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A43956	The history of the wars in Ireland, betwixt Their Majesties army and the forces of the late King James Giving an impartial relation of all the battles, sieges, rencounters, skirmishes and other material passages, revolutions and accidents that has happened in that kingdom since the year 1688. The second edition, corrected. To which is added, the siege of Lymerick, to the raising thereof; with the siege and surrender of Bandon, Cork, the Old and New Fort, and town of Kin-sale; with other material occurrences. By an officer in the Royal Army. Illustrated with the lively effigies of His Sacred Majesty, and the great commanders in the Army.	Officer in the Royal Army.	1691 (1691)	Wing H2190A; ESTC R218430	61,520	168

the Hedges CHAP. VIII The Irish Defeated at the Newry by Brigadeer Steward 30 Killed and 7 Taken Prisoners Colonel Wolsely takes Belturbet Lady Newcomens House Surrendred Duke Schonberg views Charlemont and takes Booty under the Walls Colonel Berry and St. John takes great Plunder Duke Sconberg's Proclamation against Cuasing and Swearing Duke Sconberg with a Party goes to Dundalk Colonel Woolsely defeats the Duke of Berwick at Cavan kills 300 takes great number of Officers Prisoners and 200 Common Soldiers Brigadeer Nugent Mortally Wounded Four Thousand pound in Brass-Money taken from the Rebels Sir John Laneer takes Bedloe-Castle Prince of Wirtenburgh and the Danes Land at Belfast The Famous Action of Monsieur Callimate at Charlemont 5000 French Land at Kinsale Colonel Hamilton's Tryal at Lisburn for the Escape of General Mac-Carty The Famous Action of Sir Cloudsly Shovel at Dublin-Bay NOv 29. Brigadeer General Steward receiving Intelligence by some Irish Deserters That the Rebels Quartered in Dundalk had formed a Design to surprise the Town and Pass of the Newry particularly by the Earl of Antrim's Regiment Quartered there He immediately drew out what Horse and Foot the little time would permit which exceeded not in all above Two Hundred and Fifty Men and went in Person at the Head of them and drew them up on a very advantagious Ground near the Pass just as the Enemy came up and our Party Attackt them so vigorously that they soon put the Enemy to the Rout Killing 30 on the Spot and taking Seventeen Prisoners among which were Five Officers He likewise took some hundred Head of Cattle and small Garrons And had our Party been larger the General was resolved to have marched to Dundalk Decemb. 4. Colonel Wolsely marched out with a small Party of the Inniskilling Forces in the Night to Belturbet and taking the Garrison at a surprise upon the first Summons they yielded to be conducted to the next Garrison About the same time a considerable Party of the Irish Forces had Attacked the House of the Lady Newcomen in the County of Longford which she defended very Bravely with the assistance of Two hundred of her British Tenants that she had got into her House neither could they take it for some time tho' they had made several vigorous Attacks upon it it being above 20 Miles from any English Garrison until they had brought some of their Field-Pieces and Bombs against it yet such was the Gallantry and Resolution of the Lady wherewith she maintained the Place even after the arrival of these Warlike Engines that she forced the Enemy to give very advantagious and honourable Terms namely That her Ladyship and Domestick Servants should continue in the House as formerly the Garrison having free liberty to March with their Arms Bag and Baggage to Lisnegarvy On the 12th of December His Grace the Duke of Schonberg went with a small Party to view the situation of Charlemont and took from under the Walls of the place fifty Horses forty Cows and about the like number of Sheep without the least opposition from the Rebels in Garrison except the firing of the Canon which did us no harm Our Forces at this time began to be in a very good condition and most of the Soldiers that were Sick in the Hospital began now to be very well recovered and gone to their Quarters but we had it confirmed among us from all hands that there still continued a great Mortality among the Irish Army On the 1st of January Lieut. Colonel Berry went out with a detached Party from Clownish and after having ranged for some time without being able to discover any Enemy he returned with the Plunder of Fifteen Hundred Cows besides Sheep and Garrons or small Horses and some time after another Party which Colonel Saint John's sent out from Armagh brought back Sixty Horses and an Hundred and fifty Sheep January 8. About this time Parties went out from several of our Garrisons and made Excursions into the Enemies Quarters and brought away several Thousand Head of black Cattle Sheep and small Horses or Garrons Complaint being made to His Grace the Duke of Schonberg at Lisburne of some Irregularities of our Army particularly the too frequent use of Cursing and Swearing His Grace immediately ordered the following Proclamation to be Published Entituled A Proclamation by Frederick Duke of Schonberg Lord General of all Their Majesties Forces c. WHereas the Horrid and Detestable Crimes of Profane Cursing Swearing and taking Gods Holy Name in vain being Sins of much Guilt and little Temptation have by all Nations and People and that in all Ages been punished with sharp and severe Penalties as great and grievous Sins And we to our great Grief and Trouble taking notice of the too srequent practice of these Sins by several under Our Command and that some have arrived to that height of Impiety that they are heard more irequently to invoke God to Damn them than to Save them and this notwithstanding the heavy and dreadful Iudgments of God upon us at this very time for these and our other Sins and notwithstanding the Penalties enjoyned by Their Majesties Articles of War on these Offenders And we justly fearing that Their Majesties Army may be more prejudiced by these Sins than advantaged by the Conduct and Courage of those Guilty of them do think fit strictly to Charge and Command all Officers and Soldiers under Our Command That they and every of them from hence-forward do forbear all vain Cursing Swearing and taking God's Holy Name in vain under the Penalties enjoyned by the aforesaid Articles and Our further Displeasure And that all Officers take particular care to put the said Articles of War in execution on all under their respective Commands guilty of the said Offences as they will answer the contrary at their utmost Peril Given at Our Head Quarters at Lisburn the 18th of January 1689. in the First Year of Their Majesties Reign Signed SCHONBERG On the 25th of January His Grace the Duke of Schonberg set out from Lisburn to visit our Forces in the Frontier Garrisons and gave the necessary Orders and returned again on the 30th On Feb. 6. A great number of Victuallers arrived at Belfast and brought us an account that the Danish Forces were on their March in order to their being Embarked for this Kingdom Feb. 12. His Grace the Duke of Schonberg our General having advice brought him to Lisburn That the Enemy were in motion about Dundalk he drew some Troops together and Marched himself with them to Dramore but Sir John Lanier and Colonel La Melioner who were sent before with a Party and went as far as Carlingford returned with an account that there were only Three Regiments at Dundalk neither that Garrison nor Droghedagh having receiv'd any reinforcements the Troops were countermanded except a Detachment of 500 Horse and Dragoons and as many Foot which was sent under the Command of Sir John Lanier towards Dundalk who had afterwards divers successful

Great Britains David His Worthies Dr Walker Count Schonberg Col. Wolseley Pr. of Denmark King William III. Duke Schonberg Count de Solmes L. Gen. Douglas M. Gen. Kirk These Worthies Nine them selve shall Eternize Their Acts one Volume could not well Comprize Mongst whom Great William justly leads Th●●'ve their Thousands he has ten thou slain THE HISTORY OF THE Wars in Ireland Betwixt Their Majesties Army AND THE Forces of the late King Iames. GIVING An Impartial Relation of all the Battles Sieges Rencounters Skirmishes and other Material Passages Revolutions and Accidents that has happened in that Kingdom since the Year 1688. The Second Edition Corrected To which is added The Siege of Lymerick to the Raising thereof with the Siege and Surrender of Bandon Cork the Old and New Fort and Town of Kin-sale with other Material Occurrences By an Officer in the Royal Army Illustrated with the Lively Effigies of His Sacred Majesty and the Great Commanders in the Army London Printed for Benj. Johnson in St. Paul's Church-Yard 1691. Price bound One Shilling ADVERTISEMENT THE World is grown so Nice and Critical upon Dedications and Prefaces that it will needs be Judging the Book by what they call the Wit of either though the former are generally stuffed with fulsom Panegyricks extolling the Vertues of some Grand Debauchee or Leud Sinner of the Age and the latter are filled up with Apologies to the Reader pretending to give a Reason for the making their Work Publick tho it s not one time in a Thousand that the World has the true One The Matter herein contained is TRVTH of History which requires no Apology and as such I do here present it to the World without either Vanity or Complement Therefore instead of a canting Preface to fill a Vacancy and please the Stationer I have put the Contents or Table of Matters whereby the Reader may at once take a full view of what is contained in this Little History THE TABLE OF THE MATTERS Contain'd in this BOOK CHAP. I. TYrconnel made Lord Deputy The Foundation of the Irish Troubles The Protestants in general Disarm'd throughout Ireland The Irish Cut-Throats Sons and Grand-Sons of the Massakers of Forty One Armed The Irish Clergy reassume their Bishopricks and Livings Notorious Abuses committed on the Protestant-Clergy The Act of Settlement broken by the Paplsts in all parts of Ireland Tyrconnel raises the Irish Raparees upon the Late King 's Abdieating the Goverment in England c. The Protestants in the North Arm. The Gates of London-Derry shut Collonel Phillips made Governour Then Collonel Lundy The Men of Inniskilling c. Assemble and choose Gustavus Hamilton Esp their Governour A mutual Contract between Inniskilling and Derry King William and Queen Mary Proclaimed at Inniskilling CHAP. II CAptain Hamilton Arrives from the Prince of Orange Collonel Philips sent to England for Aid Cuningham and Richards Arrive in the Lough of Derry with their Regiments King James Arrives with his Army before the Walls of Derry suspecting Treachery the Army Fires their Cannon on them Major Baker and Dr. Walker chose Governours of Derry Siege of Crome raised by the Men of Inniskilling The Two Mock Cannons taken Collonel Lloyd takes the Castle of Augher Collonel Lloyd Defeats a Body of the Irish takes Mac Donel their Commander Prisoner The strong Castles of Redhil and Bellishany taken by Collonel Lloyd CHAP. III. A Party of the Enemy at Derry march to Pennybourn-hill Lord Strabane Summons the Town but they return a Gallant Answer The Besiegers raise several Batteries which are soon Dismounted by the Besieged The Besieged make many successful Sallies killing multitudes of the Enemies Major General Kirk with 300 Sail Arrive in the Lough of Derry General Rosen and Hamilton make great Offers to the Gariison are rejected Great numbers of all sorts of poor Protestants driven before the Walls The Garison reduced to the last extremity Derry relieved by Kirk and the Siege raised the numbers of Men killed CHAP. IV. THE Inniskilling Men pursue the Rear of the Derry Irish Army takes 400 Horses and 300 Cows The Town of Omagh Taken General Sarsfield and Collonel Southerland appears with 6000 Men. Collonel Lloyd Besieges and takes Belturbet The Garison made Prisoners of War A Message from General Kirk to Inniskilling A Supply from General Kirk of Ammunition and Officers sent to Inniskilling Collonel Woolsely Arrives in Inniskilling Regiments the Forces there General Mac Carty appears with his Army before the Town of Crom raises Batteries against the Castle CHAP. V. COllonel Berry Marches to Relieve Lisnaskea and succeeds Marches after the Enemy Collonel Berry Fights the Enemies Army Commanded by Major General Alexander Hamilton Defeats them kills 200 of the Enemy takes 30 Prisoners Collonel Woolsely with 2000 Inniskilling Men Fights Mac Carties Army of 6000 gives them a Total Rout kill 3300 of the Enemy takes Mac. Carty himself Prisoner with all their Artillery Arms Baggage c. CHAP. VI. DUke Schonberg with the Army Embarks at Highlake with Ninety Sail of Ships Lands at Bangor The Men lye on their Arms all Night The Castle of Antrim Taken The Enemy quits Belfast Carrick-fergus resolves to make a resolute Defence The Duke in the Trenches Batteries raised and the Town Bombarded Hot Firing on both sides Officers killed in the Trenches The Famous Ingineer Richards carried out Wounded The Town offers to Capitulate and Surrenders upon Articles after 20 days Siege The Army Decamps Marches to Newry on the approach of whom the Duke of Berwick Burns and quits the Place The Army Encamps on the Plains of Dundalk CHAP. VII DUke Schonberg on the Burning of the Newry sends a Trumpet to the Duke of Berwick The Enemy quit Dundalk without Burning it Our Army Encamp on the Plains of Dundalk The Enemy about Ardee Collonel Lloyd Defeats 5000 Irish near Slego Kills 700 and takes 300 Prisoners with their Commander A Conspiracy of French Papists discovered in the English Camp A Captain and Four others Hanged 50 more sent Prisoners to England Collonel Lloyd with a Party of Inniskilling-Men takes the Castle of Dramnasna and James-Town Great Mortality in the Irish Camp of which 15000 Die Dake Schonberg's Proclamation of Provisions The Irish March into Winter Quarters James-Town quitted The Fight at Slego between Collonel Lloyd a French Officer and Sarsfield The English Army Decamp and go into Winter Quarters The Actions of the Newry between a Party of Collonel Ingolsby's and 700 Irish Collonel Cambon's Action at Charlemont CHAP. VIII THE Irish Defeated at the Newry by Brigadeer Steward 30 Killed and 7 Taken Prisoners Collonel Woolsely takes Belturbet Lady Newcomens House Surrendred Duke Schonberg views Charlemont and takes Booty under the Walls Collonel Berry and St. John takes great Plunder Duke Schonberg's Proclamation against Cursing and Swearing Duke Schonberg with a Party goes to Dundalk Collonel Woolsely Defeats the Duke of Berwick at Cavan Kills 300 Takes great number of Officers Prisoners and 200 Common Souldiers Brigadeer

Nngent Mortally Wounded Four Thousand pound in Brass-Money taken from the Rebels Sir John Laneer takes Bedloe Castle Prince Wirtenburgh and the Danes Land at Belfast The Famour Action of Mounsieur Callimate at Charlemont 5000 French Land at Kingsale Collonel Hamilton's Tryal at Lisburn for the escape of General Mac-Carty CHAP. IX SIR Clovesly Shovel Arrives at Belfast with Money Armes and Ammunition for the Army The Famous Action of Sir Clovesly Shovel at the Bay of Dublin related Charlemont Surprized by an Ambuscade in the Night The Governour of Charlemont demands a Party and Surrenders May 13th the Articles of Capitulation The Duke views the Situation of Charlemont and the Garrison as they March out May 15th Collonel Woolsely with Twelve Hundred Men Besieges Bellingarny raises Works against it and beats the Enemy from their Out Works Preparations to Storm the Place The Garrison hang out a White Flag and after Capitulates The number Killed and Wounded in the Siege CHAP. X. BRief Accounts of the Transactions of the Late King James towards the Protestants in several parts of Ireland The sham Pardon of the Inhabitants of the Town of Bandon and the Cruelty afterwards used towards them The Transactions of the Earl of Seaforth Sir R. Neagle and Sir Tho. Southwel Particular Cruilties towards the Protestants at Limerick and Dublin The several sham Proclamations to ensnare the Protestants The particular Invoice of the Protestants Goods seized in Dublin and sent to the French King The Late King 's seizing the Farmers Bread-Corn to the almost starving of the Protestant Inhabitants The Inhumane and Barbarous Usage of the Protestants at Galway by Order of the Late King The Ravishing of the Farmers Daughter in Dublin at Noon-day before her Fathers Face The Murthering three Protestant Clothiers in the Suburbs of Dublin The Cruelties of the French towards the English Clergy c. CHAP. XI GReat Plunder taken by the English near Finagh and Kells 27 Miles of Dublin Castle-Blany and several Villages burnt The Rebels break down the Bridges between Newry and Dundalk Duke Schonberg goes to Belfast the 14th June expecting the King June 15th The King Lands at Carrickfergus His great Reception in all Places with several addresses presented to him June 24th His Majesty goes to Newry A Camp is there form'd The King's Message to the Irish The Irish quit Dundalk and retires to Ardee The whole English Army Encamps on the Plains of Dundalk The Irish quit Ardee post themselves on the Boyne June 30th the King Encamps within sight of the Irish Army Is Wounded with a Cannon Ball viewing the Enemies Camp July 1st Part of the English Army passes the Boyne The whole Irish Army Defeated and retires after their King to Dublin The Condition of Dublin on the Approach of the English Army King James retires to Waterford The English Army Encamp at Finglass from whence the King goes to Dublin CHAP. XII THE Kingss Declaration Pardoning the Irish Commonality Cavan and Slego Surrender Longford and Lord Longford's House Burnt Earl Tyrone displaced at Waterford and Lacy made Governour Four Hundred Head of Cattle taken from the Baparees Clonmell quitted and Sarsefield with Five Thousand Men retires from before it towards Lymerick Waterford Summoned by the King begins to Capitulate Surrenders on Articles Lord Dover and Howard Submit Limerick possessed by the French The King on His way for England alters His Resolutions Captain Buck Surrenders Duncannon Douglas and Kirk join the Army Yaughall Surrendred The Army before Lymerick The History of The Wars in Ireland CHAP. I. Tyrconnel made Lord Deputy The Foundation of the Irish Troubles The Protestants in general Disarm'd throughout Ireland The Irish Cut-Throats Sons and Grand-Sons of the Massakers of Forty One Armed The Irish Clergy re-assume their Bishopricks and Livings Notorious Abuses committed on the Protestant-Clergy The Act of Settlement broken by the Papists in all parts of Ireland Tyrconnel raises the Irish Raparees upon the late King 's Abdicating the Government in England c. The Protestants in the North Arm. The Gates of London-Derry shut Colonel Philips made Governor Then Colonel Lundy The Men of Inniskilling c. Assemble and choose Gustavus Hamilton Esq their Governor A mutual Contract between Inniskilling and Derry King William and Queen Mary Proclaimed at Inniskilling THE late King James sometime after his Accession to the Imperial Crown of these Kingdoms sending the Earl of Tyrconnel his Deputy into Ireland an Irish Papist and one who was known to be a mortal Hater of the English Interest the Protestants in that Kingdom soon groaned under the Fears of approaching Miseries for he was scarce warm in his Place before the Protestants in general were Disarm'd and Displac'd many of them after the most signal Services of their Fathers and themselves to the Crown and the Arms put into the hand of the Off-spring of the Bloody Murtherers of Forty One nay not only the Off-spring but many of the very hands that committed those Massacres were Arm'd by Authority at the same time that Protestants were thrust out of the Army on pretence that some one or other of their Relations had ingaged with the Usurpers tho' themselves had served the King to their utmost Extremities and many were cashiered against whom even that pretence could not be found and who had bought their Places with the King's License and laid out all they had upon it till at last being a Protestant was given for the reason And they were discouraged by all the Artifice of Jesuit or Irish and even threatn'd another Massacre by many of their lesser Polititians All the Bishopricks and Livings that fell in the King's Gift were kept Vacant and the Revenues given to the Popish Clergy Their Bishops kept publick Visitations in the Vacant Diocesses and assumed even the Title one of whom was made Secretary of State and signed himself by the Name of his Bishopricks in all his Warrants and Dispatches that none might plead Ignorance of the King's Intentions towards us And we were told by some of the prime Ministers of State That the King would fill no Protestant Vacancies in the Church so that we saw great part of the Churches in their Possession and nothing interpose for the remainder but the Lives of the present Clergy And for our Civil Rights our Judges Justices of the Peace Sheriffs and even Constables were for the most part made of Papists And the Act of Settlement was then doom'd in every Coffee-House to the same condemnation under which it has fall'n since And the Army being intirely in these worst of Popish Hands the most Barbarous Irish who had thrown off Humanity it self our prospect was all black and dismal In this condition we were in when the news came that the late King James had voluntary thrown up his Government Disbanded his Army and was retired some said to a Monastry some to Rome and some Dead as every Man's Fancy led him and which to believe we knew not At this

Skirmishes with the Enemy On the 13th His Grace returned to Lisburne where he receiv'd the following Account by Letters from Colonel Wolsely Dated at Belturbet the 12th as followeth I send your Grace this Express to give you an account of the Fight we had Yesterday with the Enemy at Cavan On Monday at Four in the Afternoon I marched from Belturbet with a Detachment of 700 Foot and 300 Horse and Dragoons We passed the River at 12 at Night Two Miles above Callihays where were Two of the Enemies Scouts The Signal of our Motion was given by Firing several Musquets down the River and making a great Fire upon a high Hill I had carried my Men all over about one a Clock and intended to have been at Cavan about an hour before day but the Ways were so bad and defiles so many that we got not thither till half an hour after day-break where we found the Duke of Berwick which I did not expect who arrived there the Night before with 2500 Men which with the Garrison made a Body of 4000 Men all drawn up in good order before the Town and near the Fort so soon as I had disposed of my Men as the Ground would give me leave I charged them and after an hours dispute we beat them out of the Field The Duke of Berwick had his Horse shot Colonel O Rely Governor of Cavan killed on the place with two Lieutenant Colonels the one a French-man the other an Irish-man whose Name was Goughagan a Man in great Esteem with them but most of our Men fell presently upon the Plunder both in the Field and in the Town so that we were in the greatest confusion imaginable which the Enemy seeing from the Fort made a very strong Sally upon us and came on so briskly that I thought all had been lost I went with all the speed I could to a place where I had posted some Detatchments of Foot at the beginning of the Fight who had not been engaged at all and I found them all there being about 250 with these and about 80 Horse and Dragoons I opposed the Enemy who I judged to be about 1500 At the same time seeing it impossible to get our Men out of the Town I sent a Party of Horse with Orders to Burn it which was immediately done and so the Soldiers were forced to quit it and having joyned those that were Fighting we drove the Enemy like Sheep into the Fort which being a strong Place and full of Men and our Men being extreamly fatiegued I did not think fit to Attack it It was a very unfortunate force which the Soldiers falling to Plunder put upon me to Burn the Town for there was in it as much Provision as would have served this Garrison six Months All the Houses were full of Bread Meal and Wheat and a vast quantity of Oats and Beans The Prisoners give me this Account That the Duke of Berwick was to Command at Cavan a Body of Ten Thousand Men which were to be made up by Detachments out of the whole Army The first place he was to Attack was this which was to have been done this day and these were the Forces your Grace had so frequent Intelligence of but I suppose the Neck of this Design is broke we having destroyed all their Provisions both for Men and Horse and what I believe is as great a loss to them we have blown up all their Ammunition which was lodged in the Town So soon as my Men have refreshed themselves I will have another Bout with them for the Fort which I believe they will quit of themselves for they have no Provisions or cover for their Men now the Town is destroyed We have lost about Twenty Men my Major Traherne Captain Armstrong and Captain Mayo with Captain La Maugere a French Reformed Officer were killed and Captain Blood an Ingineer shot in the side Of the Enemy Three Hundred were killed and four Captains five Lieutenants two Ensigns and a Quarter-Master with Two Hundred Men taken Prisoners Our Men shewed in this as in former occasions a very great forwardness to Engage the Enemy notwithstanding the inequality of their Number and gave new prooss of their Courage and Bravery and particularly Major General Kirk's Men. The Eight French Officers your Grace sent hither likewise behaved themselves very well This day being February the 16th His Grace received another Express from Colonel Wolsely with the following Account Written at Belturbet the 14th Instant Since I Writ my last a Gentleman is come in here from the County of Westmeath who tells me he saw after the Fight at Cavan great numbers of Soldiers all without Arms having thrown them away in their flight so that the Road and Ditches were filled with them That he saw likewise a great many Wounded Men among whom were several Officers That Brigadeer General Nugent was Mortally Wounded And that the Irish own the loss of Three Hundred Men and of Fourteen Commission Officers killed upon the Place We have taken from the Enemy 4000 pound in Brass Money February 17. Twelve Officers French and Irish that were Taken at the Battle at Cavan were brought Prisoners to the Castle of Carick-fergus February 20. Sir John Lanier with his Party at the Newry marched from thence to Dundalk and passing by Bedloe-Castle in which there was an Ensign with Thirty Four Men Colonel Levison's Dragoons immediately Stormed it Killed Ten of the Rebels and took the rest Prisoners and Burnt the Castle in which there was a great deal of Provisions Then they advanced to the back of the Town of Dundalk Brigagadeer Steward marching at the same time with the Foot to the other side of the Town and Burnt about Twenty Houses the Garrison keeping close with their Intrenchments After which they returned to Newry with a Booty of a Thousand Cows and Two Hundred Garoons having had a French Lieutenant Killed and five Dragoons Wounded March 6. Four Hundred Danes Landed at Belfast and the next day the Prince of Wirtenburgh their General Landed with many more On which His Grace the Duke of Schonberg went from Lisburne to take a View of the Danish Forces and gave Orders for their several Quarters in particular Towns The Regiment of Callimote being posted this Winter along the River called Black-Water and near Lough-Neagh they greatly streightned the Garrison of Charlemont on that side and hindred their having any Correspondence with the County of Tyrone On the 8th of March Colonel La Callimote possessed himself of a small Village within a Mile of Charlemont The Enemy upon notice of it came out with 300 Men to Attack us but though we had not had time to Intrench our selves yet we repulsed them with the loss of Three Men on their side and one wounded on ours We were employed the next day and the following in casting up some little Works and in observing the Avenues of the Place and the Enemies Out-Posts on both sides the River which

said Now I see my Men will stand some Guns were sent to our Horse and about five in the Evening we brought some of our Guns to bear and dismounted one of theirs and with our Bombs beat down several Tents next adjoyning to those of the late King James and the Count de Lauzun His Majesty rested very well at Night and at Eight the next Morning being July 1. was again-on Horseback and while the great Bullets were flying the Prince of Dermstadts Horse was shot in the Neck By a Protestant Deserter that swam over the River last night we were informed that the Enemy were 25000 strong that they had sent away some of their heaviest Baggage in order as they gave out to Fight us The King commanded the Count de Schonberg to march with all the Horse and Dragoons of the first and second Line of the Right Wing and the Brigade of Trelawney and to pass the River about four Miles from the Camp in order to take the Enemy in Flank while the rest of our Army passed it nearer Drogheda over against their Camp which the Enemy perceiving they marched part of their Army to oppose the Count de Schonberge who had already broke some of their Squadrons of Horse and Dragoons that advanced to hinder his passing the River and drew them up in Batalia about a Mile and a half from the place where he had passed the River The King being informed of what had passed on that side sent Licutenant General Douglass with two Brigades of Foot to re-inforce the Count d● Schonberg who thereupon changed his Order of Battle making a Wing of Horse on his Right and another on his Left and placing the Foot in the middle In this posture he marched towards the Enemy whom he found drawn up in Batalia and charging the Enemy after some small Resistance put them into disorder and followed them Fighting as far as the Village called Duleek The Earl of Portland and Monsieur Overkirke had part in this Action as Mareschals de Camp In the mean time the King caused the rest of the Foot of the first Line consisting of the Brigades of la Meloniere which was on the Right of Hanmer and the Danes to march The three Batalions of the Dutch Guards were at the head of them and passed the Ford on the Right over against the Village before mentioned from whence they beat the Enemy that were posted there The Battalion of la Meloniere followed them on the Lest and these four Battalions being the first that passed the River suffered pretty much of the latter there were five Officers killed and eight wounded and about sixty Soldiers killed and wounded Monsieur Calimote followed the Dutch Guards with his Detachement of 600 Men whereof mention was made before and after them the Regiment Cambon And here it was that Collonel Calimote received a Shot of which he is since dead and several of his Officers were killed upon the place Duke Schonbergh headed the Dutch Foot-Guards and the King the Inniskilling Horse telling them They should be His Guards that Day Some of the Irish Horse oppos'd the Dutch Foot who fought up to the middle in Water and were almost born down before some Horse which they long called for could come up to their Relief In passing this Ford Dr. Walker Famous for the Siege of Derry was killed The Brigade of Hanmer passed next another Ford the Count de Nassau being at the head of them as Major-General and the Danes passed on their left Commanded by the Prince of Wirtembergh After these passed the Horse of the left Wing but in the mean time some of the Enemies Squadrons as before mentioned advanced and Attack'd our Foot And a Squadron of the Enemies Guard du Corps pierced with great Vigour as far as a little Village where we lost our great General his Grace the Duke of Schonberg who advanced thither to observe the Enemies motion Those that were about his Grace had before done all they could to perswade him to retire from thence but they could not prevail with him He was killed with a Carbine shot in the Neck and three Cuts over the Head and one on his Face Captain Foubert who was next to him and had likewise received a wound in the Arm got from his Horse to help the Duke but he died immediately without speaking a word By this time the King had got over the River who in passing it with his Horse met with the like opposition The Danish Horse once gave way but the King went himself and brougt them up again and at the head of the Horse Charged the Enemy who after some Resistance retired Fighting Commanded by Lieutenant-General de la Hoquelle and Lieutenant-General Hamilton Monsieur de Lauzun being with the body who made head against the Count de Schonberg the late King James himself no● Engaging but standing at the Reer of them on a rising Ground out of harm● way The Enemy retreated from Defile to Defile our Horse pursuing them as far as Duleek where the King with the Forces he had with them joined those of the Count de Schonberg The Enemy retired about 3 Miles farther and there Posted themselves in a very advantageous place and the King followed them with his Horse and Dragoons and Orders were given to Attack them there but it being very late and the Fight having lasted from 10 in the Morning 'till 9 at Night his Majesty did not think fit to engage the Troops any farter but ordered the Horse and Dragoons to remain in Arms all Night He returned to Duleek where the Foot Encampt But in the Night the Enemy retired in great Confusion We took their Baggage and eight Pieces of Cannon July the 2d the King sent Monsieur de la Meliouere Brigadier-General with a Detachment of 300 Foot and 1000 Horse with 8 Pieces of Cannon to invest Drogheda Being arrived there the Governour receiv'd the first Summons with great contempt but the King sending him Word That if they forc'd his Cannon to be Fired on them he would not give them any Quarter This so frighted the Governour that having kept the Trumpeter some time he returned Monsier de la Melionier this Answer That he would Surrender the Place upon fair Capitulation viz. To march out with Arms and Baggage Colours Flying c. but that otherwise he would defend the place to the last Extremity Melonier sent him Word That his Orders were only to suffer them to march out without Arms and that he must quickly resolve whether he would accept of this Offer In the mean time Monsieur de la Meloniere had caused two Batteries to be raised which would be ready the next Morning by break of Day But the Officers of the Garison after having consulted together resolved to yield and the Capitulation being Signed they delivered up a Gate and marched out about an Hour after between thirteen and fourteen hundred Men and were conducted to Athlone