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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	foot_n	horse_n	retreat_v	1,100	5	12.0493	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69996	An exact account of the late engagement between the French king's forces, and those of the Grand Seignior before Candia, on the 25th of June 1669 as it came in a letter from the Duke de Navailles, the French general : with a list of the slain and wounded.	Navailles, Philippe de Montault de Bénac, duc de, 1619-1684.	1669 (1669)	Wing E3574; ESTC R12201	6,271	17

keep playing upon the Enemies Camp with his Cannon from their Ships being unwilling to be a witness only to this glorious enterprise without running all the risques that should attend it But the Venetians who at first promised us 4 or 500 horse and 3000 foot to joyn with ours shewing the impossibility of affording any took upon them nevertheless to divert the Enemy at St. Andre and by a stout salley which they would make under the favour of our Cannon from the Ships to enter the Fort it self The 24th at night the Admirall having landed his sea-men sent notice thereof to the Duke de Navailles assuring him of their good disposition each Company being commanded by the Captain of that vessell out of which they were taken and that now he wanted only orders to draw them out and to fall upon the Enemy The Generall returned him answer by the Baron de St. Mark that it was too great a danger for a person of his quality to expose himself to whom he also desired to use all arguments to disswade him urging the great importance the safety of his person was to his Majesties Service and the pa●ticular good of the design now in hand but all his instances could not prevail upon him to alter his resolution That night the D. de Navailles went to take a view of the Rere of the Enemies Camp where he resolved to make his Onset and in his return visited the Fort Demetrius by which he intended to issue out his Troops and having disposed his Battalia he acquainted the Captain General the D. of Beaufort Monsieur S. Andre Montbrun with the Order desiring they would with all freedom give their opinion upon it an affair of so great importance to Christendom requiring to be well weighed which when understood they unanimously approved it to have been so well laid that there was nothing to be added or altered It being now neer day the D. de Navailles began to draw out his men out of the Town with the greatest silence imaginable in the Order agreed upon before which was as follows Four hundred men were drawn out of each body 50 Grenadiers placed in the Front of them and brought up by 3 Troops of horse commanded by Monsieur Dampier These were followed by the Regiments of Gaures Saint Valier Lorrain and Britany 4 Troops of horse upon their wings and brought up by the Regiments of Montague Jonsac and Grance The Regiments of Harcourt Conti Lignieres Momp●zat and Vendosme made up the Reserve commanded by Monsieur de Choiseville 4 Squadrons of horse marching upon their wings and were Posted between the Enemies two Camps to cut off all relief that might come from S. Andre to the Sabionera they were about to attacque There were also 50 of the Kings Musquetiers and 100 reformed Officers placed between the first and second line to be ready upon any emergency The Forces that came from on board the Ships were ordered to make their sally on the left side of the Trench of the Sabionera Whilst the Army was drawing out the D. de Navailles caused two breaches to be made to sally out of the Trench by one of which 500 men should attacque them in the Front the rest to divide themselves into two bodies and flank the two Batteries but with express Order not to stir till they knew the Camp was engaged and in case they gained the Batteries which in all likelihood they would there to range themselves and not to advance a foot without fresh Orders After silence commanded which was punctually observed though in a strange and uneven Countrey we marched in this excellent order till we came within a very small distance of the Enemy and ranged our selves in Battalia in a little place leading into their Camp without ever being discovered The day was also propitious to our designs our last Troops being scarce come up to their Lines when we could discern the enemies Camp Our commanded men who were then within half Musquet shot of the Enemy were fired upon by their Musquettiers and our General discovering two Redoubts at the head of the Quarters caused them to be set upon by the Forces commanded by Monsieur Dampier who seconded by the Guards immediately carried them with great resolution putting all to the sword that made any resistance At the same time the Enemies Lines were assaulted and taken by the Regiments of S. Valier and Lorrain whilest the commanded men fell in upon the Rere of the Trench Monsieur Castellan seconding them in the head of the Company of Guards under his Command with infinite execution and slaughter of the Enemy possessed themselves of them here our Troops fell to plundering though it were prohibited upon pain of death and entring the enemies Huts slew great numbers whom they surprized before they could get into a posture of defence Hitherto every thing succeeded according to our desires though we had not above 300 men from on board the ships and few or none of the Venetians so that this handful of men routed this numerous enemy amongst whom was so great consternation that they threw themselves head-long into the Sea when they were Masters of the Batteries and Canon The Enemy thus beaten from their Camp drew up upon an Ascent on our right hand whence viewing our small numbers on the left scarce 300 Seamen advancing notwithstanding all the importunity of the Admiral and Monsieur Colbert with a hideous shout rallied to charge us in those Trenches they had so lately abandoned but our General perceiving their intent sustained the charge and forced them twice to a confused retreat not without a considerable loss but they being a sort of people that quickly rally were presently upon us again with as much eagerness as formerly they fled Our General then put himself in the head of the Company of Guards and causing the Squadron of S. Esteve to follow received them so warmly that we became Masters of the upper ground they had taken But then there happened an unlucky accident the Powder Granadoes c. of a Battery possessed by the Guards taking fire the soldiers fearing there had been a Mine dispersed the whole Battalion running to the right and left in that disorder that Monsieur Castellan had much adoe to make them to rally The 300 from on board the Ships terrified with this accident deserted their Posts and by all the endeavors could possibly be used would not be brought back to the fight The Generall and Monsieur Colbert seeing this disaster came up with our first Battalions in the head of 50 of the Kings Musquetiers on foot where with this small body they performed things beyond all imagination This misfortune gave such encouragement to the Turks that they attacqued our men afresh with vigor enough who were so sh●ken with the violence of the assault and number 〈◊〉 Enemy that the greatest part began to retreat without 〈…〉 and had not our General with great resolution in the head

of a small troop of horse he had newly rallyed together maintained a Curtaine that favoured our retreat the Enemy had prevailed upon this disorder to our very great disadvantage In the mean time the body of the Reserve was surrounded with several Companies powred in upon them from St. Andre between whom there was a slight skirmish but of no long continuance which our men not being able to sustaine though infinitely Encouraged thereunto by the Messieurs le Bret and Choyseul who had both their horses killed under them Followed the Example of the Seamen and made a disorderly retreat This compleated the loss of that Advantage we so long had in our hands and the Enemy fearing our retreat might betray them into an Ambush had not Courage enough to pursue retaining still such a dread of our forces though retreated in disorder that our Generall assisted only by the Messieurs Tulladet and Argellon and 4 or 5 Gentlemen of his own family that never deserted him made good so orderly a retreat that the Enemy durst not attempt this small number but discharging a great volley of small shot upon them our Generals horse was hurt in two places and himself received a shot on his Armor but without hurt to his body The Admirall the Duke de Beaufort abandoned by all his men fell in this action without any person about him but what were killed or wounded among the former was Monsieur Bourgneuf the later Monsieur Hoquette who had his Foot shot off at the Ancle by a Musquet bullet This glorious Action So happily begun and carryed on with that excellent conduct however unfortunate in the disorder might nevertheless have been esteemed a succesfull and advantagious enterprize were it not for the invaluable loss of our Admiral and those other Noble persons that fell with him The advice from the Enemies Camp speaks the loss on their side to have been very considerable above 1800 men having been killed drowned and taken Prisoners A Particular List of the Slain and Wounded Principal Officers Slain THe Duke de Beaufort Admiral of France The Sieur de Rozan brother to the Marquiss Blanquefort Master of the Camp Marquis de Fabert Master of the Camp Monsieur de Bourgneuf Ayde de Camp Principal Officers and Persons of note wounded Monsieur Castellan dangerously Monsieur Lignieres Mareshal of the Camp dangerously Monsieur Molier Captain of the Cavalry The Chevalier de Bouillon Monsieur Montaigue Colonel Monsieur de Cauuisson Monsieur le Gaure Marquiss d'Uxelles Ayde de Camp Monsieur de la Hoquette Ayde de Camp Monsieur de Montbrun not St. Andre Montbrun Vicount de Casse 3 wounds on the head with a Cimitar Du Cles Captain of the Duke de Navailles Guards wounded with an Arrow in his head Mr. de la Moche d'Origni Engineer The Little Chevalier de Vendosme received 3 shots in his Armor the Bullets of two pierced to his very Shirt without hurting him Officers in the several Regiments killed and Wounded In Monsieur Castellan's Brigade of Foot 1 Captain 1 Lieutenant Monsieur Guenengau Voluntier killed 1 Ensign wounded In Mr. de Rozans Regiment 1 Lieutenant wounded In Mr. de Grances Regimen● 1 Major 1 Lieutenant killed 1 Captain 1 Lieutenant hurt In Monsieur de Jonzac's Regim●●t 1 Major killed 1 Lieutenant Colonel 1 Captain 3 Lieutenants ●u●t In Monsieur de Vendosmes Regiment 1 Lieutenant killed 1 Major 1 Captain hurt In Monsieur St. Valier's Regiment 2 Captains killed Monsieur St. Valier 1 Major 2 Captains 2 Lieutenants hurt In Mr. de Montpeyroux's Regiment 1 Lieutenant hurt In Monsieur Dampiers's Regiment 4 Captains hurt In Monsieur de Harcourt's Regiment 1 Captain 1 Lieutenant killed 5 Captains 2 Lieutenants hurt In Monsieur de Conty's Regiment 1 Lieutenant killed 1 Captain hurt Reformed Officers In the Navarre Brigade 1 Lieutenant killed In the Lorrain Brigade 2 Majors 〈◊〉 Captain killed 3 Captains 2 L●●●●●nants hurt In the Bretagne Brigade 1 Captain killed 1 Collonel 1 Captain 1 Lieutenant hurt In the Piedmont Brigade 2 Captains 1 Lieutenant killed In the Brigade of Normandy 3 Captains 1 Lieutenant killed In the Brigade of Picardy 4 Captains 5 Lieutenants killed Horse In Monsieur de Choyseul's Brigade 3 Captains 3 Lieutenants hurt In Monsieur de St. Esteue's 1 Captain 1 Lieutenant hurt In Monsieur de Sommieures 2 Lieutenants killed 2 Lieutenants hurt Private Soldiers killed and wounded 5 or 600 Men besides Prisoners Of the Enemy were killed drowned and taken Prisoners about 1800. FINIS