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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38866	An Exact account of the siege of Namur with a perfect diary of the campagne in Flanders, from the King's departure from Kensington, May the 12th, to his return to London, Octob. 11th, 1695 / by a gentleman attending His Majesty during the whole campagne.	Gentleman attending His Majesty during the whole campagne.	1695 (1695)	Wing E3582A; ESTC R31463	32,650	60

numbers several of which are Italians and Spaniards taken Prisoners at the Battel of Marsalia in Piedmont and unjustly forced into the Service they all concur the Garrison consists of 21 Battalions of Foot and 8 Regiments of Dragoons 8th Twenty Battalions of Foot whereof Thirteen were English and Scotch from the Army in Flanders commanded by the Prince de Vaudemont joined us commanded by Lieutenant-General Count de Nassau and Major-General Ramsey 9th A great many Deserters came over to us amongst which were some Officers who say Boufflers is to stay and command in chief in the Town and Castle which he pretends to hold out till September and then does not question Relief 10th My Lord Cuts from the other Army joined us with Four English and Two Dutch Battalions more so that we had now in all Ninety Battalions of Foot the Horse under the Command of my Lord Athlone marched towards Pi●ton to post themselves in that strong Camp and secure that of Masy 11th This day we finished our Lines and began to work on several Batteries and our Cannon and Mortars arrived from Huy the same time we had Advice that Villeroy was moving towards Pont d' Espierre and that Prince Vaudemont lay still at Wontegrem and Gramme near Deynse 12th The Trenches were opened Major-General Fagell commanding the Troops that had the Guard of them in the night the Enemy made a Sally with about a thousand men with an intent to disturb our Workmen and Works but were beaten in again with the loss of about forty men besides what were wounded We had three men killed on our side and thirteen wounded Major-General Fagell being shot into the Neck where the Ball remained until he came off that is was relieved 13th The Trenches were mounted by Major-General Lindeboom and our Approaches carried on with good success under the direction of Monsieur Tetteau Lieutenant-General of the Dutch Artillery and Monsieur Du Puy chief Ingenier who carry the Attacks on against the Town whilst Monsieur Cohorne carries on those against the Castle between the Sambre and the Meuse where the Elector of Bavaria has his Quarters we have this day three Batteries playing and more preparing A Convoy of Provisions that were coming from Lovain this day were attacked by a French Party during the Skirmish some Sutlers Carts were plundered but they were soon made to retire 14th The King received notice that the Mareschal de Villeroy had passed the Lys and was marching towards Prince Vaudemont and that his Highness had posted himself so as to receive him or make a good Retreat if he saw it necessary and that my Lord Berkley with the Fleet had bombarded St. Maloes and Granville with good success the latter being quite destroyed whereupon His Majesty did this day detach a Brigade of Foot to join the Earl of Athlone's Camp and with Orders to march from thence to Prince Vaudemont's if there should be occasion Deserters continue to come over upon all opportunities 15th His Majesty received an Express from Prince Vaudemont viz. That on the 13th in the Morning he had Advice that the Mareschal de Villeroy had passed the River Lys near Courtray over several Bridges laid for that purpose being strengthned by the Troops drawn out of all the French Garrisons in Flanders that Monsieur de Montall with the Forces under his command was on his march to join him and that together their Army would consist of 90 Battalions of Foot and 149 Squadrons of Horse and Dragoons Towards Eleven of the Clock a Signal was given by firing two Pieces of Cannon for our Army which consisted only of 42 Battalions and 48 Squadrons to put themselves in order of Battel which was immediately done And the Prince thought fit at the same time to change his Camp posting his Right at Arsele and his Left between Gramme and Hottom the Village of Wontregem on our backs after which we had notice that the Enemy advanced towards us and that they had already passed the River Mandell and the Defile of Dintergem where our Right was before the Night following the whole Army continued under Arms and we began to intrench our selves We thought the Enemy would have attacked us by break of day but they did nothing but amuse us while the greatest part of their Forces filed off towards our Right at Cannegem this kept our General in suspence until Three in the Afternoon when we saw the Enemy's Battalions begin to plant their Colours between Cannegem and our Right within two Musket-shots of our Intrenchment while their Horse and Dragoons moved towards the Village of Fink in order to get between us and Ghent and to attack our Right Wing in Rear and Flank whereupon our General gave Orders about four in the Afternoon for a Retreat and having sent away the Artillery the whole Army marched off in great order and made as fine a Retreat as ever was seen for notwithstanding the Enemy's Numbers who by reason of the Detachments we had made to Dixmuyde and Namur were stronger than we by almost 40000 men we continued our march without any other disturbance save that some of their Troops charged three or four of our Battalions that were in the Rear of all but they were soon forced to retire having killed some few on either side We marched the 15th all night and came to Ghent yesterday about Seven in the Morning and passing through that City encamped with the Schelde before us where we shall observe the Enemy's Motions and either march towards Brussells or Newport as shall be found necessary The French being enraged at their having thus missed their Aim took their revenge upon the Countrey people plundring and burning in their march without having even any regard to the Religious Houses the Duke of Wirtemberg was sent to join Major-General Ellemberg with a strong Detachment to cover Newport or Dixmuyde the Earl of Athlone marched likewise nearer Flanders to join Prince Vaudemont if need require 15th Major-General Salish relieved the Trenches and carried the Works on with good success 16th Major-General Lindeboom relieved the Guard of the Trenches 17th Major-General Hewklem relieved the Guard aforesaid 18th Our Works and Approaches being carried on within Pistol-shot of the Enemy's Outworks upon the Hill near the Brussell's-Gate His Majesty was resolved to attack the same and the necessary Dispositions being made for it accordingly the Attack was begun about Six in the Evening as followeth Major-General Ramsey was commanded with five Battalions of Guards to attack an old Tower below a place called la Bouge and the Enemy's Works descending towards the Counterscarp the disposition of the Attack was as followeth The first Battalion of the First Regiment of Guards the Battalion of the Coldstreamer's Regiment of Guards and the Battalion of Scotch Guards for the Right-hand Attack towards the bottom And the second Battalion of the First Regiment of Guards and one Battalion of Dutch Guards for the Left-hand Attack by the Old

Tower at the head of each of these Attacks were 120 armed Fusiliers carrying Fascines before them and 120 Granadiers followed by 100 Workmen with Tools and Gabions On the Right of the Body on the Right-hand were 100 Granadiers carrying Fascines before them followed by 50 Workmen and the same numbers of Granadiers and Workmen on the Right of the Body on the Left-hand betwixt the two Attacks The Signal being given a little after Six in the Evening the several Battalions marched forward in the order before-mentioned with the greatest Courage and Undauntedness that was ever seen without taking any notice of the Enemy's Fire which was very furious and the Fusiliers in the front carried their Fascines to the very Pallisadoes where laying them down they fired upon the Enemy and the Granadiers threw their Granadoes into the Tower and Works while the Battalions marched close after them in order with their Arms shouldered till they came so near that they presented over the Pallisades drove the Enemy from thence and pursued them through a large place of Arms to the bottom of that Work The French making fresh fire from the Counterscarp and a Redoubt on the other side of a hollow way on our Flank my Lord Cuts with Three Battalions from our Trenches viz. Tidcomb Stanley and Collingwood's came immediately to sustain our Men with the first Battalion he marched to the lowest Pallisades and with the Guards again repulsed the Enemy a great number of them into the Water and the rest where they could best escape Brigadier Fitz-Patrick marched at the same time with the Regiment of Lord George Hamilton his own Regiment of Fuseliers Ingoldsby Saunderson Lawder and Maitland the two first of these were sent to relieve the Dutch Guards and those with the Lord Cuts at the lowest Pallisades and the rest were drawn up by the Tower to sustain as the Action should require except the Regiment of Lawder which was posted on the other side of the hollow way to prevent being flanked or surprized in the mean time Major General Ramsey ordered all the Pikemen to carry Fascines and to dig till a Work was made sufficient to resist Musket shot where he Posted the Regiments of Ingoldsby Saunderson Lawder and Maitland and at break of day drew off the rest of the Troops to the first Parade the heat of the Action lasted about Two hours during which time we possessed our selves of the Enemies Works which were defended by great numbers of Men the General Officers Colonels and all the other Officers and private Soldiers behaving themselves in their several Stations with the greatest Vigor and Bravery forcing the Enemy to give ground where-ever they came and made them pay for their Ill Language of Come on you English Dogs You English Rebels The Chief Officers Killed and Wounded in this Action are of the first Regiment of English Guards Colonel Robinson Killed and Lieutenant Colonel How and Lieutenant Colonel Davis Wounded of the Coldstream Guards Colonel Matthews Lieutenant-Colonel Edgworth Lieutenant-Colonel Jones Wounded and Lieutenant-Colonel Pierce and Lieutenant-Colonel Morrison taken Prisoners of the Scotch Guards Colonel John Hamilton Wounded of the Dutch Guards Lieutenant-Colonel Goudaker Major Hetzler and Lieutenant-Colonel Pannie Wounded of the Royal Regiment Major Mac Ilvan Killed and Lord George Hamilton Wounded of Colonel Ingoldsby's Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel Sabin Wounded feveral Captains Lieutenants and Ensigns in the Regiments before mentioned and the others that were Engaged in the Attack were likewise Killed and Wounded the whole Loss of private Soldiers as given in by the several Colonels is 308 Killed and 604 Wounded Deserters inform us that the Enemy had 1600 Killed and Wounded in this Action 19th Major-General Hewklem relieved the Guard of the Trenches the Enemy made a Sally yesterday on the Brandenburgh Quarter and Killed the Colonel that Commanded and about 100 men surprizing them in the Trenches but Coehorn's Regiment put a stop to the French and gave the Brandenburghs time to Rally and Beat back the Enemy 20th Major-General Salish Mounted the Guard of the Trenches the same day a Deserter came over to us and brought with him a Priest that he stopp'd making off from our Army into the Town whom he knew to be a Spie upon search Papers were found about him of Consequence the Deserter was Rewarded and the Priest sent to the Provost the Soldiers that remain in the Camp Wounded in the late Attack had daily Meat and Broth from the King 's own Kitchin-Tent 21st We finish'd several Batteries for 24 Pounders besides Mortars Major General Ramsey relieved the Trenches and the Works were pushed on with good success the Trenches being carried to the foot of the Bridge and Batteries preparing for 32 Mortars Prince Vaudemont continues at his Camp of Ostacker the Duke of Wirtemberg at Plassendaele between Bruges and Ostend and Sir Henry Bellasis near Newport with strong Detachments to observe the Enemy who have an eye on Dixmuyde where is a Garison of 8 Battalions under the Command of Major General Ellemberg who has caused the Sluces to be opened which covers one side of Dixmuyde with Water 22d The Batteries for Mortars were got ready to play against the two Bastions on each side St. Nicholas Gate we had now Eleven Batteries playing upon the Enemy the Breaches in the Bastions widen considerably but they have the old wall of the Town with a wet ditch and Retrenchments behind that Major-General Lindeboom relieving the Guard of the Trenches 23d The King had Advice that the Earl of Athlone was marched from the Village of Aubay to his former Camp of Pont a Selle where he covered the Seige Major-General Salish relieved the Trenches 24th Our Artillery-Horses were sent from hence towards Mechlyn to bring hither the Flanders train of Artillery in which are Eight Pieces of whole Cannon to be employed against the Castle Major-General Hewklem relieved the Guard of the Trenches this Evening 25th Major-General Ramsey relieved the Guard of the Trenches and carried on the works with great success in order to make a Lodgment having advanced above 300 paces in three days 26th We carried our Lines so far as to cut off the Communication between the Town and Fort Pollard which hindered our approaches to the Counterscarp and the Enemies other Works near St. Nicholas Gate whereupon the French Posted there were summoned to Surrender which they refused to do unless they might have leave to retire into the Town which was denied them and our Miners set at work who having made a considerable advance in the night lodged themselves under the Counterscarp of the said Fort The Garison consisting of a Captain Two Lieutenants an Ensign an Ingenier a Chirurgeon and 55 chosen Men of the Dauphin's Regiment Surrendred early the 27th at Discretion and were made Prisoners at War soon after our Guns were brought down and a Battery raised upon the said Fort to play upon the Counterscarp near St. Nicholas Port where we have been for some days