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A Full and True account of the great battel fought betwixt the Turks, Hungarian rebels, and Polish army before the city of Presburg with the glorious victory obtained by the Polish army, under the conduct of Prince Lubomierski, sent from the Duke of Lorrain to the King of Poland and communicated to the Polish envoy in London / translated from the original.
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A Full and True ACCOUNT Of the GREAT BATTEL Fought betwixt the Turks Hungarian Rebels and Polish Army Before the City of Presburg WITH The Glorious VICTORY obtained by the Polish Army under the Conduct of Prince Lubomierski sent from his Camp With Two Latin Letters One from the Emperor the other from the Duke of Lorrain to the King of Poland and Communicated to the Polish Envoy in London Translated from the Original London Printed for Edw. Brewster at the Crane in St. Pauls Church-yard 1683. A True and Exact ACCOUNT OF THE DEFEAT OF THE TVRKS and HVNGARIANS BY THE POLISH ARMY Under the Command of Prince LVBOMIERSKI now in conjunction with the Duke of Lorrain Written out of the very Camp NOtice was given to the Duke of Lorrain Generalissimo of the Imperial Forces That Count Tekely was drawing with his Army under Presburgh to joyn the Ottoman Troops and that he had Commanded the City which had surrendred it self to him That they should under the loss of their Goods repair with all expedition to the Bote-Bridg perhaps to the end he might have Correspondency with the Turkish Army under Vienna Since therefore it was altogether necessary to prevent this their Communication the Duke of Lorrain moved with his whole Army he had about the Bridges of Vienna But having scarcely been gone Two Miles notice was given to him as if Count Tekeley was with his Armies passing the River Mark for which reason the Army whereof the Polanders held the right Wing proceeded in Battalia to the very River where they also had their Nights quarters The Hungarian fore-Troops were burning the Villages at the other side of the River and in several places appeared in some small Bodies The next day about Noon the Army drew up towards Presburg and passed the River the German Horses passing above half a Mile higher but the Polish Army partly swam over with their Horses and partly waded the River Thus the River being passed Three hundred of Hungarian Horse-men under the Command of Colonel Pelinatssy came forth out of the Wood against whom Prince Lubomierski Commanded a Hundred Horse of Polish Knights which were seconded by Two Companies one whereof was of Sieur Mroczek and t'other of Sieur Kroyets and they having met the Hungarians made them quit the Field pursuing them a whole Mile till Night overtook them So that it being impossible upon that Day to reach Presburg the Army staid all Night about a Mile from the City in that same posture as it had Marched in before That same Night Prince de Croy with his Regiment of Dragoons went towards Presburg for the Recognizance of the passages and of the posture the City was then in where he was acquainted there was 3000 Hungarians left for its safe guard Next Morning the City would not open the Gates to Prince de Croy when in the interim the whole Army drew nearer before Presburg under which from t'other side at the distance of about a good Ordnance-shot the Turkish and Hungarian Armies were standing at their fore-Troops somewhat further drawn out into the Field Hereafter a Councel of War was call'd whereof these sentiments were the chiefest That since the City had shut up their Gates and the Enemies Armies stood ready neither had they any information about the number of the Enemy they having conveyed some hundreds of Men into the Castle which was kept by the Imperial Garison and having cut off the Bridg should betake themselves to the above-mentioned River But Prince Lubomierski and Prince Lewis of Baden judg'd otherwise That viz. since the Army had drawn before the City and was seen by the Enemy it was not expedient to deny them a Battel otherwise 't would be to make the Enemy more stubborn and resolute to make him think we fear'd him to give him an occasion of Pursuing us closely since we would not do it to him to lose the City to dishearten the Castle-Garison to afford them Liberty for the Rebuilding of the passage over the Danube and by this means to grant them a Correspondency and mutual Intelligence with the Armies under Vienna So that the last Reasons bearing sway Two Regiments were left about the City-Walls and the whole Army set in Battalia upon a Plain under the City Prince Lubomirski did take the Right-Wing and from about the half of the Field drew out his Polish Squadron to the very Banks of the River Danube whereto was added a Regiment of Dragoons under the Command of General Schultz But the Left-Wing and the Main Body was managed by the German Forces which did Possess themselves of the rest of the Field to the Very Mountains The Hungarians with a Troop fell out to Skirmish and Advanced very near under us against whom Prince Lubomirski sent his Advance-Guards to the end they should free the Camp from the Skirmishers themselves keeping close together Afterwards when the Army was ready to give Battel Trumpets Kettle Drums Shalms sounding the Squadron was rearing towards the Enemies Forces which presently begun to Skirmish the Skirmishers did not proceed so furiously till at length within the space of some Minutes they begun to retire Prince Lubomirski seeing this desired the Duke of Lorrain to grant him leave for the sending out of some Fore Troops and Seconding of the same with some Companies of the Polish Nobility in order to his obtaining an Information about the strength of the Enemies Forces As soon therefore as the Fore Troops had fallen upon the Enemy being Seconded by Sieur Protskele a Captain of the Horse and by Sieur Perewitsh with some Hussarian Companies the Gentlemen of Prince Lubomirskies Court Sieur Hilski Crogoledi and Sieur Soboski having in the mean time Assaulted them from the side they took a Notable Turk Secretary to Bassa Giuli by whom having understood That though the Turkish Forces under the Command of the Bashaws of Eger and Waradyn were not inconsiderable together with these Troops that were under Count Tekely whose Armies were all in one Body yet they had sent away their Field-pieces the Night before and had no resolution to stand out a Battel Prince Lubomirski upon this thought sit to Attack them with all his Forces and not to grant them time for their Reinforcement Accordingly for their first Recruit he commanded out the Companies of Sieur Modrzejefski the Crown-Hawkier and the Companies of Sieur De Niszewits who very timely came to the succour of Sieur Krotsek who having Thrice already met and pursued the Enemy and behaved himself dexterously shewed a great deal of Valour and Courage as having by his own Hand laid upon the Place above Twenty Turks and taken some of them alive Sieur Modrzejefski Attacqued the Enemy from the other side and Valiantly broke his Spear upon him Immediately after the Third Two Companies of Colonel Groboleski and Sieur Bieleski being ordered the latter Fronting his Enemy brought him to a great deal of Confusion who without any further Opposition turn'd filthily his
proceeding from our Confederacy but also from the benevolous Affection of Your Propension towards Us and Our Fortunes and by what future Returns of Friendship We shall acknowledge this Benefit tending to the Safety of the whole Christian Common-wealth We have Commanded our Envoy and Privy-Council the Magnificent Faithful and Beloved of the Sacred Roman Empire Christopher free Baron de Zierowa Zierowski to expound more plainly to Your Majesty Moreover he is Commanded to discourse at large with Your Majesty and to submit to Your Serenities sublime Military Prudence these things which we have judged profitable and necessary in this jointure of Affairs for the Administration of the War but more especially for the Raising of the above-mentioned Siege before the City of Vienna Wherefore with that Brotherly and Friendly Confidence of Ours We beseech Your Serenity to give full Credit to whatsoever the said Ambassadour is about to declare in Our Name and Behalf and lastly to prosecute your Journey with all speed and alacrity since in Effect by the Means of these Your Subsidies Your Serenity shall purchase to Your Self the Glory of Delivering and Asserting of the City of Vienna together with the ever-during Honour of Your Name and shall more and more engage Our formerly bound Propension towards Your Serenities Person to Your Royal Family upon which for this end We desire the Propitious Heavens may accumulate all manner of Happiness c. COPIA LITERARUM DUCIS LOTHARINGIAE AD SERENISSIMUM REGEM POLONIAE SATISFACTURUS desideratis a vestrâ Majestate referre necessum credidi quemadmodum heri castra metatus super Marchiam circa Angerinam ex slammis fumo judicavi adesse Rebellos incinerantes circumvicinos pagos Quae cum mihi confirmata fuerint ex relatione Praefectorum Principis a Leitenstein eorumque numerum esse ad 400 circiter dimisi Sexcentos Polonos quatenus Rebelles ad terminum praesixum insequerentur Duobus abhinc milliaribus non 400 sed 4000 invenere Quos licet in numero longe inferiores aggressi sunt fortiter atque sugaverunt redemptis Austriacis captivis praeda Rebellibus recuperata eorum occisis usque ad tria millia aliquot centenis equorum Hungarorum cum aliquot vexillis ad castra haec Caesarea reductis Informatus circa noctem de numero hostium Accurreram cum cattafracto equite assistendi ergo Polonis verum pugna jam sinitâ ad castra revertentes inveni idque mirum fuit quod licet a tergo a fronte habuerunt Rebelles Indefessa eorum virtus talls fuit ut numero nec cesserint nec unum hominem perdiderint ubi Latius intelliget ex duce Lubomerski Mihi sufficit vestris Majestatis Laudare actionem inclitae Nationes innatum ardorem in omni occasione Generositatem Intelligo ex Literis Praefecti Possomieres Tartaras qui usque ad numerum 15000 in opido Kitensi castramentabantur post tentatum inutiliter ad has partes transitu Per diversos in Insulae Schutensis Danubii ramos per Aterburgum ad pontum Strigoniensem descendisse Ideoque non gravabitur vestra Majestas uti spero si hesternas instantias renovem pro praemittendis copiis Magnifici Dom. Sieniuski Generosi Dom. Lasinski accelerando motu suo regio pro liberandâ Viennâ ad incrementum Gloriae Majestatis vestrae cui omnia prospera Devovio A COPY of a LETTER FROM THE DUKE OF LORAIN To the Most Serene KING of Poland I Being desirous to satisfie your Majesties desire I found it necessary viz. having fixed my Tents upon Mark about Angerin I discerned by the Flames and Smoak that the Rebels were at hand burning the Neighbouring Villages into Ashes Of the truth of which things I being assured by the Account I had from the Governours and the Prince Leitensten and that their Number amounted to about 400 I dispatched away 600 Polands in pursuit of the Rebels at the place prefixed About two Miles from this they found their Number not to be 400 but 4000. Whom they assailed tho' they were far fewer in Number Valiantly and put them to flight together with the Redemption of the Austrian Captives besides the Spoil recovered of the Rebels three thousand of them being kill'd upon the place some hundreds of the Hungarians Horses with some Banners reduced to the Imperial Tents I being informed about night concerning the Number of Enemies hastened thither with a Company of Horsemen in Armour for the Assistance of the Polanders But the Battel being already ended I found them returning to their Tents And this was remarkable that though both behind and before they had the Rebels their indefatigable Valour was such that they neither yielded to their Number nor lost any men these things shall be more amply expounded to you by General Lubomierski It shall suffice for my part to applaud to Your Majesty the Activity the Natural Affection and the Generosity of the Nation upon all occasions I understand by Letters from Governour Possomiers that the Tartarians about the Number of 15000 have fixed their abode in the Town of Keiten after that they found their Passage to these Parts difficult and unprofitable and that they came down upon Danubeus near the Island of Schuten by Aterburg towards the Strigonian Sea Therefore I hope Your Majesty will not be displeased if I renew my yesterdays Instance for the sending forth of the Forces of the Magnificent Sir Sieniawski and likewise those of the Generous Lasinski and also for Your Majesties hastening your Journey for the Deliverance of Vienna to perpetual increase of Your Majesties Glory to whom I pray for all Happiness c. FINIS