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	horse_n	lieutenant_n	1,268	5	9.4061	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86582	A true confirmation of the great victory in VVales: sent in a letter to the Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons, from Colonel Thomas Horton from Bridge-end, May 13. 1648. With a list of the officers and others taken prisoners at the fight, and brought up by Captain Nicholets, who was engaged in the whole service; which letter and list were read in the said House, and ordered to be forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Horton, Thomas, d. 1649.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1648 (1648)	Wing H2887; Thomason E443_15; ESTC R202557	2,646	8

Die Mercurii 17 Maii 1648. A TRUE CONFIRMATION Of the Great Victory in VVales SENT In a LETTER to the Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons From Colonel Thomas Horton From Bridge-end May 13. 1648. With a LIST of the Officers and others taken Prisoners at the Fight and brought up by Captain Nicholets who was engaged in the whole Service Which Letter and List were read in the said House and Ordered to be forthwith printed and published H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons May 18. 1648. For the Honorable William Lenthal Esquire Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons SIR I Shall give you a Narration according to my own observation and the help of some of the Officers with me both of the maner and success of our late ingagement with the enemy neer Saint Fagons The enemy having drawn off from Saint Nicholas to Lankarven Penmark and Fulmun Castle Friday the fifth of May. On the Lords day at night they advanced towards us again to Saint Nicholas by which we did presently apprehend That they intended to fight with us and were induced to such a belief the rather because they knew two days before that Lieutenant General Cromwel was coming towards us This made us draw in all our horse close that night as we had done divers nights before and prepare for the work in the morning and about seven in the morning our Scouts discovered their Body about a mile and half from our quarters upon which we drew out and took the best ground we could Major Bethel commanded the horse on the right Wing Major Barton on the left and Colonel Okey and his Major with the Dragoons on both Wings with the horse the enemy advanced fast with a strong forlorn of foot and about six Pickering horse Lieutenant Godfrey with a forlorn of thirty Horse and twenty Dragoons charged and routed them doing good execution which gave us the advantage of a new ground so we advanced with horse and foot upon them Captain Garland with two hundred fire-locks on foot and Captain Nicholets this Bearer with Colonel Okeys own Troop of Dragoons mounted with some horse on the right Wing disputed the first encounter very hotly where he shewed much resolution and beat the enemy out of two Closes and over a little Brook and there maintained their ground under command of the enemies shot until the forlorn of foot commanded by Captain Lieutenant Fan and some horse from the left Wing came to their relief and then they beat the enemy from hedg to hedg before them until they came to a Bridg where the enemies greatest body of foot were placed The horse all this while and Dragoons following this first success with much vigor were constrained to stand the enemies shot for sometime before the foot though they made great hast could come up to them and presently the first Division of foot commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Read fell close up to the enemies Front Major Wade with the second Division got over the little Brook on the left Flank of the enemy Major Barton likewise with the left Wing of horse with much celerity past over a Boggy place and the little Brook to second those foot and some of the enemies horse coming on to charge the foot were gallantly resisted and beaten back by Captain Hughs By this time the horse and Dragoons on the right Wing were gotten over likewise the enemies foot standing very stoutly to it until our horse began to surround them and then they presently all ran and we cleared the field our horse and Dragoons pursuing them for eight or ten miles The enemies horse which they say were five hundred were imployed in their Rear to keep up their foot and we never saw after we were ingaged above sixty horse in a Body all the fight Their whole number of horse and foot is confirmed to be about eight thousand they had about two thousand and five hundred Muskettiers by their own confession besides Bills Pikes and Clubs we took up the day we fought above two thousand fire Arms with Pikes Welch Bills and other weapons great store ten Barrels of Powder and all the rest of their Ammunition in the field and most if not all their Colours The number of prisoners that are taken are about three thousand I have here inclosed a List of the Officers as they gave in themselves to the Marshal some hundreds of them were disarmed four or eight miles from the place we fought which were let go Captain Wogan a Member of the House of Commons sent down by them into these parts carried himself from the first to the last with great resolution encouraging the souldiers and engaging himself in the heat of the service Captain Jones who came off from the enemy to me long since with a Troop of sixty horse behaved himself likewise very well as also all other Officers and Souldiers I can truly say kept their order in the performance of this service to the admiration of the enemy as some of them confest And that Gods mercy may be the more magnified in this late happy suecess over our enemies I think it now seasonable to make known unto you the straights we were in and difficulties which compassed us about we having a potent enemy lying within two miles upon much advantage of ground before us the high Mountains close to us on the righthand the Sea neer unto us on the left Chepstow taken and Monmouthshire beginning to rise in our Rear besides our great want of provisions and long and hard duty all which seemed to threaten our sudden ruine That God should please in this condition so to own us as to make a way for us through the midst of our enemies and to scatter them every way is a mercy not to be forgotten especially by those who have more immediately tasted of it witnessing the truth of these things as they are herein expressed by Your faithful and most humble Servant Tho. Horton Bridge-end May 13. 1648. A List of the Names of the Officers taken by Col Horton May 8. 1648. MAjor General Stradling Colonel Harris Lieut. Col Matthews Major Hopkins Major Philips Major Stedman Major Gwyn Major Adis Major Hopkin Daukins Quartermaster Gen. Harris Field-Officers 10. Captains Rowland Lewis Edmond Price William Cradock William Matthews Jo Floyd William Williams Hugh Floyd Charls Abway Richard Hopkins Richard Hopkins Robert Matthews Jo Owins Rowland Matthews Richard Jones James Matthews William Purve Tho Bowin Jo Thomas Jo Rice James Lewis Richard Esmond Griffin Bowin Captain Lieut Bartlet 24 Captain Lieut Hewit Lieutenants Button Valentine Swale Jeremy Wise William Richard Owen Prichard Prother John Thomas Tho Talbut Pew Jo Jenkins Jo Morgan David Loyd Jo Griffith Williams Tho Powel William Griffith Lewcas Will Suttleworth Walter Floyd Griffen Thomas Jo Graver Jo Griffith Walter Jones Hugh Taylor Tho Molson Lewis Jones Tho Morgan William Peregrine Tho Jenkens Tho Jones 30 Ensigns Jo Harris Tho Hopkins David Walter Rowland Predrow Jo Williams Morris Vprichard Jo Keyes Nat Gee Tho Richard Gabriel Harbert William Fluellen Griffeth Ariam Morfew Walter Williams John Barrison Griffen Thomas Barthol Rutter Rice John Owen Bowin Morgan Roberts Rice Howel James Annis Tho Williams James Harman Lewis Christopher Matt Stace Hewin Richard John Backster Ed Thomas 28. Reforma Gent. Samuel Howel Harbert Jefferies Parson Owen Hump. Matthews David Perre Rich Floyd Robert David Rob Nicoll William Button Geo Davis Rol Filips Mr. Ryley Morgan Prist Bar. Davey Jos Hance Edw. Thomas Hugh Conyer Jo Thomas Mr. Thomas Hugh Sawyer 20 Chyrurgions Robert Williams Richard Maren Peter Niccoles Drum-major With 2900 Common Soldiers and non-Commissioned Officers FINIS