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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

they lost foure or five thousand Armes the number of the slain we judge to be about a thousand the prisoners we took were about four thousand In the night rhe Duke was drawing off his Army towards Wiggon we were so wearied with the dispute that we did not so well attend the Enemies going off as might have been by means whereof the Enemy was gotten at least three miles with his reare before ours got to them I ordered Colonell Thornhaugh to Command two or three Regiments of Horse to follow the Enemy if it were possible to make him stand till we could bring up the Army The Enemy marched away seven or eight thousand Foot and about foure thousand Horse we followed him with about three thousand Foote and two thousand five hundred Horse and Dragoones and in this prosecution that worthy Gentleman Colonell Thornhaugh pressing too boldly was slaiue being run into the body and thigh and head by the Enemies Launcers and give me leave to say he was a man as faithfull and gallant in your service as any and one who often heretofore lost bloud in your quarrell and now his last he harh left somebehind him to inherit a Fathers honour and a sad Widdow both now the interest of the Common-wealth our Horse still prosecuted the Enemy killing and taking divers all the way at last the enemy drew up within three miles of Wiggon and by that time our Army was come up they drew off againe and recovered Wiggon before we could attempt any thing upon them we lay that night in the field close by the Enemy being very dirty and weary and having marched twelve miles of such ground as I never rod in all my life the day being very wet we had some skirmishing that nigh with the Enemy neere the Towne where we tooke Major Generall Van Druske and a Collonell and killed some principall Officers and tooke about a hundred prisoners where also I received a Letter from Duke Hamilton for civill usage towards his Kinsman Colonell Hamilton whom he left wounded there We took also Col. Hurrey and Lieut. Col. Ennis sometimes in your service The next morning the enemy marched towards Warrington and we at the heeles of them the town of Wiggon a great and poore town and very Malignant were plundered almost to their skins by them we could not ingage the enemy untill we came within three miles of Warrington and there the enemy made a stand at a passe neare Winwicke we held them in some dispute untill our Army was come up they maintaining the passe with great resolution for many hours ours and theirs comming to push of pike and to very close charges and forced us to give ground but our men by the blessing of God quickly recovered it and charging very home upon them beat them from their standing where we killed about a thousand of them and tooke as we beleeve about two thousand prisoners and prosecuted them home to Warrington town where they possessed the Bridge which had a strong Barracado and a Worke upon it formerly made very defensive as soone as we came thither I received a Message from Lieut. Generall Baily desiring some capitulation to which I yeelded considering the strength of the passe and that I could not goe over the river within ten miles of Warrington with the Army I gave him these tearms That he should surrender himselfe and all his Officers and Souldiers prisoners of War with all his Armes and Ammunition and Horses to me I giving quarter for life and promising civill usage which accordingly is done and the Commissioners deputed by me have received and are receiving all the Armes and Ammunition which will be as they tell me about foure thousand compleat Armes and as many prisoners And thus you have their Infantry totally ruined what Colonells or Officers are with Lievtenant Generall Bailey I have not yet received the List The Duke is marched with his remaining Horse which are about 3000. towards Namptwich where the Gentlemen of the Country have taken about 500. of them of which they sent me word this day the Country will scarce suffer any of my men to passe except they have my hand telling them They are Scots they bring in and kill divers as they light upon them Most of the Nobility of Scotland are with the Duke if I had a thousand Horse that could but trot thirty miles I should not doubt but to give a very good account of them but truly we are so harrased and hagled out in this businesse that we are not able to doe more than walke an easie pace after them I have sent Post to my Lord Grey to Sir Hen. Chomley and Sir Edw. Roads to gather all together with speed for their prosecution as likewise to acquaint the Governour of Stafford therewith I heare Munro is about Cumberland with the Horse that ran away and his Irish Horse and Foot which are a considerable body I have left Colonell Ashtons three Regiments of Foot with seven Troops of Horse six of Lancashire and one of Cumberland at Preston and ordered Col. Scroape with five Troops of Horse and two Troops of Dragoons with two Regiments of Foot viz. Col. Lassells and Col. Wastalls to imbody with them by which I hope they will be able to make a resistance till we can come up to them and have ordered them to put their Prisoners to the Sword if the Scots shall presume to advance upon them because they cannot bring them off with security Thus you have a Narrative of the particulars of the successe which God hath given you which I could hardly at this time have done considering the multiplicity of businesse but truly when I was once engaged in it I could hardly tell how to say lesse there being so much of God and I was not willing to say more least there should seeme to be any thing of man onely give me leave to adde one word shewing the disparity of the Forces on both sides that so you may see and all the world acknowledge the great hand of God in this businesse The Scots Army could not be lesse then 12000. effective Foot well armed and 5000. Horse Langdale not lesse then 2500. Foot and 1500. Horse in all one and twenty thousand and truly very few of their Foot but were as well armed if not better than yours and at divers disputes did fight two or three houres before they would quit their ground Yours were about 2500. Horse and Dragoons of your old Army about 4000. Foot of your old Army also about 1600. Lancashire Foot and about 500. Lancashire Horse in all about 8600. you see by computation about 2000. of the Enemy slaine betwixt eight and nine thousand Prisoners besides what are lurking in Hedges and private places which the Country daily bring in or destroy Where Langdale and his broken Forces are I know not but they are exceedingly shattered surely Sir this is nothing but the hand of God praise onely belongs to him and where ever any thing in this world is exalted or exalts it selfe God will pull it downe for this is the day wherein he alone will be exalted it is not fit for me to give advice nor to say a word what use should be made of this more than to pray you and all that acknowledge God that they would onely exalt him and not hate his people who are as the apple of his eye and for whom even Kings shall be reproved and that you would take courage to doe the worke of the Lord in fulfilling the end of your Magistracy in seeking the peace and welfare of the people of this Land that all that will live quietly and peaceably may have countenance from you and they that are implacable and will not leave troubling the Land may speedily be destroyed out of the Land and if you take courage in this God will blesse you and good men will stand by you and God will have glory and the Land will have happinesse by you in despight of all your enemies which shall be the prayer of Your most humble and faithfull servant O. Cromwell 20 August POSTSCRIPT WE have not in all this lost a considerable Officer but Colonell Thornhaugh and not many Souldiers considering the service but many are wounded our Horse almost destroyed and our Foot beaten out of Cloaths Shooes and Stockings our Horse will need recruit and our Foot Regiments need to be recruited also for they are very much shaken with hard marchings very much wanting supplyes of money some of those which were with me in Wales not having had any pay since before our march thither I humbly crave That some course be taken to dispose of the Prisoners the trouble and extreame charge of the Country where they lye is more then the danger of their escape I thinke they would not goe home if they might without a Convoy they are so fearfull of the Country from whom they have deserved so ill ten men will keep a thousand of them from running away Die Mercurii 23 August 1648. ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled That Thursday come fortnight the seventh of September next be appointed a day of solemne Thanksgiving thorow the whole Kingdome unto Almighty God for his wonderfull great mercy and successe bestowed upon the Parliament Forces under the Command of Lieutenant Generall Cromwell against the whole Scots Army under the Conduct and Command of Duke Hamilton on the seventeenth eighteenth and nineteenth of this present August in Lancashire Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum FINIS