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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
A87173	A full relation of the defeate given, and victory obtained upon Saturday last, by our forces at Abbington: commanded by that noble and faithfull commander, Major Generall Browne, against the Oxford forces, commanded by the two Princes, Rupert, and Maurice, who then with much confidence came to storm and take the aforesaid garrison. In a letter from Collonell Samuel Harsnet, to Captaine Jones in London. Imprimatur, Ja. Cranford.	Harsnet, Samuel.	1645 (1645)	Wing H922; Thomason E24_14; ESTC R21495	2,177	7

A FVLL RELATION OF The Defeate given and Victory obtained upon Saturday last by our Forces at ABBINGTON Commanded by that Noble and faithfull Commander Major Generall Browne against the Oxford Forces Commanded by the two Princes Rupert and Maurice who then with much confidence came to storm and take the aforesaid Garrison In a Letter from Collonell Samuel Harsnet to Captaine Jones in LONDON Imprimatur Ja. Cranford LONDON Printed by R. Cotes for Ralph Smith at the Bible in Cornhill 1645. A FVLL RELATION OF THE Defeate given and Victory obtained upon Saturday last by our Forces at ABBINGTON January 12. 1644. SIR I Have had a longing desire to requite your love in giving mee a Relation of that Fight of Alford but never could meet with an opportunity but some thing the Lord hath now vouchsafed worthy the Relation to our worthy Friends I came on Friday night from Henly with our Company that came with us from London Some others of our Garrison that wee found at Reading and from thence after mid-night past very quietly by Wallingford and so about three a Clock came safe to Abbington seeing none in our way to trouble us but having been not above three houres here wee had an Allarum from the same way wee came which was about halfe a mile from us in Oxfordshire called Cullum Bridge which they posseft themselves of before wee had time to draw forth any party to charge them there were parties from Oxon and from Wallingford Prince Rupert Commanding in Chiefe with whom was Prince Maurice Sir Henry Gage Governour of Oxford and many other great Commanders their Force were supposed to bee in all about three thousand Horse and Foote with two peeces of Ordinance Behinde the said Bridge was a great hill with many hedges which they lined with Musqueteers to the great annoyance of our men But our Noble Major Generall upon hearing of the Allarum Commanded our men to Armes which was cheerefully obeyed and by parties were drawn along the Cawsie that did lead from the Town to that Bridge Meadowes over-flowed with water being on both sides and comming to charge them at the Bridge the Enemy stoutly opposed us but to their losse whereupon wee had two Drakes commanded thither And our men cheerefully drawne into the water on both sides did so pelt them while the Drakes plaid upon the Bridge that after foure houres fight wee drove them from the Bridge and the Hedges and made them retreat and wee having got the Bridge which being of Stone they had partly broken down Yet our men got over Commanded by Major Bradberry Major to Collonell Sparrowes Regiment of Essex at the entring over which Bridge hee was slaine but have not lost above eight or ten men at the most and so the Enemy was forced shamefully to retreat The Fight beganne betimes in the morning at which instant there was a party of three score and ten or fourescore Horse from Farringdon to set upon our Horse quartered at a Village called Drayton in Barkeshire on the other side of the Town neere two miles off the Enemy was there Commanded by Major Hatton Farmer Major of the Prince his Regiment our Horse carryed themselves very couragiously beat the Enemy out of their quarter and pursued them within a mile of Farringdon and killed the Major with divers others and mortally wounded the Captaine Lieutenant of the Prince his Regiment took many of the Men and Horse amongst whom were five Irish men which wee hanged the same day in the Market place and not above twelve of these Horse got into Farringdon the rest slaine or taken without the losse of any one of our men or Horse Their intent was as wee are informed by Prisoners and a Trumpeter that this evening came from Oxford to desire the Majors body that the Horse should give us an Allarum on the one side whilst the Foote stormed us on the other And another that this day came from Oxford did give our Major Generall information both of them affirme that wee have slaine Sir Henry Gage Governous of Oxford and many others of great quality It is reported that Lieutenant Colonell Lower Deputy Governour of Wallingford is slaine time will produce more I am confident the Enemy had a great advantage of us by the bridge and hills yet the Lord fought for us and hath delivered us out of their hands for which we desire thanks may be generally given to the Lord of hosts the God of Victory and in particular for this preserving of us in our passage hither the Enemy being upon their march very neere us and had they taken us it would have occasioned great Triumph in the Enemy there being of us foure Colonels besides other Captaines and Commanders Our Major Generall Doctor wilson and Quartemaster Generall Burrowes remember their loves to you and would have given you a touch hereof but I undertooke to save them that labour I pray you acquaint our Friends herewith as having exprest nothing but what I know to be truth One of the Messengers from Oxford informeth us that Prince Rupert engaged himselfe to the King and Lords that hee would have Abbington on Saturday before twelve a clocke at noone but missing his hopes hee was ashamed to march into Oxford with the Forces that returned but came in privately another way and there the Lords mock't him askt him Where is Abbington that hee boasted hee would so suddenly have But wee gave them such a breakfast that I thinke hee will have little stomacke hereafter to come and visit our Noble Major Generall wee could not for want of Horse pursue the victory Collonel Fines having left us and I thinke God would not vouchsafe to doe him so much honour as to bee present at so noble an exploit for the number of ours slaine I have already given youan accompt The slaine of the enemy are not yet certainly knowne the Countrey reports of three or foure Carts of dead and wounded Corpes they tooke with them Besides many of theirs were drowned others throwne in after they were slaine and some found dead upon the place Abbington the 12 of January 1644. at nine a clocke on Sabbath day night I rest your Loving Friend and Neighbour SAM. HARSNEY FINIS