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	retreat_n	1,667	5	10.6575	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26036	A fuller relation of the great victory obtained ... at Alsford, on Friday the 28 of March, 1644 by the Parliaments forces under the command of Sir William Waller, Sir William Balfore, and Maior Generall Browne, against the forces commanded by the Farl [i.e. Earl] of Forth, the L. by an eye witnesse.	Eye-witnesse.; E. A.	1644 (1644)	Wing A3B; ESTC R13500	4,286	9

A Fuller RELATION Of the GREAT VICTORY obtained through Gods Providence at Alsford on Friday the 28. of March 1644. By the Parliaments Forces under the Command of Sir William Waller Sir William Balfore and Maior Generall Browne against the forces commanded by the Earl of Forth the L. Hopton Commissary Wilmot and others Together with the Names of the chief Commanders slaine and taken prisoners on both sides Also a Relation of the Death of the Earle of Forth the Kings Generall As it was presented to the Right Honourable the Lord Major and the Committee of the Militia for the City of London by an eye witnesse Published by Authority London Printed for Laurance Blaiklock 1644. GENTLEMEN BEing imployed in the service of the City and State to attend the London-Brigade now joyned with Sir William Waller and at that time intrusted to acquaint you with our proceedings the last week I am bold after my humble service to present to you a brief Relation of the most remarkable Passages between us and the Enemy not onely in duty to you but also in love to all those that long to be truly informed in the particular May it please your Honour Upon Thursday the 21. of this instant March our Brigade being quartered at Midhurst our Major Generall received Orders from Sir William Waller to advance towards Winchester to a Town called Traford which accordingly he did with incredible speed almost at an hours warning and that night arrived there which we found to be a small Village not above seven or eight houses to quarter all our men there we met with much hardship staying for Orders till the Lords day following Upon Monday the 25 we marcht forwards to ioyn with Sir William Wallers main body which accordingly wee did and that night were appointed to quarter at Westmean three miles distant from the main body where we found a partee of the Enemies horse when our Quartermasters entred the Town which occasioned some action though not much considerable we onely took a Quartermaster prisoner the next day which was Tuesday we lay still onely our Scouts brought in some prisoners 6 Troops incountring with 16 of the Enemies put them to flight and brought away 3. of them prisoners The day following we discovered the Enemy who took some fevv of our men that vvere stragling from their colours and soon after appeared in a great body upon the hill on the left hand the Tovvn intending as some prisoners confessed to take us at Church it being the Fast day but it pleased God vvho foresavv the Plot to prevent the danger directing us to keep the Fast the Wednesday before vvhen vve lay still at Midhurst so that vvee vvere provided to entertain them and drevv our men into a body neer the town which done Orders came to march away which accordingly we did in the Forlorn-Hope expecting the Enemy every hour to fall upon us so that we were forced to make a stand a mile or more from the town in extream danger till Sir William Wallers forces came up from Eastmean to joyn with us then we marcht along till we came neer to Cheriton to a place called by some Lamborough-field where wee quartered all night the Enemy lying upon Sutton Common and some part of them neerer to us so neer that the Sentinels could heare one another talke Upon Thursday morning a commanded partee was sent to view the Enemie which they did and incountered with a forlorne hope of the Enemies and behaved themselves very bravely so that day was spent in skirmishes where much gallantry and true valour was shewed by our horse especially two men whose names I do not well remember to the perpetuall honour of the actors and great admiration of the spectators by whose meanes a considerable partee was once ingaged and the enemy came on with a great body which appearing we discharged one gun which did such execution in our sight that they all fled This day a Counsell of War was called by both partees both by us and the Enemie as since we are informed and the ingagement was such that of necessity they must give battell or retreat with much dishonour the next morning we prepared for the worke and having sought to God for assistance we did addresse our selves to the service in the first place a forlorn hope was drawn out of our brigade four files out of a company led on by Captain Tompson a stout man who were sent to take possession of a wood which lay on the right hand betweene us and the enemie which they obtained with ease in the enemies sight but such was their policy that they foreseeing the necessity of our gaining the wood if ever we gave battell to them in that place planted their Drakes on the further side of the wood which they discharged upon our men so thick that the place was not tenible though the greatest part of our Musketteers and some others were drawn up to them so that they were forced to retreat in one houres space which gave great incouragement to the Enemie who presently came on with their main body of horse very powerfully and were met as couragiously yet being of the greater number for our whole body was not then together forced ours to a disorderly retreat at which time the day was doubtfull if not desperate our foot all the while was ingaged on the left wing to drive the Enemy from the hodges where our men played their parts gallantly and drove them frō hedge to hedge by degrees till they had forced them to the top of the hil our horse doing little for the space of an hour after their retreat only some parties incountring with each other at which time our Noble Major Generall Brown who was ever known to be a valiant man and must be lookt upon as a speciall instrument in the work Drew off 100. men from the hedges and in his own person led them on to charge the horse which they did most gladly and couragiously and forced the enemies horse to wheele about wherupon our body of horse came on again and that very manfully at which time they charghed quice thorow the Enemies body and put them to a rout so that they were forced to retreat to the top of the hill where they first appeared this was about two of the clock in the afternoon at which time they began to retreat and sent their Carriages away their body of foot followed after the horse and some few foot onely being left to face and to fight with us at the the last it pleased God to raise up the spirits of some few not above 300. and to put such courage into them as to adventure out of the closings to charge the main body upon the plain which they did so resolutely that they put them all to flight our horse pursued them two miles at the least till the Enemies horse overtook their own foot who cryed out as the country people say Face them