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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60096	A short relation of the most remarkable transactions in several parts of Europe between the Christians and Turks including an exact diary of the siege of Buda / written originally by a person of honour, a voluntier in the compagne, and done into English by P.R.	Person of honour, a voluntier in the campagne.; P. R.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3622; ESTC R21028	23,420	20

it But the Duke not willing to be pester'd with so troublesome a neighbour and the toyl of continual skirmishes resolv'd to dissipate the main Body from whence these petty Obstacles of his greater Enterprises had life and Motion To this purpose about the 21 or 22 of July after he had left all his Infantry and what Horse was necessary to continue the Siege with the rest of the Cavalry and a thousand Foot commanded by the Count of Aversperagh together with fifteen hundred Hussars under the conduct of Count Esterhasi Governour of Raab he march'd all night to encounter the main Body of the Enemy who though very well entrench'd so soon as they saw the Imperialists came out of their Camp about twenty thousand strong The Duke of Lorrain divided his Army into two Battalias the two Wings being each compos'd of thirty Squadrons of Cuirassiers and ten of Dragoons and the Foot being plac'd in ten small Bodies between the intervals of the Horse The Turks had plac'd 2 or 3000 Janizaries upon the descent of the Hill and six thousand Horse at the foot of the Hill toward the right Wing of the Imperialists where were posted a thousand Hungarians and made several movements which plainly demonstrated their design of attaching their Adversaries in the Flanks which while the other labour'd to prevent the fight began wherein the Turks maintain'd a sharp dispute for the time and making use of policy as well as strength drove a hundred Camels upon the left Wing of the Christians thinking to have put it into disorder but the stratagem failing by the industry of 30 Dragoons which turn'd 'em quite another way the Turks recoyl'd and were follow'd so close that at length being all in confusion they betook themselves fairly to their Heels and fled up to the top of the Hill where they routed their own reserve while the Victors in the pursuit became Masters of their whole Camp as at the raising of the Siege of Vienna their Tents their Baggage consisting of 1000 Camels and 500 Mules their Artillery being eight peices of Canon and all their wealth Four thousand were slain upon the place among which were a thousand Janizaries beside what were kill'd and wounded in the pursuit by the Poles and Hungarians who was order'd to continue the chase The great Standard of Mahomet was taken which the Sultan usually gives to the grand Visier when he takes upon him the general command of the Army and the Pavillion of the Turkish Officer who is known by the Title of Serasquier and was chief Commander of the Army in the absence of the Visier At the same time Count Lesly lying before Berzeche or Virovitza a Town about two Miles distant from the Dravus had intelligence given him that the Turks were drawing together all the force they could make between the Savus and the Dravus to succour the place More particularly that the Bassa of Marotz who had the guard of the Bridge of Esseck was advanc'd with two thousand five hundred Turks as far as Flatina in order to his joyning with the Beg of Zerneg and Governour of Gradischia who for that purpose were upon their march with 1400 men more thereupon he sent away four thousand Croats under the Command of Count Trautmansdorffe to hinder the Enemies conjunction who marching all night about seven the next morning set upon the Bassa in his Camp near Flatina where after a short resistance the Turks were forc'd from their Post with the lost of many men kill'd and taken Prisoners the rest being pursu'd as far Tarbina But then the Victors returning from the pursuit met with a party Commanded by the Beg of Zarney who knew nothing of the defeat of the Bassa of Marotz with whom they were going to joyn and by that means unluckily dropt into the mouth of a victorious Enemy For the Christians flesh'd with their late success fell upon the half surpriz'd Infidels with that vigorous Resolution that they slew near five hundred upon the place took many more Pris'ners with a considerable quantity of Ammunition and Provision intended for the Releif of the Garrison So that the loss of the Turks in both these Actions was reckon'd to be no less than a 1000 of the choicest men of these two Bodies slain out-right while Trautmansdorffe thus doubly Crown'd with fresh Lawrels return'd with Plunder and Pris'ners to the Leaguer before Vicovitza The next day being the twentieth of July Count Lesley commanded the Prisoners that had been taken to be plac'd at the head of his Trenches and among all the rest he order'd one to acquaint the besieged with the defeat of the Body from whence they expected their Relief to which although the Garrison return'd no Answer yet did the General grant 'em till five in the Evening to consider of certain Propositions for the surrender of the Place and for two hours there was a Cessation from all Acts of Hostillity But then the same Evening the Besieged began to fire again Thereupon the General gave order for the filling up of the Mote and the Morass and for the providing ten Thousand Faggots for that purpose Which being done and all things now ready for an assault the Besieged began to reflect upon the danger they were in and unwilling to venture the last extremity in season desir'd a Parley and presently after the Hostages were exchang'd though the Articles were not agreed upon till the next day But then all things being concluded Virovitza was surrenderd to Lesley and six Hundred Men with the like number of Women and Children march'd out of the Town leaving behind 'em sixteen Peices of Cannon having all upon 'em the Arms of the Emperours Maximillian and Ferdinand The Garrison according to the Articles of Capitulation was convey'd two Miles from the City by a Guard of the Besiegers but afterwards meeting with a Party of Croats they were all or the most part stripp'd plunder'd and cut in peices together with the Women and Children Upon the taking of Virovitza the Turks having abandon'd Soppia Fatina and Werazin Count Lesley sate down before Bezowits which not being able to hold out made a timely Capitulation and surrender'd upon the same Articles that Virovitza had done By which means he had both leisure and opportunity to lay a Bridge over the River Dravus that so he might be in a condition to joyn the Duke of Lorrain upon all occasions While thus Count Lesley secur'd the main Leaguer at a distance the Imperialists took their several Posts about Buda and though the lower Town had no other defence then a single Wall yet did the General think it convenient to make formal Approaches to it as well because of the great Garrison that was in it as because of the Communication which they had with the upper Town These Approaches therefore being finish'd the Duke of Lorrain caus'd an Assault to be made upon the lower Town upon the nineteenth of July wherein the Imperialists behav'd themselves

Town on the East side which they found quitted by the Enemy The 23th of July the Ships began their batteries from the Sea but with small success by reason of the high Winds The next day the whole Fleet was so dispos'd as to do more signal execution with their Canon and some of the Galeasses roaring within Musket shot threw a great many Bombs and Fire-balls into the Place which did great execution yet not so but that the Galleas commanded by General Carnaro receiv'd two dangerous shot from the enemies Cannon the General himself being wounded with a splinter besides that the Galley belonging to Signior Quirini which row'd the Galleass was very much disabl'd The 25th a Battery was finish'd of 10 peices of Cannon carrying Balls of fifty pound weight and upon the 27th another somewhat nearer the Castle both on the East side of it The day following the Christians posted themselves in the Suburbs and rais'd another battery on the West side Two days after a large breach was made in the Wall at what time the Turks Sally'd out but being discover'd were soon beaten back Thus disappointed they labour'd to fill up the breaches with bags of Straw and packs of Wool but that labour being easily frustrated by the Cannon from the batteries the Christians advanc'd their Trenches to the Counterscarp and made a descent into the Mote After that upon the fourth of August they made two descents more into the Mote their Cannons having made another wide breach and dismounted all the Cannon of the Fort on that side Upon the sixth all things being prepar'd for a vigorous assault the General sent a second Summons to let the besieged understand That if they refus'd the second offer of his Clemency they were to expect but the utmost severity Thereupon the next morning three Commissioners were sent out who being brought before the General cast themselves upon the ground and desir'd they might be admitted to composition Which being granted the Conditions were soon accepted that the Garrison should march away with their Arms and what they could carry about 'em and the Christians took possession of the Fortress wherein they found fourscore Peices of Brass Cannon of which twenty had the Arms of St. Mark upon 'em together with a great quantity of Ammunition and Provision There march'd out of the Garrison about 600 men and the like number of women and Children who were convey'd to Prevesa and by this means a great many Christian slaves were releas'd During the whole time of the Seige which lasted about seventeen days the Christians lost 400 Men the Turks 300. While things thus prosperously succeed at Sancta Maura the Seige of Buda carri'd on with so much vigour and the noise of the Bavarian Forces ready to joyn with the Besiegers so Alarums Adrianople that the Sirasquier Bassa receives positive orders to relieve the Town or die in the Attempt But General Lesly lay so unluckily posted in his way that he deem'd it necessary to remove so formidable an Enemy before he could proceed any farther Lesley having receiv'd advice of this and that to accomplish his design he was decamp'd from Walpa re-inforc'd with several Bridges of Horse and Foot from Bosnia and other places with a resolution to attack him posted himself in an advantageous place between two Morasses about half an hours march from the Bridge which he had made over the Drave at which time there came to his aid a seasonable recruit of 800 Croatian Gentlemen and a 1000 Soldiers from the Province of Zethmar which he plac'd before the two Morasses that cover'd the wings of his Army No sooner had he secur'd himself but the Enemy appear'd in sight upon the nineteenth of August and the next day made a furious onset upon the Croats and Zethmarians thinking to force them from their Station But they so rudely entertain'd their Assailants and were so bravely assisted by the Dragoons and Musketeers that were sent to their relief that the Turks were forc'd to retreat with considerable loss Nevertheless soon after they return'd again with a greater number and renewed the encounter with such a redoubl'd resolution that the Croats were constrain'd to give ground leaving three Standards in the victors hands which so highly enrag'd the Serasquier that he came on with his main Forces and fell upon two of Lesley's Posts on that side of the Morass where the German Cavalry and Infantry were plac'd who so stoutly behav'd themselves that after an obstinate conflict for three hours together the Turks were forc'd to retire notwithstanding the inequality of their number For that the Serasquier had no less then thirty thousand in his Army Lesley not above fourteen thousand to encounter him In this Action the Bassa lost five hundred of his best men of the Christians about two hundred were kill'd and wounded All this while great were the expectations on both sides at Buda while the besieged look'd many a long look for the Serasquier and the besiegers impatiently attended the Baverian re-inforcement And perhaps it might have been worse for the Christians had not their cause born up their resolution above their expectations For about the beginning of September the Duke of Lorrain himself wearied with the toils of Wars and watchful cares of an industrious General fell sick of a Fever which held him till past the middle of the Month so that he was forc'd to retire for a while to a place near the Camp call'd the old Town At the same time also sickness forc'd the Duke of Croy and Commissary General Breiner to leave the Camp Which distempers of the General and other great Officers though they had no fatal effect upon the Army yet it caus'd some abatement of their wanted successes 'T is true that the Enemy was repuls'd with loss in two Salleys which they made the first upon the eighth of September to their great damage and a second the same Evening with as ill success for the Battalions of Souches Beck and Newburgh coming into the timely assistance of those that guarded the Trenches the slaughter of the Enemy happen'd to be very great however they lost Lieutenant Collonel Souches with several other officers and forty Soldiers Nevertheless for want of Foot the besieged ruin'd the Works which the besiegers had rais'd to cut off the communication between the Town and the River Before this also upon the first of September the Turks made a desperate Salley in the night which before they had not done the fury of which fell upon the Dragoons who did not expect their coming of whom they slew a hundred and fifty with little loss on their side The next morning likewise they made a second Salley with Horse and Foot but the besiegers having timely notice of it repell'd the Enemy with a far greater slaughter and several Prisoners taken Equal or rather far better success had Collonel Heuster who being sent out with a thousand Imperial Cuirassiers and six hundred Hungarian