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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

escape by flight resolved to encourage his small party to stand the encounter For that purpose he caused his Carabines to march up to the top of the Hill in sight of the Enemy and there to stand ready for a charge whilst he divided his Lances into three parts which he caused at a signal given to ride from three several places furiously towards the Enemy When they saw from divers places several Troops of Horse riding up to charge them and hearing the sound of the Trumpets which the Marquiss caused to be sounded in the Vallies as if there were a greater Body of Men coming up to charge them they all run away and gave an easie Victory to the Marquiss who in half an hours time killed a great many in the pursuit took three Colours two hundred Horses and and one hundred Prisoners Thus by the mistake and deceit of the eye-sight was this party routed and when fear causeth Men to fly away a small number is sufficient to continue the chase and hinder them from rallying CHAP. XLIV Of Henry de Lorain Duke of Guise and how he defeated the great Army of Germans in France THe Protestant Princes of Germany being sollicited by the King of Navar sent abouut five and twenty thousand men under the command of the Baron de Dona and the Duke of Boillion to his assistance The Duke of Guise with a flying Army of four or five thousand men waited upon them from the borders of Lorain to cut off Provisions and at all advantages to ruine and destroy them In their march towards the fruitful Country of Beauste the Germans came near Mountargis and the Baron with a strong party of Horse quartered at a small Town called Vimory The Duke having intelligence of the disposition of the Enemies Army marched out of Montargis by night with his small party through a long Plain and arrived at Vimory before day The Duke of Guise having divided his Infantry into three Battalions of about a thousand men apiece under the command of these Captains St. Paul Joannes Cheurers and Pontsenac and his Cavalry into four Squadrons led by the Dukes of Mayenne de Elbeut and Aumale The Duke of Guise led the fourth which consisted of 300 Horse When they were near to Vimory they sent four Horsemen to discover the entry in of the Village and found neither Scouts nor Guards nor Perdues nor any Baricado to hinder the Assault of an Enemy so secure these Germans lay Therefore the Duke of Guise entring the great Street of the Town which was full of Carts and Waggons belonging to the German Army soon overpowred those that first made resistance and then setting Fire to the Houses burnt and killed above a thousand Germans and took from them a great deal of Plunder with 1200 Horse But when the Baron de Dona had rallyed his Troops to make resistance the Duke of Guise fearing to be surrounded retreated back to Montagis with rich Spoils and much Honour This Loss though it was not great yet destroyed the whole German Army by breeding a discontent between Officers and Soldiers and causing them to distrust the capacity of their General who from Vimory led them into Beauste to the Town of Anneau where there was a Castle which a certain Captain had undertaken to defend against all the German Army The Duke of Guise with a very small party pursues them and resolves to beat up their Quarters once more And for that purpose having agreed with the Captain of the Castle to receive in by Night his Infantry he with all his Cavalry round about the Town stood ready to cut in pieces those that should offer to save themselves by Flight The Infantry at break of day sallying out of the Castle into the Town surprized the Germans unprovided kill'd about 3000 of them took five hundred Priseners with their Bag and Baggage and their Waggons and Plate The rest of the Army that quartered in the Neighbouring Villages were so discouraged that they sent to agree with King Henry the 3d. to suffer them to return home into their own Country So that of this great Army scarce 4000 were left alive for in their return they were destroyed by the Country People CHAP. XLV Of Gustavus Adolphus King of Swedeland and his brave Actions in Germany and Poland THis Prince has been successful in all his Wars first against the Muscovite and Polander for the King of Poland claimed the Crown of Swedes as his natural Inheritance The War continued very fierce many years but the Swedes for the most part had the Victory and took several Towns from the Poles Newburg and Straisburg were taken by a new Invention of a certain Ingineer named Elias Tripus who shewed the King how to shoot great Shot with Leathern Guns to batter the Enemies Walls During this War between the two Kinsmen the Kings of Sweden and Poland the Emperor of Germany gave Assistance to the Poles and made War against the Swedes from whom he took divers Towns Therefore as soon as the peace was concluded with the Polander the Swedish King proclaims a War by his Manifesto against Coesar who in Favour of the Roman Bishops had abridged the Protestant Liberties all over Germany taken from the Prince Palatine his ancient Inheritance plundred the Lutheran Cities invaded the Countries of Saxony and other reformed Territories and joining with the Spaniard resolved to promote and advance the Popish perswasion with Fire and Sword The King of Sweden a rigid Lutheran as he found himself engaged by many Obligations in this War against Germany he met with great Assistance and Encouragements from divers Princes and Cities who had been harassed and plundred upon the account of Religion In the year 1630. he entred the Isle of Rugia Stetin the chief City of Pomerania yielded to the Swedes so did the Castles of Wolgasten and Damgart and the Towns of Ribbenitza Winshem Colberg Griffenhage and all Pomerania Gustavus proceeded on in his Conquests and restored several exiled Princes to their Patrimonies in Saxony The Elector himself being grievously impoverished by the Imperial Army entreated Assistance from the King who at Lipsick joins with the Duke against Count Tilly. A furious Battel was here fought The King had the leading of the Right Wing the Duke of Saxony governed the Left At the first encounter the Imperialists had the Advantage of the Sun and Wind but the King of Sweden cunningly wheel'd about and got that benefit from them and to strengthen his Troops of Horse he caused some Ranks of Musketeers to be mingled amongst them which did notable service in that Station The new raised Forces of Saxony gave ground but they were soon relieved by General Horns Foot who were placed in Ambush in a little Wood. The Fight was obstinate and bloudy fifteen thousand lay dead upon the place but the Victory inclined to the Swedes and Saxons who the next day prepar'd again to Fight but when they understood that the Imperialists

to the King of Denmark and by her had two Sons Prince Henry who was the great expectation of the Enlish Nation but suddenly snatcht away by death Prince Charles and the Lady Elizabeth marryed to the Prince Palatine of the Rhine Prince Charles Successour to his Father and Heir of three flourishing Kingdoms after many Battels where he shewed his undaunted Courage as well as Piety in his Afflictions was by a most unnatural most devillish and unparalell'd Rebellion murdered by his Subjects Never any Prince was better qualified for a Crown never any more patient in distress Instead of the Imperial Crown of these Realms Providence bestowed upon him the Crown of Martyrdom and his memory will ever continue precious in the remembrance of all his Loyal Subjects He was too much a Christian to continue long in Peace Governour over such a tumultuous People This Nation hath been happy many years in excellent wise and valiant Princes who have protected us and our Estates from forrein and intestine Enemies Our late King Charles the II. of ever blessed Memory was drawn into the Field betimes to contend with Cruelty Rebellion and Tyranny when to the loss of his Patrimony was added the loss of so good a Father and the Banishment of his Friends his excellent Courage was not dejected but under so many aggravations of Sorrow under so many pressing and grievous Afflictions as were sent to welcom him into the World he endeavour'd to recover by his Valour and Conduct his Kingdoms and Crowns In Scotland when he was to struggle with a seditious and troublesome Generation and was to encounter with a Victorious Army of Enemies his Wisdom preserved his divided party from that ruine into which they were falling by their needless Factions and at the unhappy Battel of Worcester King Charles shewed himself to be a wise and diligent Commander and an undaunted Soldier by the confession of his greatest Enemies But that which this brave Prince attempted to obtain by his just Arms Providence procured to him by a Miracle I mean the Restauration of the Royal Family to their Dignities and Estates without any effusion of Bloud when there were so many Enemies both at home and abroad to oppose them In this short summary of the Heroes of the Royal Family I cannot but mention our present King James the II. whose great Courage undaunted Spirit and Noble Mind hath been sufficiently tryed both at at home and abroad both by Sea and Land against Foreign Enemies in the Field and furious and unreasonable Combitations of sactious Spirits within the Kingdom Victory and success hath always attended upon him and may this most Excellent Prince long continue over us in all prosperity and happiness and may his Enemies lick the dust CHAP. XLIV Of the Conquest of France by King Henry the V. and several other Remarkable Passages in that famous War KIng Henry the V. for the recovering of his Right to the Crown of France which was denyed to him upon the pretence of the Salick Law sent over the Duke of Exeter his Unkle with several Noble Men and 500 Horse to Charles the VI. of France to demand the Crown and with it the Princess Catherine the French Kings Daughter The Dolphin in contempt of King Henry's youthful days sent him in scorn a Tunn of Tennis Balls to play with The King was so sensible of this scornful present that he swore That he would toss so many Iron Balls in France that the strongest Rackets in that Kingdom should not be able to return them back It is no Wisdom to provoke the weakest Enemy nor safe to contemn the meanest Power for that which is wanting in Ability may be made good by diligence and policy King Henry for the obtaining of his purpose transported over an Army into France Harflew was besieged and within six Weeks taken The Soldiers had liberty to plunder it A sudden distemper happened in the English Army which destroyed many of the stoutest Soldiers who are as much subject to death in their Tents as in the midst of the Enemies Swords and the showres of shot The King left a Garrison in Harflew and resolved by land to march to Chalice with Two Thousand Horse and Thirteen Thousand Archers The Dolphin with above Thirty Thousand at Rohan resolved in Council to sight the English At Agencourt the Constable of France came to the Dolphin with Ten Thousand Horse and some Foot The French as their manner is boasted of the Victory before they had got it but they presumed so much upon their numbers that they thought to swallow up the English King Henry had wisely provided all things for a Fight He had got a number of Stakes strengthned with sharp Irons at each end with them he fences in his Foot that they might find in case of necessity some defence against the multitudes of the Enemies Horse The French Army was divided into three Battalions the first consisting of 16000. was lead by the Constable the second by the Dukes of Alanson and Barr the third was commanded by the Earls of Mark and Damp. The English Vanguard was brought up by the Duke of York the main Battel in which were the strongest Bill-men by the King assisted by the Duke of Glocester the Earls of Oxford and Suffolk The Rear was marshalled by the Duke of Exeter the Kings Unkle An Ambush of English Archers was placed within a new hedge to receive and surprize the French at their first approach They did such good service with their showres of Arrows which fell upon the Van of the French Army consisting for the most part of Horse that they were overthrown and helped to trample upon and disorder their Foot In that hurly burly the English Bill-men fell upon them with such fury that they were forced to fly but at the coming in of the French main Battel the English retreated in order within their Stakes and where then followed by the French Horse with more hast than discretion for they found themselves so entangled that many of the most furious lost their Lives Here the King fought hand to hand with the Duke of Alanson and beat him down and would have spared his Life had not his Guard killed him before he was aware When the two first Battalions were overthrown the third had no stomack to go on to the charge and though they were the greater number they fled and craved quarter which was granted but when a dreadful noise was heard from the English Camp occasioned by 600 Horse that fell in to plunder the English behind their Backs the King imagining that another Army was coming on to assault him and that so many thousand Prisoners might rise up and endanger his Army in the Rear commanded them all to be flain for which he ever after was heartily sorry In this Battel sell the Constable and Admiral of France the Dukes of Alanson Brabant and Barre many Earls 25 Barons 8000 Knights Esquires and Gentlemen and many

drew up his Army amongst the Vines and broken ground where the Horse could not well ride up and down And having a stout Infantry he charged the French Forces so bravely that they retreated and fled In such like cases others have fixed Stakes sharpned at both ends in the ground others have digged holes covered over with Turves others have encompassed in their Foot with Craw-Feet a Swedish Invention good to stop the Cavalry for there is always a sharp Iron that stands above ground about three Inches which way soever you fling it Others have marched with a Wall of Pikes round their Body and a party of Foot in the middle to line and secure them against the fury of the Shot of the Cavalry Many other Inventions there are to be used to defend the Foot against the Horse so that many times a small party of Foot by Art have routed a considerable Body of Horse CHAP. LXX How the Lord Poynings took at Samerdubois in France a Castle which was thought to be impregnable THe Lord Poynings at his first coming before the Castle summons it but finding it very strongly scituated upon a Hill that was encompassed round with deep Marish Ground and that the Governour and Garrison had such confidence in its inaccessible Scituation that they would not hearken to a Surrender He caused a great Cannon to be made of Wood and drew it over the wet ground with many Horses as if it had been of Metal and of a great Weight so near the Castle that it must needs do execution if had been as they lookt upon it to be Then again the Lord Poynings when his Battery was made sent another Summons to the Governour with this Threatning That if he suffered the Canon to be discharged they should all be put to the Sword but if he would yet hearken to a Composition he might have fair and Honourable Terms granted The Captain being deceived by this Policy yielded up his strong hold upon Articles and departed out when it was not in the Power of the Lord Poynings to have forced him CHAP. LXXI How Monsieur Lawtreck in the Neapolitan War forced all his Auxiliary Troops which were of other Nations to fight valiantly IN the Neapolitan War Lawtreck was General of the French Army unto whose assistance came several other People of Italy who were in League with their King Lawtreck to oblige them all to be valiant separates them and draws them all up in distinct Battalions in the Fight and when the two Armies were engaged he rode about to those whom he saw most backward telling them that such and such Battalions had already got the Victory they therefore out of emulation were forced to fight by this means he put the Enemy to Flight CHAP. LXXII How a Scottish King obliged his discomfited Army to fight against the Picts THe Annals of Scotland make mention of a certain King of Scots who having been often beaten and lost many Battels against the Picts saw that his people were altogether discouraged and unwilling to try again the hazard of another Fight and that he could not by any persuasion oblige them to it until he had made use of this Imposture He apparell'd certain of his Men in Scales and Seals Skins which shine very bright in the Dark and put into their hands Truncheons of rotten Ash Wood causing them in that Garb to awaken his Chief Officers at midnight and to tell them That they were Messengers sent from Heaven to advise them to sight once more against their Enemies assuring them of a notable Victory The Captains the next Morning came to their King and related to him and the whole Army what they had seen and and heard and that 't was their opinion to fight couragiously for that God would assist them seeing he had sent them such a comfortable Message The Scotch Army upon this considence engaged with the Picts and beat them out of their Country CHAP. LXXIII How the Marquis of Spinola had Intelligence of all the Passages of the Prince of Oranges Army and of the Town of Breda then besieged by Spinola SPinola besieged the Town of Breda but not knowing in what condition the Garrison was he perswaded a subtile Country-Fellow to carry Butter and Cheese and other necessary things into the Town The Fellow pretended that he had narrowly escaped the Guards and Sentinels and was very welcom to the Soldiers and to the Governour in hopes by his means to send a Letter to the Prince of Orange The Country Fellow at first shewed himself unwilling because of the danger but at last suffered himself to be wrought upon by rewards and promises to carry a Letter which he deliver'd to Spinola who sealed it up and gave it to the same Country Fellow to carry to the Prince The Fellow informed him of all passages and told him how he had escaped through the Guard The Prince judged that he could not employ a fitter Man to carry back an answer to the Town which he undertook to perform for a Sum of Money but when he had the Princes Answer he carryed it to the Marquis to peruse and received from him a good reward When Prince Maurice was dead Henry his Brother succeeded him in his Employment and when the Marquis could not understand of the Enemies Condition he sent for his Country Fellow and caused him to counterfeit a Sickness which he pretended he had got by travelling in Winter and Frost to serve the Prince of Orange The Countrymans Wife goes to Prince Henry and complains of her Hufbands sad condition desiring him to pay him that stipend which his Brother had promis'd for his former Services The Prince was well pleased to find the Man that could carry Intelligence to the besieged Town and willed her to fetch him promising to pay not only that Money but much more if he would serve him as he had served his Brother After many great promises the Peasant was brought to the Prince and charged with a Letter to the Governour of Breda but instead of carrying it to the Town he brought it to the Marquis by this means he understood his Enemies purposes and conditions and knew how to prevent their Designs CHAP. LXXIV How the Duke of Alanson was like to have surprized Mons. THe plot was laid in this manner That a thousand Horse having with them a thousand Musketeers behind them should in the night hide themselves in the Woods near to the City to be ready to hasten to the Gates at the first call About thirty young Soldiers without Beards were to be apparelled like Country Girls with their Weapons privately hid about them to these some old Soldiers were added to accompany them in the garb of Country Clowns carrying with them Provisions for the Market for that day was chosen to surprize the City They were to have a Cart with them loaden with Country Commodities which some Walloons were to drive the better to procure an entrance without