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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52637	A narrative of the late action between the French and confederate armies, on Saturday, the 1. of August, 1674 With an account of the grand officers, and numbers of common souldiers kill'd and taken prisoners on either side. Being two letters, the one from Brussels, and the other from Paris.		1674 (1674)	Wing N190; ESTC R224108	1,740	5

A NARRATIVE Of the late ACTION Between the FRENCH AND Confederate Armies On Saturday the 1. of August 1674. With an account of the Grand Officers and Numbers of Common Souldiers kill'd and taken Prisoners on either side Being two Letters the one from Brussels and the other from Paris LONDON Printed for Phillip Brooksby in VVestsmithfield 1674. Brussels August 3 13. 1674. YEsterday in the Morning his Highness the Prince of Orange and General Souches intending to pass their Army over a small River hard by the side of a VVood. After a considerable part of them were got over a strong party of French Troops that lay in Ambuscade in the aforesaid wood furiously sallying forth made an attacke upon Nine Regiments that were yet left behind of whom Three Regiments were immediately cut off and almost totally destroyed and the rest forced to give ground not able to withstand the fury of the French onset The fight whereof obliged those that were gone over the River to repair back again to their succour but in the mean time the French had made themselves Masters of the Prince of Oranges Carriages which w●●● soon after retaken and three times won and lost that day For the Prince of Conde sending in another fresh party of six thousand Horse which were met by some of our Troops of equal number and resolution put them to a stand and so succours being sent in from each side both the armies became in short time actually engaged in a fierce and bloody battel 〈◊〉 the ground on which they fought was very rough and craggy so that the Horse though they omitted not to use their utmost endeavours could not do that service as might otherwise have been expected Our Rear-guard being Spanish Troops received most detriment wherein the Dutch felt almost an equal share being forced to retreat towards the Imperialists who composed the Van The fight continued with much fierceness and obstinacy on either side for many honrs but at last the French retreated into their Trenches and the confederate Armies after some pursuit be took themselves the Prince of Orange to his former Post and the Imperialists to Mons. Certain it is there has been a very great loss of men on each side in this notable action but as to the certain number report as 't is usual on such occasions speaks very variously some telling of twenty thousand in all destroyed others sixteen thousand but the most moderate and probable account is ten thousand which we here do thus proportion six thousand five hundred of the French and three thousand five hundred of our Confederate Armies Amongst the former are great numbers of persons of Quality so that 't is confidently reported that not lefs than four hundred of the French Nobility and Getlemen of note are cut off on our side Monsieur De Cavier and Baron de Beck are kill'd Prince Charles of Lor●●●● 〈◊〉 Pio and Count Weldeck wounded the Prince of Salm the Duke of Holstern and the Count Marode and the Marquised Assentar being all wounded were taken prisoners of which we hear the laft is since dead of his wounds All reports agree that the Prince of Cr 〈…〉 in all things both as to Conduct and Courage 〈…〉 admiration Nor do we hear of any Commanders 〈…〉 their Duty on this glorious Occasion particularly the 〈◊〉 Governour of Maestricht has signalized himself by extraordi●●● 〈…〉 of Courage which may silence their envious reports 〈◊〉 endeavoured to fully his Honour about delivering up of that ●own our Governour the Count Monterey by an Express 〈◊〉 all the great Guns in this City to be often discharged 〈…〉 so ●mply sung in all our Churches and Victory to be burnt in all our Streets for Joy of our Success in this Engagement Paris 5 15. at 12 at Night AFter a long expectation we have certain advice of a Battel between our Forces and the Confederate Troops wherein the Dispute has been very sharp and bloody a●d yet we have much reason to believe that the success i●●lu●ed to our side for that we are certainly informed that our Troops have out of and utterly defeated the Enemies Rear-Guard and because we have taken Prisoners several of their principal Officers As the Marquess of Assentar the Prince of Salme and others with a considerable number of Common Souldiers a great deal of plunder and some Cannon The Prince of Con●e was in extraordinary danger being more than once dismounted and the Duke of Eng●ien his Son wounded so Likewise are Monsieur Rochfert Monsieur Montal the Chevaleir de Fourill●s the Count of Lussanna and divers other Commanders of Quality and as we are told between 4000. and 5000. Common Souldiers lost on our side but neer twice as many on the Enemies We hourly expect to hear of a second Engagement the rather for that the Marshal Turenna is as we at told forward on his March to Joyn with and Reinforce the Prince of Con●e with his Troops FINIS