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B21037	The stratagems of war, or, A collection of the most celebrated practices and wise sayings of the great generals in former ages written by Sextus Julius Frontinus, one of the Roman consuls ; now English'd, and enlarged with a new collection of the most noted strategems and brave exploits of famous and modern generals ... by M.D.A.; Strategematica. English	Frontinus, Sextus Julius.; D'Assigny, Marius, 1643-1717.	1686 (1686)	Wing D287; Wing F2244A; ESTC R4210	174,765	364

sayled away for fear Cardonius a Spanish Captain coming then in to the rescue of his Fellows pursued him but was set upon by 15 Turks Gallies that turned back upon him slew him and most part of his Soldiers and Marriners and had undoubtedly taken his Gally had not Don John Columnius and Venerius been near at hand This Fight lasted five hours in which about 20000 Turks were slain amongst which were Haly Bassa the General Chiroche Cassanes Malamur Gider Cassambeius Proni Aga Mustapha Zelibi Caracoza a Famous Pyrat were chief 3500 were taken Prisoners the chief were Achmat and Mahomet the Sons of Haly and Nephews to Sultan Selimus with others of great account There were 161 Gallies taken and about 40 sunk of other Vessels were taken about 60. The Admiral Gally of the Turks was the most beautiful The Christians lost 7566. who were killed and about 7000 wounded This great Victory recovered about 12000 Christians out of Captivity and caused great rejoycing in Italy in Spain and all over the Christian Countries It was the greatest overthrow that the Turks have ever had at Sea But one of the Turkish Prisoners hearing some compare it to the loss of Cyprus which had been but a little before taken from the Venetians he affirmed that it was not so great as the Venetians loss for said he by the taking of Cyprus from them they have lost a Limb of their State which will never be recovered but this loss at Sea is like the shaving of the Sultans Beard which will grow again in a little while This overthrow so troubled Selimus that he commanded all the Christians of his Dominions to be flain but was disswaded from this barbarous Cruelty by Mahomet Bassa CHAP. XXXV The Brave Exploits of Sigismundus Bator against the Turks in Transilvania THis Prince was one of the Noblest and most Fortunate Generals of our late years When the Turks his unquiet neighbours together with the Tartars invaded his Dominions he set upon them and made a great slaughter of them He recovered Valachia and Moldavia from the Turks with the assistance of the two Princes of that Country Sinan was sent with a vast Army into Valachia where the Prince met him and in a great Battel which lasted from morning till night overthrew the Turks Army with a wonderful slaughter Sinan fled and left all his Tents and Great Guns with Rich Spoils to the Christian Army To revenge this great Loss Sinan Bassa the Turks chief General raised 70000 men to drive the Prince out of Valachia He came to Tergovista where he encamped with his Army but at the report of the Princes coming the Turks were so terrified that they fled and Sinan himself dreaded a second Encounter with so successful and valiant a General who pursued him from place to place as far as Tergovista where the Prince cut in pieces 4000 Turks who had bin plundring the Country and recovered 60000 Head of Cattle which they had taken out of Valachia The Castle of Tergovista which was secured by Sinan with a Guard of 4000 Turks commanded by Hassan Bassa was taken and all the Soldiers put to the Sword The Prince following the chase took Bucaresta forsaken by the Turks and overtook the Rear of their Army at a Bridge made over the Danubius Sinan who to stop the Princes course burnt the farther end of the Bridge and exposed many of his men to the fury of the Christian Army or to the unmerciful Waves of the River He marched next to a Castle which defended another passage over the same River where 700 Turks were in Garrison The Castle he took and put them all to the Sword for refusing to yield upon Summons This Prince blasted the Glory of Sinan Bassa which he had many years gotten by his skill in War and recovered three fruitful Provinces from the Turks Transilvania Valachia and Moldavia a greater loss they never received at one time by Land CHAP. XXXVI How Zellaly the Turkish Rebel overcame the Bassa of Bosna by Craft MAhomet the 3d. was grievously troubled by his Rebellious Subjects in Asia who had got together in such considerable numbers and had such brave Generals to command them that all his Forces were not able to subdue them They overcame and cut in pieces several of his best Captains At last he was advised to circumvent them and by fair means to draw them into his Service and into such places as he might take them off at his pleasure Zellaly was one of the most considerable to him he caused the Government of Bosna a rich Province to be offered if he would come over with 12000 men which he had under his command into Europe to assist in the Wars of Hungary Zellaly suffered himself to be perswaded by this great Preferment and to satisfie the expectation of his Lord did him wonderful service in Hungary But when the Great Bassa was departed towards Constantinople Zellaly withdrew himself into his promised Government to take possession of it and came to the chief Town of that Province named Bagualue only with 3000 men and encamped in a meadow before the Town Zeffer Bassa being then Governour and having no orders from Mahomet to depart from his Government fretted to see the boldness of the Rebel and resolved to correct him He called therefore together his Soldiers and marched out against Zellaly in hopes to cut him in pieces with his Slender and weak Company When Zellaly understood his purpose and saw how unable he was to withstand him he in the night caused several Fires to be made round about his Camp and then departed with his Forces Zeffer hearing of his Flight imagined that fear had obliged him to withdraw himself therefore he hasted to Zellalies Camp which he gave to be plundred by his Soldiers whilst they were plundring and carrying away the Spoils Zellaly returns with his 3000 stout and valiant Horsemen who finding them in disorder and secure slew 6000 of the Bassa's men and obliged him to fly away with many of his Followers After this Victory to improve it to his best advantage he marched speedily to all the chief places of the Province and forced the Inhabitants to swear unto him Allegiance from every corner he gathered many brave Horses Armour and Money to serve him in time of need All this he secured in the strong Town of Balnaluc and though he had been often sent for to Constantinople by the Sultan with promises of great Honour and Advantage he would never suffer himself to be perswaded to go so near his offended Lord or within his reach but excused himself in the best manner he could CHAP. XXXVIII Of the Battel of Crescy between King Edward the 3d. of England and King Philip of France Ann. Dom. 1343. IN the English Army were 4000 men at Arms 10000 Archers with some Welsh and Irish Auxiliaries All commanded by the King in person and Edward Prince of Wales The whole Army consisted of 30000 Men. He landed in Normandy and

dividing his Forces into three Bodies he marched into the Country and took several considerable Towns In the French Army were 60000 men of whom 3000 were Barons Knights and Gentlemen The Duke d'Alanson led the Van The Earl of Savoy commanded the Rear and the King of France himself was in the main Battel But the English Army was brought up the Vanguard by the Prince the main Body by King Edward and the Rear by the Earls of Arundel and Northampton the Lords Ross Willoughby St. Albans and Multon In the French Army some remarkable passages happened in the beginning of the Fight which gave a great discouragement to the French Forces They had in their Army 1500 Cross-Bows Genoueses stout and valiant Men. These had beeen placed in the front of the Duke of Alansoas Battel by a wise Commander in the Army but the Duke envying the Honour of that place to those Strangers caused them to be removed to another This discontented these Italians and made some disorder to be in that Battel which being taken notice of by King Edward he immediately commanded the Prince to advance and charge which was performed with that resolution that the French were routed King Philip seeing his Brother worsted by the English came into his Assistance with his Body The Fight was fierce bloudy and doubtful a great while till Philips Horse being killed under him he was conveyed out of the Battel This disdiscouraged all the rest and put them to a retreat When the Prince was engaged in the midst of his Enemies he sent to King Edward to come in but the King refused and bid him expect no help which made the English fight more desperately so that 30000 French were killed of which about 12000 were of great quality with the King of Bohemia and the Earl of Flanders After this great Victory King Edward besieged Chalice and took it In the same year the Queen obtained a great Victory over the Scots commanded by King David 15000 Scots were there slain with many Earls and Lords of Scotland After the winning of Chalice the King understanding the Governour intended to betray the Town for a great sum of Money goes over receives the Money and marched out to encounter with the French Forces in a disguise He was twice dismounted by one Ribomount who being taken Prisoner the King for his Valour released him without ransom CHAP. XXXIX Of the Famous Battel of Poictiers THe English Skill and Courage in War never appeared more in any Fight than in this of Poictiers The Prince had in his Army 2000 Horse and 8000 Archers with some Auxiliaries drawn out of the French Provinces with these Forces he marched out of Bourdeaux towards Poicton and Berry to draw King John out of Normandy When he heard of the Princes March he went to meet him with 30000 Horse and Foot The English wisely entrenched themselves amongst the Vineyards and might have been in time starved there by the French who with their numbers were able to inclose and besiege them round but the Kings Courage and the French fury could not suffer the sight of so small a party without a present Assault 300 of the ablest men of the French Army were ordered to begin and draw the English to a Battel but their defeat encouraged the English to encounter with three Bodies of the French Army the right Wing was commanded by the Constable the left by the Dolphin the main Battle was conducted by King John of France All three Battels were overthrown one after another 5000 were slain The King himself and his Son Philip were taken Prisoners honourably entertain'd and carryed to Bourdeaux and from thence into England The Wisdom and Courage of the Prince was here very remarkable in chusing such a ground to fight as rendred the French's chief strength of Horse useless in sending seasonable Supplies to such as were overpowred and in the disorder of the French Army in falling on with his whole strength How Glorious did the English Valour appear to all Foreign Nations when our Princes and our Gentry were so nobly employed in Foreign Countries and with such wonderful success that two of the greatest Monarchs of Europe commanding over the most Warlike People were at one time taken Prisoners and forced to submit to the Crown of England CHAP. XL. The brave Exploits of Robert Bruce King of Scotland AFter the death of Alexander King of Scotland Baliol and Bruce were Competitors for the Crown To save the Christian Blood the difference was left to the Arbitration of King Edward of England lately returned from the Holy Land Edward minding the encrease of the Honour of the English Crown more than the justness of the Cause grants the Royal Dignity of Scotland to King Baliol upon condition that he would do him homage for it When Baliol had yielded to this he was Crowned at Scone But Bruce with his Party held out in opposition to him and would by no perswasion quit his claim Baliol after his Coronation being discontented with King Edward upon an affront offered to him revolts from the English and takes up Arms but being overcome and taken Prisoner King Edward subdues most part of Scotland and resolves to unite it to the Crown of England The Scotch were soon weary of a Foreign Government they joyn themselves therefore with Bruce and encourage his Title that they might shake off the English Yoak Bruce begins with a small Party but finds Victory and Success which quickly drew to him all his discontented Countrymen John Cuinin Earl of Buchan first gathered an Army to oppose him but durst not venture a Battel which made him desire a Truce shortly after Bruce fell sick and Earl Cuinin taking this opportunity resolved to recover from him what was lost and to fall upon his Army Bruce though so weak that he could not sit on Horseback without being supported by two Servants encourageth his Men by his presence and Conduct for the sight and courage of a chief Commander is of great moment in War Bruce's Forces were so animated by the Kings presence though sick and weak that fearing no danger they fought desperately and routed their Enemies at Ennerury After this Victory Bruce recovered the Country of Arguile and all Galloway with all the Forts held by the English in Scotland and then invaded England from whence he carryed away much plunder and spoil King Edward to be revenged provided an Army of 100000 Men with which he marched into Scotland and at Bannocharn two Miles from Sterling met King Bruce with 30000 Scots The English had some discouragement the day before the Battel for they sent 800 Horse to Sterling but 500 Scots commanded by James Dowglass met with them and overthrew them The night before the Battel the Scots digged many pits and holes in the even ground which was design'd for the Field where they were to fight and in the Pits fixed sharp stakes headed with Irons covered them over with