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A75206 An Account of the actions of the confederate and French armies. With a list of the German forces arrived to the assistance of the Duke of Savoy. / In a letter from a gentleman in the army to his friend in London. 1691 (1691) Wing A228A; ESTC R222205 1,821 2

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AN ACCOUNT Of the Actions of the Confederate and French Armies With a List of the German Forces arrived to the Assistance of the Duke of Savoy In a Letter from a Gentleman in the Army to his Friend in London Dated August the 13 th New Stile 20. Aug. 1691 SIR SInce the taking of Beaumont by a Detachment of our Army the Duke of Luxemburg has employed all his skill to Repossess himself of that place by reason of its Advantagious Situation but hitherto he has been frustrated in all his Designs Between the 9th and 10th he broke up with his Camp in hopes to surprize the Count van der Lippe who had put a strong Garrison into that place But his Majesty having timely Notice of his Design gave immediately Orders to our Army to March which we did accordingly the 10th in the Afternoon and about 5 a Clock at Night we came within Sight of the Enemy we Marched directly towards him And about Night our whole Army was ranged in order of Battel within a Cannon Shot of the French They had posted themselves upon the Hills of Faubrechies and we had Beaumont in the midst of our Line The whole Night was spent in laying Bridges over a Water and Morass that was between us and the Enemy some of our Cannons were Planted and we intended to pass the Bridges by break of Day and to Attack the Enemy but his Majesty being advanced within a Musquet Shot of the Enemy and taken a full view of the Ground it was found that there was not Room enough to Range four Regiments in order of Battle There being nothing but Defilees on all sides and that Consequently it was impossible to Attack the Enemy without hazarding our whole Camp We remain'd nevertheless in order of Battle to try if the Enemy would give himself the Trouble to come half way But they keeping themselves very close according to their usual manner we returned in the sight of the Enemy It was expected they would fall into our Reer Having so fair an opportunity for it But not a Man of theirs stirr'd and we arrived safely into our old Camp at Court Since this time orders have been sent to the Bailiffs and Majors to have eigtheen thousand Pioneers ready to March within three days time and this is without doubt to execute some considerable Enterprise We have indeed not been able as yet to provoke our Enemy to a Pitch-Battel nor have we taken any great Fortresses But if understanding Men will soberly consider that his Majesty has forc'd the French to entertain for so Considerable a time Two vast Armys within their own Territories that so considerable a part of the French Kings Dominions that enabled his Forces to make such great Excursions into the remaining Spanish Provinces are now destroyed and laid wast And that in the mean time there is time given to the Subjects of his Catholick Majesty quietly to bring in their Harvest and consequently to fill the Magazins with Provisions for the next Campaign I say they that consider all this will certainly agree that the King has done very much and more than reasonably could be expected altho' it should not come to any considerable Action this year which as yet we have great reason to hope for the last News we had out of Savoy and Piedmont entertain us in our hopes of great Success on that side Montmelian makes a vigorous defence though it has been formally Besieged and the Trenches opened eight days ago Catinat with the main Body retreats towards Pignerol and Prince Eugene of Savoy is always at his heels Upon their Retreat to Piobes Prince Eugene fell into his Rear with 500 Horse and cut entirely off three Squadrons of Horse and a Troop of Carbines of the Enemy but the Enemy being reinforced the Prince did retreat and had certainly lost his life in case a German had not killed a French Dragoon that was just going to shoot the Prince In the mean time the French carry all their provisions out of that Country into Dauphine which is a certain sign that they have but little hopes to maintain themselves in Savoy The three German Generals Caraffa Palfi and the Prince of Commercy are alrerdy arrived at Turin and his Electoral Highness of Bavaria is expected there himself within few days he having taken the Post at Munichen August the 10th New-stile Besides the German Succors has all past through the Dutchy of Milain from whence we have received this following List A List of the German Forces that Marched through the Milaneze to the Assistance of the Duke of Savoy from June the 29th to July the 30th OF the Regiment of Foot of Wirtemburg 180 Of French Protestants 324 Lorrain 700 Coberg 450 Brandenburg 400 Staden 900 Old-Wirtemberg 2200 Saxen-Mersburg 1500 Wirtemberg Dragoons Cuirassiers 110 Horse to recruit the Regiments of Bavaria the Prince of Savoy's Montecuculi's and Taff's 450 The Dragoons of Arco 1200 Baraith Dragoons 1000 Palsi Cuirassiers 1000 Caraffa Cuirassiers 1200 Steinau 1200 French Protestants with the Equipage of Caraffa 280 Commercy Horse 1000 In all 14094. From the Rhine we hear that the Elector of Saxony having left a considerable Body on this side the Rhine has repast that River and is going to Besiege Landaw LONDON Printed for S. Smith in Fleet-street 1691.