Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	foot_n	general_n	regiment_n	1,004	5	9.7483	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63413	A true and just relation of Maj. Gen. Sir Thomas Morgan's progress in France and Flanders with the six thousand English, in the years 1657 and 1658, at the taking of Dunkirk and other important places as it was deliver'd by the general himself.	Morgan, Thomas, Sir, d. 1679?	1699 (1699)	Wing T2509; ESTC R12042	14,043	22

Noble-men to know what was the matter and reason of that great Shout Major General Morgan told him 'T was an usual Custom of the Redcoats when they saw the Enemy to Rejoyce Mareschal Turenne answer'd They were Men of brave Resolution and Courage After which Mareschal Turenne returning to the Head of his Army we put on to our March again At the second Halt the whole Brigade of English gave a Shout and cast up their Caps into the Air saying They would have better Hats before Night Mareschal Turenne upon that Shout came up again with several Noble-men and Officers of the Army admiring the Resolution of the English at which time we were within three quarters of a Mile of the Enemy in Battalia Mareschal Turenne desired Major-General Morgan that at the next halt he would keep even front with the French for says he I do intend to halt at some distance that we may see how the Enemy is drawn up and take our Advantage accordingly Major-General Morgan demanded of his Excellency Whether he would Shock the whole Army at one dash or try one Wing first Mareschal Turenne's Reply was That as to that Question he could not resolve him yet till he came nearer the Enemy Major-General Morgan desired the Mereschal not to let him Languish for Orders saying That oftentimes Opportunities are often lost for want of Orders in due time Mareschal Turenne said he would either come himself and give Orders or send a Lieutenant-General and so Mareschal Turenne parted and went to the Head of his Army In the mean time Major-General Morgan gave Orders to the Colonels and Leading-Officers to have a special Care that when the French came to a halt they keep even front with them and farther told them if they could not observe the French they should take Notice when he lifted up his Hat for he marched still above threescore before the Center of the Bodies But when the French came to halt it so happened that the English pressed upon their Leading-Officers so that they came up under the Shot of the Enemies But when they saw that major-Major-General Morgan was in a Passion they put themselves to a stand major-Major-General Morgan could soon have remedied their Forwardness but he was resolved he would not lose one Foot of Ground he had advanced but would hold it as long as he could We were so near the Enemy the Soldiers fell into great Friendship one asking is such an Officer in your Army another is such a Soldier in yours and this passed on both sides Major-General Morgan endured this Friendship for a little while and then came up to the Center of the Bodies and demanded How long that Friendship would continue and told them farther that for any thing they knew they would be cutting one anothers Throats within a minute of an hour The whole Brigade answered Their Friendship should continue no longer than he pleased Then Major-General Morgan bid then tell the Enemy No more Friendship Prepare your Buff-coats and Scarfs for we will be with you sooner then you expect us Immediately after the Friendship was broke the Enemy poured a volley of Shot into one of our Battalions wounded three or four and one drop'd The Major-General immediately sent the Adjutant-General to Mareschal Turenne for Orders whether he should charge the Enemies right Wing or whether Mareschal Turenne would engage the Enemies Left-wing and advised the Adjutant-General not to stay but to acquaint Mareschal Turenne that we were under the Enemies Shot and had received some Prejudice already but there was no return of the Adjutant-General nor Orders By and by the Enemy poured in another volley of Shot into another of our Battalions and wounded two or three major-Major-General Morgan observing the Enemy mending Faults and opening the Intervals of the Foot to bring Horse in which would have made our Work more difficult called all the Collonels and Officers of the Field together before the Center of the Bodies and told them he had sent the adjutant-Adjutant-General for Orders but when he saw there was no hope of Orders he told them if they would concurr with him he would immediately charge the Enemies right Wing Their answer was They were ready whenever he gave Orders He told them he would try the right Wing with the Blew Regiment and the four hundred Fire-locks which were in the Interval of the French Horse and wished all the Field-Officers to be ready at their several Posts Major-General Morgan gave Orders that the other five Regiments should not move from their Ground except they saw the Blew Regiment the White and the four Hundred Fire-locks shock'd the Enemies Right Wing off of their Ground and farther show'd the several Colonels what Colours they were to charge and told them moreover That if he was not knock'd on the Head he would come to them In like manner as fast as he could he admonished the whole Brigade and told them They were to look in the Face of an Enemy who had violated and endeavoured to take away their Reputation and that they had no other way but to Fight it out to the last man or to be killed taken Prisoner or Drowned and farther that the Honour of England did depend much upon their Gallantry and Resolution that Day The Enemies Wing was posted on a Sandy Hill and had cast the Sand Breast high before them Then major-Major-General Morgan did order the Blew Regiment and the four Hundred Fire-locks to advance to the Charge In the mean time major-Major-General Morgan knowing the Enemy would all bend upon them that did advance removed the White Regiment more to the Right that it might be in the Flank of them by that time the Blew Regiment was got within push of Pike His Royal Highness the Duke of York with a select Party of Horse had got into the Blew Regiment by that time the White came in and exposed his Person to great Danger But we knew no body at that time Immediately the Enemy were clear shock'd off of their Ground and the English Colours flying over their Heads the strongest Officers and Soldiers Clubbing them down major-Major-General Morgan when he saw his opportunity stept to the other five Regiments which were within six Score of him and ordered them to advance and charge immediately But when they came within ten Pikes length the Enemy perceiving they were not able to endure our Charge Shak'd their Hats held up their Handkercheifs and called for Quarter but the Redcoats cry'd aloud they had no leisure for Quarter Whereupon the Enemy fac'd about and would not endure our Charge but fell to run having the English Colours over ther Heads and the strongest Soldiers and Officers Clubbing them down so that the six Thousand English carried Ten or Twelve Thousand Horse and Foot before them The French Army was about Musquet-shot in the Rear of us where they came to halt and never moved off of their Ground The rest of the Spanish Army seeing the Right Wing