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B05119 Relation of the late battail between the two great armies of the Conferderates and the King of France, at the River Pieton, between the Charleroy and Nieuell, on Saturday the 11. August N.S. 1674. 1674 (1674) Wing R846; ESTC R182586 2,110 3

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A RELATION Of the Late BATTAIL Between The Two Great Armies Of The CONFEDERATES and the KING of France at the River Pieton between Charleroy and Nieuell on Saturday the 11. August N. S. 1674. LONDON Printed for D. Newman in the Poultrey 1674. A RELATION OF THE Late Great Battel between the two Potent ARMYS c. ON Friday the 10th of August N. Stile the Prince of Oranges Army lying at Nieuel on the North-side of the River Sangery with the Emperial Army under the Command of General Souch near Mons and to the Eastward of a small River called Pieton It was given out in the Prince of Oranges Army that they would March off the next day to New quarters which brought the Prince of Conde who lay with his Army Intrenched behind the said River Pieton to a Resolution to Attempt some Exploit on the Rear of the Confederate Army under the Command of the Prince of Orange But the design of the Prince of Orange was to Attacque a Body of the French Troops which were in a Wood to make good a Pass on the other side of the River Pieton for the security of the ●rench Army whereby he did suppose he might Engage the whole French Army to their Rescue and so forces over the River to the French in the Wood leaving his Artillary and Baggage Guarded only with Nine Regiments whereupon the Prince of Conde instead of drawing out his Army to Rescue his Party which were to be Attaqued makes a short cut over the aforesaid small River with a considerable part of his Army Beats off the Prince of Oranges Nine Regiments with no small slaughter and so possesses himself of all his Artillary and Baggage and takes several Prisoners Immediately the Prince of Orange with the Confederates returns back from their Attempt and Rescues the remainder of their Men from being Kill'd by the French repressing the French and recovering his lost Cannon and Baggage The Prince of Conde to second his first Attempt brings down the remainder of his Army only leaving a sufficient Party behind to make good his Trenches in case of a Retreat with which supply of his and the remainder of his Forces he Beats off that part of the Confederates Army that had come over and Rescued their Men and Artillery and repossesses himself of the aforesaid Cannon and Carriages The Prince of Orange seeing that Reinforces his repell'd Troops with the remainder of the Confederate Army which came down with such courage that he put the French to another Retreat and so recovers again all his lost Carriages and Cannon The ground on which they fought being rough and snaggy thereby not admitting the Armys to draw up in a regular Battalia they were forced by succession of Partys and Bodys of Horse Foot as the ground would permit them to have divers Encounters wherein the success proved Various But many of the Horse and Foot with the forwardest of the Nobility and Gentry some say to the number of 400. of the French side were Slain and Wounded on both sides falling heavily on the Li●e Guards of the King of France as it did before in their first Attemption the Nine Regiments left by the Carriages of the Prince of Orange as also in the second Assault upon the three Regiments of Holstein Morbec and the young Prince of Vandemont the former of which of 1100 Brave men behaving themselves Gallantly not above one hundred escaped in this fierce and bloody Engagement of the Armys thus in Partys The Prince of Conde was so hard put to it like a Noble General he was forced for the safety of the whole personally to Ingage to that degree of hazard that two Horses were kill'd under him and in the Remounting the industry of his Son was such that in helping his Father to a fresh Horse himself was much wounded Both sides thus wearying themselves in their Contest for Victory the Success proved doubtful and when the Valour of both would admit of no other Decision the Night interposed in which the Prince of Conde Retreated to his Camp on the other side the River Pieton and the Confederates kept their former posts Several Waggons on Sunday Morning early were at the Gates of Brussels which upon the first Approach of the Prince of Condy's Forces Attacking the Artillery and Carriages did make their Escape and did put Brussels into some Consternation In this Battel there fell as is adjuged by men on both sides no less than 10000 Men the distinct Assignment what of this number were lost on each side is too hard for any impartial man to determine in regard the Slaughter fell not out by a Rout of either Party but a mutual falling one against the other neither can it be determined but by the calling over the Muster-rouls of each Army But its probable that by reason of the last Repulse of the French from the Cannon and Carriage of the Prince of Orange by the weight of the Confederate Army which was opposed by the fury of the assayling French more of the French must fall than of the Confederates As for the Prisoners taken by the French they were most of them private Souldiers Guarding the Carriages of the Nine Regiments though there is a report of several Great Officers and persons of quality among whom are the Prince de Salme the Marquess d' Assentaer and others of which you shall know by the next The Eminent Persons wounded on the Confederates side are Prince Charles of Lorraine Prince Pio Count Waldouk c. On the French side that Renowned Commander Montel the Governour of Charle le Roy Duke D'Anguin and some say Luxenburgh is kill'd In this Great Battail as the Prince of Conde behaved himself with great Valour and prudence so did the Prince of Orange to the Admiration of all and the Generals that were with him particularly he that was formerly Governour of Mastrick for the Dutch If the French have but equal loss in number they have the disadvantage only in this that their Army was considerably the smaller of the two FINIS