall perceiving the Enemy lay upon his advantages only skirmisht him with some flying parties while he held correspondency with his friends in Chester Suburbs whose signe was the discharge of two piece of Ordnance when they would issue out with Horse and Foot to joyn with him upon whose appearing the Enemy quitted their station and the Generall with a party advanced to take the most convenient Ground giving command to Colonell Parsons Quarter Master Generall of the Army in the absence of Colonell Sandys who performed the duty of Commissarie Generall of the Horse during the aforesaid march being then imployed to the Committee of both Kingdoms to order up the rest which was opportunely done for they joyned with the Auxiliary forces of horse and foot in the Enemies ground and were drawn into many small Divisions and Reserves being much over numbred by the Enemy who accounted themselves 5000. horse and Generall Poyntz not above 2500. horse besides two small bodies of Foot who were disposed in the two outmost intervalls of horse upon the very instant of this juncture the enemy advanced with their whole body and the Generall leaving the charge of the reserves to Col. Parsons took care of and led up the Van divisions with which after a round volley of shot from the Foot he joyned Battel charging the enemy in Front and Flank where his horse was deeply wounded on the head being continually seconded with Reserves as often as there was occasion the rest being kep intire followed at a due distance the prevailing Generall who put the enemy to a totall Rout and although the pursuit was as hot as could be expected from such wearied horse through narrow dirty Lanes and over ditches the Enemy Rallied in a great Moor wide of Chester in two vast bodies a great distance asunder The first not without some dispute were again Routed and the other likewise who Retreated upon the Warwick Regiment with such violence as bore them away confusedly intermixt with the flying Enemy up to the outworks of the Suburbs the Musquetiers within were neverthelesse liberall of their Gun-shot but the Divine Providence appeared much in the distribution of the impartiall bullets few or none lighting upon our men though many of the Enemy were there found expiring A body of horse all the while of these last disputes appeared fixt on the top of a hill a little distant on that side Chester wherein the King was very confidently reported to be for confronting whereof a party of foot winged with Col. Bethells and Col. Lidcots Regiments were drawn into a convenient close in the bottom as a grand Reserve but the night by this time falling the body on the hill appeared not and those in the bottom returned to their Comrades satiate with the slaughter Prisoners and booty of the vanquished Enemy While these things were thus agitated in the field the remainder of Foot left with Col. Louthian in the Suburbs were not idle for the Enemy made a strong falley upon them out of the City and were more strenuously repulsed The number of the slain of the Prisoners and horse taken is not yet known but it is generally conjectured Eight hundred slain One thousand five hundred men and Two thousand horse taken There was brought in that night the underwritten list of the considerable men taken and slain in the Fight the King was seen with a party of about five or six hundred horse to march into Wales Prisoners taken at and after the Routing of the Kings Forces neer Chester the 24. of September 1645. Knights and Colonels SIr Thomas Glemham Sir Philip Musgrave Major Generall Col. Sir Thomas Dawbrichcoate Col. Sir Thomas Dacres Col. Sir Michael Constable Col. Sir Thomas Goare Col. Sir Henry Stradling Col. Jo. han Philiem Heitter Col. Thomas Weston Son to the late Lord Treasurer Col. Iohn Gifford Col. Cromwell Col. Fletcher Lieutenant Colonels Matham Millington Edward Hatton Salkeld Ruly Broughton Rutherford Constable Lawson Wigmore Majors Williams Morris Magduggell Magdoole Lacymouth Smith Captains Wyvill Cottrell Martin Swinlue Henshaw White Gibbon Starling Morgan Mountain le Strange Swinho● Constable Shel●y Connyers Johnson Dixon Presse Lo●●●er Willey Moreton Simpson Bell Boulton Vaughan St. Michaels Capt. of the Queens Troop with him a Scarfe taken which the Queen took from about her neck and gave him to wear as Colours for her Lieutenants Cottrell Morgan Bartrom Astelby Story Colborn Constable Mansfield Skipwith Iefferson Power Brooke Whitney Ellyot Cornets Elsyng Iulyan Rainsford Morley Peirson Fitz-Williams Smith Quartermasters Iames Martin Quartermaster Generall Thomas Shelden the Kings Quartermaster Quarter Collizer Quarter Lowe Quarter Brere Trumpets five Corporalls two Gentlemen of the Kings Life-guard seventeen Twenty more Gentlemen Troopers between Eight hundred and a Thousand Master Sherburne of Stannyhurst Master William Leighton Master Lewis Darcy Master Henry Boucher Master Iames Mountague Master Gilbert Markham These very considerable Gentlemen Slain Two Lords 2. Knights 1. Colonell 1. Lieutenant-Colonell and three hundred and more Officers and Common Souldiers Sir Marmaduke Langdale and Gerrard reported to be killed Sir Brian Stapleton a notorious Papist slain the Kings Agent for Ireland in whose pocket was found a Commission for bringing over ten thousand men FINIS