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enemy_n foot_n horse_n retreat_n 1,667 5 10.6575 5 true
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B01355 An account of the defeat of the rebels by their Majesties forces in Queens-County in Ireland, May 4. 1691. 1691 (1691) Wing A273; ESTC R170032 1,528 3

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