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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84991	A full relation of the great victory obtained by the Parliaments forces under the command of Lievt. Gen. Cromwel against the whole army of the Scots, under the conduct of Duke Hamilton. With the numbers slaine and taken prisoners. Sent in a letter under the Lievt. Generals owne hand: which was read in both Houses of Parliament upon Wednesday the 23 of Aug. 1648. With an order of Parliament for a thanksgiving for the same. Die Mercurii 23 August. 1648. Ordered by the lords assembled in Parliament, that Lievt Generall Cromwels letter be forthwith printed and published. Joh. Brown Cler. Parliament.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords. aut	1648 (1648)	Wing F2362; Thomason E460_28; ESTC R202169	5,766	9

A Full RELATION OF The great Victory obtained by the PARLIAMENTS Forces under the Command of Lievt Gen. Cromwel AGAINST The whole Army of the SCOTS under the conduct of Duke Hamilton With the numbers slaine and taken Prisoners Sent in a Letter under the Lievt Generals owne hand Which was read in both Houses of Parliament upon Wednesday the 23 of Aug. 1648. With an Order of Parliament for a Thanksgiving for the same Die Mercurii 23 August 1648. ORdered by the Lords Assembled in Parliament That Lievt Generall Cromwels Letter be forthwith printed and published Joh. Brown Cler. Parliament Imprinnted at London for Iohn Wright at the Kings Head in the old Bayley 1648. For the Honourable William Lenthall Esq Speaker of the House of Commons These Haste SIR I Have sent up this Gentleman to give you an accompt of the great and good hand of God towards you in the late victory obtained against the Enemy in these parts After the conjunction of that party which I brought with me out of Wales with the Northerne Forces about Knaresborough and Weatherby hearing that the Enemy was advanced with their Army into Lancashire we marched the next day being the 13 of this instant August to Oately having cast off our Traine and sent it to Knaresborough because of the difficulty of marching therewith through Graven and to the end we might with more expedition attend the Enemies motion and from thence the 14. to Skipton the 15. to Gysburne the 16. to Hodder Bridge over Ribble where we had a Councell of War at which we had in consideration Whether we should march to Whalley that night and so on to interpose betweene the Enemy and his further progresse into Lancashire and so Southward which we had some advertisement the Enemy intended and since confirmed that they resolved for London it selfe or whether to march immediately over the said Bridge there being no other betwixt that and Preston and ingage the Enemy there who we did believe would stand his ground because we had information that the Irish Forces under Munroe lately came out of Ireland which consisted of 1200. Horse and 1500 Foot were on their march towards Lancaster to joyne with them It was thought that to ingage the Enemy to fight was our businesse and the reason aforesaid giving us hopes that our marching on the North fide of Ribble would effect it It was resolved we should march over the Bridge which accordingly we did and that night quartered the whole Army in the fields by Stony-Hurst-Hall being Mr. Sherburnes house a place nine miles distant from Preston Very early the next morning we marched towards Preston having intelligence that the Enemy was drawing together there abouts from all his out quarters we drew out a forlorn of about 200. Horse and 400. Foot the Horse commanded by Major Smithson the Foot by Major Pounell our Forlorn of Horse marched within a mile where the Enemy was drawne up in the inclosed grounds by Preston on that side next us And there upon a Moore about halfe a mile distant from the Enemies Army meet with their Scouts and out-Guard and did behave themselves with that valour and courage as made their Guards which consisted both of Horse and Foot to quit their ground and tooke divers prisoners holding this dispute with them untill our Forlorne of Foot came up for their Justification And by these we had opportunity to bring up our whole Army So soone as our Foot and Horse were come up we resolved that night to ingage them if we could and therefore advancing with our Forlornes and putting the rest of the Army into as good a posture as the ground would beare which was totally inconvenient for our Horse being all in closure and myerye ground we pressed upon them the Regiments of Foot were ordered as followeth There being a lane very deepe and ill up to the Enemies Army and leading to the Towne we Commanded two Regiments of Horse the first whereof was Colonell Harrisons and next was my owne to charge up that Lane and on either side of them advanced the Battle which were Lievtenant Colonell Reads Colonell Deanes and Colonell Prides on the right Colonell Brights and my Lord Generals on the left and Colonell Ashton with the Lancashire Regiments in reserve we ordered Colonell Thornhaugh and Colonell Twisletons Regiments of Horse of the right and one Regiment in reserve for the Lane and the remaining Hotse on the left so that at last we came to a hedge dispute the greatest of the impression from the Enemy being upon our left wing and upon the Battell on both sides the Lane and upon our Horse in the Lane in all which places the Enemie was forced from their ground after foure houres dispute until we came to the Towne into which foure Troopes of my Regiment first entered and being well seconded by Colonell Harrisons Regiment charged the Enemy in the Towne and cleare the Streets there came no hands of our Foot to fight that day but did it with incredible valour and resolution amongst which Colonell Brights my Lord Generall Lievtenant Colonell Reads and Colonell Ashtons had the greatest worke they often comming to push of Pike and to close firings and alwaies making the Enemy to recoyle and indeed I must needs say God was as much seene in the valour of the Officers and Souldiers of these before mentioned as in any action that hath beene performed the Enemy making though he was still worsted very stiffe and sturdy resistance Colonell Deanes and Colonell Prides out winging the Enemy could not come to so much share of the action the Enemy shoging downe towards the Bridge and keeping almost all in reserve that so he might bring fresh hands often to fight which we not knowing but least we should be out winged placed those two Regiments to inlarge our right wing which was the cause they had not at that time so great a share in that action at the last the Enemy was put into disorder many men slain many prisoners taken the Duke with most of the Scots Horse and Foot retreated over the Bridge where after a very hot dispute betwixt the Lancashire Regiments part of my Lord Generals and them being at push of Pike they were beaten from the Bridge and our Horse and Foot following them killed many and tooke divers prisoners and wee possessed the Bridge over Darwent and a few Houses there the Enemy being drawne up within Musquet shot of us where we lay that night we not being able to attempt further upon the Enemy the night preventing us in this posture did the Enemy and we lie the most part of that night upon our entering the Towne many of the Enemies Horse fled towards Lancaster in the chase of whom went divers of our Horse who pursued them neare ten miles and had execution of them and tooke about five hundred Horse and many prisoners We possessed in this Fight very much of the Enemies Ammunition I beleeve