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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	division_n	foot_n	horse_n	1,961	5	9.0686	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63400	A true and impartial account of Their Majesties army in Ireland Discovering the designs of the late K. James, and the French army, since the embarking and landing of His Grace the Duke of Schonberg, to this present time; with the particulars of what happened lately at the siege of Carickfergus, Dundalk, Charlemont, and Cavan, and of several other passages since the army went into winter quarters. Licensed March 28. 1690. J. Fraser.		1690 (1690)	Wing T2494A; ESTC R220172	8,502	2

in the County of Antrim headed by one Mac Donnel Naturalson to the Earl of Antrim who very much infested that Country One Captain Stewart was ordered to detach a certain number out of Sir H. Ingoldsby's Regiment to suppress these Rebels which was accordingly done and a considerable prey of Cattle got from them On September the 4th we encamped at Dromore being seven Miles from Lisburn and received an account that Major General Mackay was landed at Belfast with some Horse and Dragoons but this proved a mistake On the 5th we encamped at Loghbracklan and the Enemy being then at Newry in a considerable Body commanded by the Duke of Berwick the Iniskilling Horse were ordered for the advance Guards who discovering a great Body of Horse thought fit to retreat believing the Enemy might have pursued and so followed them into our Camp which was in a readiness to receive them but the Enemy imagining some such thing did not at all pursue them but thought to keep the Pass at the Newry On our March two Drums belonging to the Lord Kingston's Regiment were hanged near Dromore having revolted and got into Carickfergus at the time of the Siege On the 6th we encamped at Newry the Enemy having deserted that Pass and burnt the Town with all the Inhabitants Goods and flinging a piece of Cannon into the River and moved to Dundalk 8 Miles from Newry the Iniskilling Horse the Duke's Tartars for so they were termed still keeping the advance Guard who marched so near the Town of Dundalk that they took a prey of 150 Cows from the Enemy's Quarters in their view with some Sheep and great quantities of Oatmeal and Butter We continued our Camp at the Newry till the 8th and the General having advice that the Enemy were marched from Dundalk only leaving some few Troops there for a Rear-guard ordered the Iniskilling Forces to march forward and detached 50 Foot out of each Regiment and 20 out of a Troop to follow the Iniskilling Forces towards Dundalk having before sent a Trumpet to tell them that if they burned the Town or destroyed any more Towns on their retreat or destroy'd the Protestants Goods he would not extend mercy to any that should happen in his power and that Major General Macarty then Prisoner at Iniskilling should be executed this so terrified them that they march'd away without firing the Town of Dundalk or doing any great harm to the Protestants there and at 8 of the Clock at Night we entered the Town with these Detachments and found there great stores of Wheat and other Grain and Salt laid up in stores for the Irish Army when the whole Body of the Army had moved up we encamped at Dundalk the one part of the Army on the Newry side of the River and the Dutch Regiments with the Iniskilling Forces on Dundalk side and in some few days after had marched forward but that our Cannon and Provisions did not come by Sea so soon as was expected nor were there draught-horses for our March in case both Ammunition Guns and Provision had come by the time expected which was the chief cause of the Army not moving upwards towards Dublin Comissary Shales not sending the Horses over in due time Upon our coming to Dundalk the Army plentifully fed on the Lord of Duleek's Mutton he having fled and in command with the Rebels Upon our approach to Dundalk the Enemy likewise deserted Atherdee being 8 Miles from Drogheda and some of the English Forces advanced so far and then the late King James designed to rendezvouze his Forces and encamp on the other side of the River of Boyn beyond Drogheda but finding the English Army did not move forward sent a Body of Horse and some Foot to Atherdee and secured that Town banishing the Protestants and taking their Substance between which place and Dundalk there was some small skirmishing and particularly at Mapestown-bridge our Scou●s met some of the Enemy killed about 9 and took some Prisoners in which action one of the Iniskilling Horse and an English Dragoon fell by an Ambuscado On the 15th the Enemy's Van guard consisting of 4000 Horse were seen to advance within 4 or 5 Miles of our Cam● and the General not having Horse enough to engage them ordered some Trenches to be cast up a small way beyond the Town of Dundalk between us and the Enemy where the two Dutch Regiments were constantly encamped and 2 Regiments mounted the Trenches every day and ordered 8 pieces of Cannon to be planted upon the Works On the 16th Major General Scragmore embarked for England and on the 17th Mr. Holsort the General 's Secretary died at Dundalk On the 18th 100 Men out of each Regiment were detached to bring the Forage between the Enemy and us On the same day 24 Companies of Foot and 4 Troops of the Iniskilling Forces joyned us in the Camp and brought 600 Cows with them leaving one Regiment of Foot and some Troops of Horse at Iniskilling About this time Collonel Gustavus Hamilton's Regiment of Foot Collonel Langston's Horse and part of Collonel Villers's Regiment of Horse landed at Belfast which Horse were daily expected in the Camp but Collonel Hamilton's Foot were ordered to Carickfergus and Sir Hen. Ingoldsby's to march to the Camp In this time the Enemy daily encreased and came downwards in great Bodies and on the 19th the Irish Scouts appeared within a Mile of the Town of Dundalk with whom out Out-guards had a smart Dispute in which some fell on both sides On the 20th two Gentlemen came from the Irish Army and gave the General an account that the Irish were very numerous but many of them Rabble and that several Protestants had great desire to come off if they could doe it with safety and that the Late King James was in person at the head of them and were encamped at Lurgan Race 3 Miles from Dundalk On the 21st about 7 of the Clock in the Morning several of the Enemy's Troops were seen advancing near our Camp and about 10 the whole Body of Horse consisting of 10000 drew up into 5 divisions within half a Mile of our Trenches their whole Body of Foot being about 35000 were in the Rear of the Horse which account the General had from a Deserter who farther said that although they appeared in so great numbers yet they had not above 4 or 5000 good Horse the rest being ill mounted and worse armed several of their Horse being Lanciers for want of other Arms and the greatest part of the Foot a perfect Rabble and fitter for plunder than doing service Some of the Enemy's Horse advanced within Musket Shot of our Trenches but were forced to retreat being warmly received by some Granadeers at the Bog side between our Camp and the Enemy's Body and thereupon the General ordered a good guard of Horse to march towards them but the Bog being between no action happened His Grace likewise ordered 300 of the Iniskilling Foot commanded by

Collonel Tiffin to march down to the Bog side the Enemy having drawn down a Body of Foot to the other side of the Bog and lined all the Hedges and Ditches thereabouts several firings were on both sides but being at too great a distance no great harm was done and so brave was the Iniskilling Foot that they passionately desired to march over the Bog and in order to it every Man of them stript off his Coat so that instead of a grey Regiment they appeared in white being their usual way in fighting to enable them for better action in the service the General with a strong Guard rid round the Bog and posted Men at all places where he apprehended danger in this manner both Armies stood in readiness but no Engagement and after the late King James with his whole Army had remained so for 4 or 5 hours he marched back to his Camp On the 23d 6 Men were taken one whereof being an experienced Soldier but a private Centinel had drawn a Scheme of our Camp where we lay open how the Enemy might have fallen in upon us how our Men sickned what number of Horse and Foot we were and how victualled and was going over to the Late King but he and the other 5 were taken and this Scheme found upon him so that they were all hanged and 150 more of the French who were suspected sent Prisoners to Chester It is believed that the Late King had some assurance of the French Regiments deserting if both Armies had then engaged On the 25th we had advice from Sligo that Collonel Lloyd with 5 Companies of Foot and 4 Troops of Horse and Dragroons had engaged the Enemy at Abbyboyle and killed 300 in the Church and in the pursuit took Collonel Kelly Collonel Dillon and Collonel Farrel and killed 300 more having the pursuit of them for about 11 or 12 Miles and had their Horse been first might have cut off the whole Body being 5000 in which action but 6 of the Protestants were killed and 5 wounded for joy of which great Conquest there was a running Fire through the Camp and the Guns in the Fleet returned the same On the 6th of Octob. the Irish Army decamped and Marcht towards Drogheda having first burned the whole Country about them setting all their Huts on fire before they marcht away Salt Tobacco and Brandy were very scarce among them and more especially Salt for that the Soldiers were forced to boil their Meat in Salt Water little or no Silver was current amongst them but all Copper On the 6th the General had an account how Collonel Lloyd had taken James Town and Carugdrumroosk from the Enemy on the 8th 150 Horse Granadeers 150 Dragroons and 150 Inskilling Horse were detacht to March to Sligo commanded by Collonel Russel and Collonel Tiffin At their coming to Sligo the Enemy were prepared for them and a smart Engagement happened but at length about 80 of the Granadeers possessed themselves of the Fort and very well defended the same for some days against Collonel Sarsfield and his Forces but being straightened for Provision were forced to capitulate and made honourable Conditions which were performed by Collonel Sarsfield yet he endeavoured by all fair means to bring these Men over to King James upon promises of Preferments c. but they utterly refused him When the late King had decamed his Grace the Duke of Schonberg ordered the greatest part of the Army to Winter Quarters making Lisburn his own head Quarters but there being some Shipping in the River of Dundalk which could not sail for want of a Wind Collonel L. Moleniere was left Governour at Dundalk with 4 Regiments of Foot and some Horse to preserve these Shipping from the Enemy until they could get out and then the 4 Regiments marcht intirely from Dundalk to Winter Quarters Sir H. Ingoldsby's Regiment being left at the Newry the frontier Garison As soon as the Protestant Forces had Marcht from Dundalk the Enemy possessed themselves of that place and most of the Creates or poor Country People droven up by the Irish Army returned to that Country and remained upon the Mountains between Dundalk and the Newry several of them endeavouring to bring what small stock of Cattle they had into the County of Down such as brought any goods with them were admitted to go into the Counties of Down and Antrim but such as brought nothing were sent back to the Mountains again and not permitted to go into our Country Sir Hen. Ingoldsby's Regiment being at the Newry commanded by Leiutenant Collonel Purcel Governour of that place remained peaceably there till about the 5th or 6th of December at which time the Governour had an Account of a considerable Body both Horse and Foot of the Enemy were marching towards Dundalk and intended to attack the Garison at Newry being the Key of the North whereupon 60 Men and a Captain were passed at Narrow Water 12 with a Serjeant at Fatham Castle being a pass on the River which was fordable when the Tide was out and likewise a considerable number of Men were at Pointz pass and these being the only dangerous Passes and thus fortified Collonel Purcel thought himself secure as to the Pass at the Newry but about the 8th or 9th of December 1700 Foot and 6 Troops of Horse and Dragoons came within a quarter of a mile of Newry out of which 300 were detacht and sent into the Town by break of day having killed our out Guards Upon which the Garison received the Allarm yet so very quick was the Enemy that they were in the Town before the main Guard could draw out there not being above 40 effectual Men who behaved themselves so well that they forced that part of the Enemy marching up from the Bridge to retreat but some of the Enemy getting sooner into the Town and having notice where the Officers quartered killed Captain Whitfield going out of his Quarters and killed Captain Miller in the street Leiutenant Shrould received a wound on the thigh whereof he died and 4 of the Soldiers killed There was killed of the Enemy a Lieutenant Collonel with 14 Men in the Town besides several taken off dead and many wounded of which the Governour had a certain account afterwards The main Body finding the forlorn thus defeated marcht back to Dundalk and altho' they have often resolved to attack the Garison again have never yet attempted it and since they could not come into the North of Ireland at the Passes of Naview Water fathom Castle Newry or Pointz his Pass they intended to attack the Garison at Belturbet in the County of Cavan then and now under the command of Collonel Wolsely Collonel of a Regiment of the Iniskilling Horse and think to get into the North that way but Collonel Wolsely having an account of their design resolved to prevent them and on the 12th of March with 700 Foot and 300 Horse marcht towards Cavan where 2000 of the Enemy were his purpose