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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	command_v	horse_n	troop_n	1,218	5	8.9105	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40372	An account of Muscovy, as it was in the year 1689 In which the troubles that happen'd in that empire from the present czar Peter's election to the throne, to his being firmly settled in it, are particularly related. With a character of him, and his people. By Monsieur de La Neuville, then residing at Moscow.; Relation curieuse et nouvelle de Moscovie. English.	Foy de la Neuville.; Baillet, Adrien, 1649-1706, attributed name.	1699 (1699)	Wing F2046A; ESTC R201277	48,599	138

of Novogrod mov'd on the right the Hettman on the left on the Hettman's left was Cherremitau and Dolga Kourka and Romanorrick made up the Rear The Tartars charg'd the Vanguard of Schein from thence after some Skirmishes they wheel'd on a sudden from right to left and fell upon Cherremitau's Forces who being over-power'd were quickly put to the rout The Horse took to their Heels the Enemy ran to the Baggage which had like to have been carried off but Prince Galischin presently sending Succours to Cherremitau the Tartars were forc'd to retire and leave the Russians a free passage till they got to Thorna d'Oliva where they encamp'd for the convenience of Water the place being Marshy and five Leagues distant from Precop A small Body of Tartars under Sultan Garka advanced to discover their Enemies march and being desirous to know wherein the Weakness and Strength of the Army lay took several Prisoners from whom they drew such Information as they wanted Then they carried them to the Cham who lay but three Leagues off encamp'd at Kalantechek a little River two Leagues from Precop which rising in the Desart runs into the Palus Meotides or Black-Sea For the Cham hearing the Muscovites had invaded the Crim was come from Budziac with 4000 Horse to defend his Territories he got to Katanschek two days before the Muscovites and pass'd the Boristhenes at Assenan Kirman a Town seated on that River belonging to the Turks The 16th the Army decamp'd and mov'd to Zelona Dolina a League from Tharn here the Cham came to meet the Muscovites with all his Forces which by what we are able to conjecture might amount to thirty or forty thousand Horse marching in several little Divisions The Russians found themselves insensibly surrounded by the Tartars and were oblig'd to halt They star'd upon one another without attempting any thing though one would have thought the Muscovites should have begun the fight but they were glad to keep themselves out of harm fenc'd in with strong Palisades which were brought in the Waggons The Foot and Artillery defended the Camp so strenuously that the Tartars could not break into it The Horse were not entrench'd which invited three or four Detachments of Tartars of 1000 Horse each to Charge them they were no sooner attack'd but they fell into disorder and the Baggage was very serviceable to them for from thence the Cannon and small Shot gall'd the Tartars and laid three or four hundred of them upon the Ground and with them several of the Muscovites Mean time on the other side Sultan Naradin with his Troops charg'd the Cossacks of Sont and Akrerko who were commanded by Emilian Everecunau Dominidiak or Secretary of State he knew little what belong'd to War and like a true Muscovite was so frighted that he could not stand before the Tartars who broke in among the Baggage and killing the Horses prevented the Muscovites from drawing off their Waggons the Enemy pierc'd as far as the Center of those Waggons and carried off twenty Pieces of Cannon which they found mounted upon Carriages and Horses harness'd to them In short if the Boyar Rouka had not advanc'd with his Troops the Cossacks had been entirely cut off Cherremitau was attack'd at the same time by another Body of Tartars who broke in as far as his Baggage but it must be own'd he defended himself much better than Emilian and forc'd the Tartars to retire He behav'd himself very handsomely on this occasion having a stock of personal Courage and being a Man of Merit but a mortal Enemy to Galischin who would gladly have been rid of him and he had certainly been lost but that he was seasonably succour'd In these Skirmishes the Tartars being repuls'd though the Advantage and some Plunder fell to them the Muscovites mov'd forwards to get to some fresh Water so the next day they march'd to Kalentchek and forasmuch as they had found it inconvenient for the Cavalry to keep at a distance from the Baggage they were order'd to mingle with the Waggons and Carriages and all the Army which till then had been divided joyn'd into one Body with 200000 Waggons and made a square Figure the Baggage as we said before was surrounded with the Cannon and Infantry who carried their Pallisades upon their Shoulders to be the readier in planting them As they march'd in this order the Tartars appear'd again and having view'd the Army on all sides and found the Horse had secured themselves they forbore Action and were content to keep the Muscovites in fear of them but they soon withdrew and went to defend Precop which they thought would be attempted by the numerous Army of the Muscovites The same day the last encamped at Kalansehck and next day pass'd the River and saw no Tartars which encourag'd several Muscovites to leave the Baggage and ascend the Hills to discover Precop which appear'd in Flames for the Tartars had set Fire to the Suburbs lest the Muscovites should have possess'd themselves thereof The 16th they march'd strait on to Prerop and sat down within Cannon-shot of the Town having the Black-Sea on their right and the Desart on the left They made no Shot from the Town because 't was too far to do Execution but they fir'd incessantly from a Tower that stands on the Shore of the Black-Sea 'T was about Ten or Eleven a Clock when the Muscovites arriv'd here and they thought of attacking Precop in the Night but in the Evening when the Officers came for Orders they wonder'd to hear that they were to return next day This retreat being somewhat extraordinary 't is worth while to give the Causes of it The Army being encamp'd pretty nèar the Town the Nogays and Kalmouchs Tartars Subjects to the Muscovites skirmishing often with the Precopians a Nogay who serv'd the Cham saw by chance a Muscovite of his Acquaintance and call'd out to him What do we contend for said he What occasion is there for us to fight together Why don't you advise your Boyar to make Peace with our Cham The Muscovite replied That if the Boyar believ'd the Cham was that way inclin'd he might be dispos'd to it likewise but if the Cham had an earnest desire for Peace he should send and treat about it Very well says the Precopian Nogay do you break it to your Boyar or General and assure him the Cham is willing to come to terms The Muscovite Nogay goes presently to Galischin and acquaints him with what the Tartar had said and found the General lik'd the motion and was very ready to return without coming to blows Accordingly Galischin caus'd a Letter to be written in the Name of this Muscovite to the Tartar Nogay to this purpose I have related to the Boyar Galischin what pass'd between us he is content to come to an Accommodation it lies upon you to get some Person to be sent to him with the Cham 's Proposals This Letter being deliver'd to the first Tartar that appear'd was