Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	great_a	horse_n	regiment_n	1,065	5	9.4647	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87642	Lieut: General Jones's letter to the Councel of State, of a great victory which it hath pleased God to give the forces in the city of Dublin under his command, on the second of this instant August, against the Earl of Ormond's and the Lord Inchiquin's forces before that city. Together with the list of all the prisoners and ammunition taken, and the narrative of Captain Otway, who was in the fight. Die Saturni, 11⁰ Augusti, 1649. At the Councel of State at White-Hall; ordered, that the letter from Lieutenant General Jones ... be forthwith printed and published: ... Gualter Frost Secr'	Jones, Michael, d. 1649.; Otway, Captain.	1649 (1649)	Wing J983; Thomason E569_1; ESTC R202632	4,091	11

Lieut General Jones's LETTER To the Councel of State Of a Great VICTORY Which it hath pleased God to give the Forces in the City of Dublin under his Command on the Second of this instant August against the Earl of Ormond's and the Lord Inchiquin's Forces before that City Together with the List of all the Prisoners and Ammunition taken and the Narrative of Captain Otway who was in the Fight Die Saturni 11º Augusti 1649. At the Councel of State at White-Hall ORdered That the Letter from Lieutenant General Jones from Dublin of the 6th of this instant August relating the Victory which it hath pleased God to give the Forces of the City of Dublin under his Command against the Army of Ormond before that City together with the List of Prisoners and Ammunition taken and the Narrative of Captain Otway be forthwith printed and published And that it be sent to the Lord Major of London to be sent to all the Ministers within his Iurisdiction who are hereby required to publish the same to morrow being Lords day the 12th of August in their publique Congregations That there may be upon this occasion an Acknowledgement of the goodness of God to this Commonwealth in so seasonable a Victory and that it be also sent to the rest of the Ministers within the late Lines of Communication to be published as aforesaid GUALTER FROST Secr ' London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Parliament of England August 11. 1649. Right Honorable THe Lord hath blessed this your Army with good success against Ormond and his for which Gods most holy Name be ever glorified The account of that service is thus briefly On the first of this instant the Enemy began his approaches to this place more then formerly and that night was Ormond Preston and the chiefest of that Army at a Work begun at Baggotsrath about a quarter of a mile hence Eastward of the City upon the Sea thence they purposed to run forward to our Trenches on the Land-side and to raise their Forts towards the Water for hindering the landing of those supplyes and Forces expected They had before cut off the water-running from the higher grounds into the City whereby our Mills had been driven and in their present work would they have cut us off from all forage for our cattle To this end was that very night a Brest-work by them made crosse the high-way neer Baggotsrath whereabouts was the onely grazing-place left for us As for the Castle of Baggotsrath I caused it to be before demollished so as it was not capable of a Garrison foreseeing what our prejudice might be in their possessing it On thursday the second we discovered a party of the Enemies drawn to Baggotsrath about fifteen hundred foot besides horse We found a necessity for removing them and that speedily and seeing the nearness of the Enemies camp at Rathmynes less then a mile from Baggotsrath where they might be readily relieved with greater force as occasion might require therefore did I advance with so much a greater strength about twelve hundred horse and four thousand foot The Enemies work at Baggotsrath we soon entred yet not without strong dispute most of the Enemies foot there were slain and taken their horse having deserted them after the first charge Our horse and foot pursuing their advantages we became at last wholly engaged with their whole Army whom after two hours fight we totally routed We slew on the place and in the chase about four thousand and have two thousand five hundred and seventeen prisoners most of them Inchiquines English and of our run-aways We got one whole Cannon three Demi-Cannons one long-square gun carrying a ball of twelve pound one Saker-drake and one Morter-piece all these brass and some Trayn-carriages and about two hundred draught Oxen for the Trayn The Strength of the Enemy was by themselves since acknowledged Nineteen thousand Ormond narrowly escaped Of our men there are not twenty missing many wounded The greatest loss fell on the horse wherein my Regiment hath much suffered which I humbly desire may be considered together with my former losses in the same kinde in former Services and therefore that larger Recruits may be given me To which end I have employed thither this Gentleman Captain Otway one faithful and forward whom I make bold to recommend unto your favor This whole work is the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eyes By whose especial providence it was that we should thus engage we our selves at first not so far intending it Neither did the Enemy expect our so doing nor would they have willingly engaged with us if it might have been by them avoided they reserving themselves for the coming up of Clanricard with his Connaght forces about Three thousand and the Lord of Ardes with his Seven thousand Scots all ready for marching Inchiquine also being looked for who had the week before gone towards Munster with two Regiments of horse for appeasing some stirrings there by Owen Roe raised in his absence Never was any day in Ireland like this to the confusion of the Irish and to the raising up the spirits of the poor English and to the restoring of the English Interest which from their first footing in Ireland was never in so low a condition as at that very instant there not being any one considerable landing place left you but this alone and this also without this the Lords timely and most gracious goodness and providence to us almost gone Yet is not all this any ground of Security whereby may be kept back or delayed the Supplies designed us for most of our Garisons are yet to be taken in and the Enemy to be speedily followed that they recover not which yet they may do to a considerable number and that they either possess not themselves of this Harvest or hinder us of it For our selves as at present we are not in condition to prosecute this great Victory as we should and would wanting pay for our men and necessary provisions which would be now made over to us speedily and plentifully this being the time and the occasion being now offered for a full ending of this War by its vigorous prosecution the opportunity whereof is not to be in any case omitted besides the security therein rendred to your affairs there whereunto all these movings might have been dangerously carried as they were by Ormond and his Party intended All which I leave to your most wise consideration and as ever remain Your Honors most faithful Servant MIC JONES Dublin Aug. 6. 1649. Prisoners taken the second of August 1649. Field-Officers COl Christopher Plunket Earl of Fingal Col Richard Butler the Lo of Ormonds brother Lieut Col Michael Searl Adjutant General Lieut Col Aldworth Lieut Col Standley Lieut Col Tho Fortescu Lieut Col Jesper Taaff Lieut Col Gerard Lieut to the Fuiseers Major Roger Garland Major Oliver Fitz Simons Major Comin Major Henry Littell Major Charls Norwood Major Riddar