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An Exact account of the taking by storm, the English town of Athlone, June the 21st in a letter from Dublin, June the 23th.
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Wing E3584; ESTC R31464
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An Exact ACCOUNT Of the taking by Storm THE English Town of ATHLONE June the 21st In a Letter from Dublin June the 23th ON the Nineteenth about 3 in the Morning our Advanc'd Guards began to March from Balliburno toward Athlone and by 9 Beat the Enemy into the Walls of the Town on this side the River out of some Ditches they seem'd to Dispute our Men lodging themselves in those Ditches We Planted Three Guns on the Ford on that side of Athlone toward Lanesborough and played all day on a Breast-work the Enemy had above it About Six in the Morning our Cannon came up and Nine Guns of Eighteen Pounders were drawn to a Battery raised between Isker and Athlone This Night came up and joyn'd us the Party sent from Balliburno to Lanesborough under Command of the Lord Lisburn The 20th at 7 in the Morning the Battery was finish'd and Nine Eighteen Pounders mounted at 8 they began furiously to play on a Bastion that defended the Curtain between the Dublin Gate and the River and by 12 made a Breach the whole breadth of the Bastion on which they continued to play to hinder the Enemy from making any work within the Breach About 3 in the Afternoon the General gave Orders for all things to be made ready to Storm that part of the Town on this side the River which was put in Execution about five He detach'd 500 Granadiers sustain'd by several Regiments of Foot and a good Body of Horse a Lieutenant of Camboon's Regiment Headed the first Party of Granadiers who from under the Cover of a Hill about 400 yards from the Town advanc'd a good pace and the Lieutenant with that Party of the Granadiers came to the Breach the Enemy Firing briskly against them all which hindered our Mâ—ns advancing who without firing one Shot came up to the Breach and threw in their Granadoes which so frighted the Enemy that they quirted their Walls and fled to the Bridge Our Men got over the Breach pursued them Bravely and possess'd themselves of the Church The Brave Brigadier Steward Commanded the Attacque as he did the Trenches the Night before and pursued the Enemy to the Bridge with his Sword hewing the Enemy and the Men throwing Granadoes among them Kill'd a great many and great numbers to avoid the fury of our Souldiers leaped into the Shannon and there Perish'd Brigadier Steward was shot in the Right Arm. We lost few Men in the Attack and few wounded The Enemies loss is uncertain We made a Lodgment at the Foot of the Bride where we cover'd our selves with Tachines and made a Work and this Evening drew off our three Guns from the Ford and the nine Guns from the Battery into the Town This Morning the eleven Guns and three Mortars left at Balliburno were sent for In this Action all our Men behaved themselves with great Resolution and Bravery to the General 's great satisfaction Lieutenant Colonel Kirk of Brigadier Villiers his Regiment was shot dead by a Cannon Ball from the Castle as he lay on a Hill to see the Action From Cork of the 19th they write that 1500 of the Army and Militia with four Field-Pieces of Cannon of 24 l. Ball under the Command of the Lord Justice Cox and Colonel Hastings Marched towards Ballicloph a Garrison of the Enemies and as the Letters came away say an Account came of some Action and some Hundreds of the Enemies being kill'd but the particulars do not tell us The Militia has likewise been scouring the Beg of Allen and have kill'd several Raparees This is what is worth notice since my last has come to the knowledge of Your most Obedient Servant c. LONDON Printed for R. Baldwin near the Oxford-Arms Inn iâ— â—â—â—â—wick-Lane MDCXCI