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B09459
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A letter from the camp near the river Ricton the fourteenth of August
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R. M.
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1674
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Wing M72A; ESTC R224405
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a_o letter_n from_o the_o camp_n near_o the_o river_n ricton_n the_o foâ—rteenth_o of_o august_n as_o those_o that_o be_v save_v from_o a_o shipwracâ—_n delight_v themselves_o exceed_o in_o relate_v those_o danger_n they_o have_v avoid_v so_o i_o think_v it_o be_v very_o just_a that_o after_o a_o bloody_a battle_n i_o may_v have_v the_o pleasure_n to_o tell_v you_o the_o particular_n of_o it_o the_o zeal_n i_o haâ—e_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o my_o prince_n and_o the_o employment_n with_o which_o he_o have_v honour_v i_o in_o his_o army_n make_v i_o a_o party_n concern_v in_o this_o action_n to_o entertain_v you_o cavaliereman_n of_o a_o battle_n that_o be_v now_o the_o universal_a talk_n of_o all_o europe_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o the_o particular_n of_o it_o the_o most_o impartial_o and_o the_o most_o succinct_o that_o i_o can_v the_o ten_o of_o august_n the_o prince_n of_o conde_n be_v inform_v by_o a_o spy_n that_o the_o confedrate_n army_n be_v to_o march_v towards_o marimont_n upon_o that_o advice_n his_o highness_n send_v the_o count_n of_o st._n martin_n with_o five_o hundred_o horse_n to_o discover_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o report_n he_o have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o meet_v with_o a_o party_n of_o two_o hundred_o dutch_a horse_n he_o fall_v upon_o they_o brisk_o and_o after_o a_o short_a resistance_n in_o which_o most_o of_o they_o be_v kill_v and_o the_o rest_n take_v prisoner_n he_o come_v back_o to_o our_o camp_n and_o his_o prisoner_n do_v confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o those_o information_n we_o have_v receive_v from_o our_o spy_n immediate_o after_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n give_v order_n that_o the_o whole_a army_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o march_n and_o to_o fight_v and_o saturday_n last_o at_o break_v of_o the_o day_n we_o go_v out_o of_o our_o frenche_n our_o general_n send_v five_o thousand_o man_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o a_o wood_n as_o a_o post_n very_o commodious_a and_o of_o great_a advantage_n to_o our_o army_n to_o be_v short_a about_o ten_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n our_o man_n fall_v upon_o the_o rear_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o spaniard_n that_o compose_v it_o be_v the_o first_o expose_v to_o the_o fury_n of_o our_o soldier_n and_o in_o â—ess_n then_o two_o hour_n they_o be_v force_v to_o retire_v in_o great_a confusion_n to_o the_o main_a body_n of_o the_o dutch._n a_o little_a before_o his_o highness_n have_v send_v ten_o thousand_o man_n to_o attaque_fw-la eight_o regiment_n that_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n have_v leave_v to_o keep_v his_o baggage_n the_o sight_n be_v vigorous_o dispute_v in_o this_o place_n but_o at_o last_o the_o french_a make_v themselves_o master_n of_o it_o so_o far_o the_o enemy_n have_v lose_v six_o time_n more_o man_n than_o we_o â—ut_fw-la the_o van_n of_o our_o enemy_n compose_v of_o the_o german_n turn_v fall_v upon_o our_o troop_n the_o massacre_n be_v here_o the_o great_a and_o the_o most_o terrible_a about_o six_o of_o the_o clock_n both_o army_n be_v whole_o engage_v the_o confederate_n have_v at_o least_o fifteen_o thousand_o man_n more_o than_o we_o but_o magure_n those_o odds_o we_o force_v they_o to_o retire_v and_o to_o abandon_v we_o the_o victory_n the_o spaniard_n have_v lose_v about_o four_o thousand_o man_n the_o dutch_a as_o many_o but_o the_o slaughter_n be_v great_a of_o all_o among_o the_o german_n for_o above_o five_o thousand_o of_o they_o be_v leave_v dead_a or_o mortal_o wound_v upon_o the_o field_n we_o have_v lose_v above_o four_o thousand_o man_n and_o among_o they_o about_o eight_o hundred_o gentleman_n of_o two_o italian_a regiment_n that_o be_v in_o the_o confedrate_v army_n there_o be_v hardly_o man_n enough_o leave_v to_o make_v up_o a_o company_n mondony_n one_o of_o the_o colonel_n be_v kill_v and_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr sarondi_n be_v prisoner_n and_o dangerous_o wound_v the_o regiment_n of_o holstein_n of_o waldeck_n of_o vaudemont_n medode_v and_o lorraine_n have_v not_o above_o five_o hundred_o man_n leave_v the_o marquis_n daslentar_n who_o command_v the_o spanish_a cavalry_n be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o die_v last_o night_n of_o his_o wound_n le_fw-fr marquis_n del_fw-it guardo_fw-it le_fw-fr comte_n de_fw-fr falstanel_n and_o le_fw-fr marquis_n don_fw-mi alonzo_n del_fw-it prado_n be_v kill_v the_o prince_n of_o salme_n the_o duke_n of_o holstein_n the_o comte_n de_fw-fr merode_n be_v prisoner_n le_fw-fr prince_n pio_n le_fw-fr prince_n charles_n de_fw-fr lorraine_n le_fw-fr comte_n de_fw-fr st._n cuarin_n le_fw-fr marquis_n del_fw-it cada_n be_v dangerous_o wound_v we_o hard_o yesterday_o that_o geneaal_n souch_v have_v be_v wound_v with_o a_o pistol_n shoot_v in_o the_o shoulder_n but_o without_o any_o danger_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n escape_v without_o any_o hurt_n though_o he_o thru_v himself_o into_o the_o thick_a of_o our_o troop_n all_o our_o officer_n do_v praise_v exceed_o the_o stout_a carriage_n of_o that_o young_a general_n there_o be_v a_o true_a relation_n of_o our_o enemy_n loss_n we_o be_v nothing_o so_o great_a but_o yet_o they_o be_v considerable_a enough_o our_o general_n be_v preserve_v as_o by_o a_o miracle_n for_o he_o have_v two_o horse_n kill_v under_o he_o he_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o commander_n like_o a_o judicious_a and_o experience_a prince_n and_o that_o of_o a_o soldier_n like_o a_o stout_a man._n his_o son_n the_o brave_a duke_n of_o enguin_n that_o son_n so_o worthy_a of_o such_o a_o father_n do_v wonder_n in_o this_o battle_n but_o i_o fear_v that_o his_o glorious_a action_n will_v cost_v we_o very_o dear_a since_o in_o all_o probability_n his_o wound_n will_v prove_v mortal_a the_o duke_n of_o navailles_n have_v do_v nothing_o in_o this_o occasion_n contrary_a to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o past_a action_n luxemburg_n behave_v himself_o like_o a_o gallant_a soldier_n and_o a_o wise_a and_o a_o stout_a commander_n he_o be_v wound_v with_o a_o pike_n in_o the_o side_n but_o not_o dangerous_o in_o short_a the_o whese_fw-mi army_n do_v all_o that_o can_v be_v expect_v from_o gallant_a man_n we_o have_v lose_v a_o great_a many_o man_n of_o quality_n in_o this_o battle_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o comte_n de_fw-fr boise_n le_fw-fr marquis_n de_fw-fr merillon_n le_fw-fr comte_n de_fw-fr lustan_n le_fw-fr vice-comte_a de_fw-fr herrer_n le_fw-fr chevalier_n de_fw-fr laverdun_n be_v kill_v monsieure_fw-fr le_fw-fr comte_n de_fw-fr montal_n after_o a_o thousand_o action_n of_o valour_n be_v wound_v in_o four_o several_a place_n but_o the_o most_o dangerous_a be_v of_o a_o musket_n shoot_v in_o the_o thigh_n le_fw-fr chevalier_n de_fw-fr fourille_n the_o comte_n de_fw-fr buiston_n le_fw-fr marquis_n de_fw-fr beaurgard_n be_v dangerous_o wound_v our_o brother_n that_o command_v the_o regiment_n of_o vandesme_fw-fr in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o young_a colonel_n be_v wound_v in_o three_o several_a place_n but_o without_o any_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n he_o have_v lose_v above_o eight_o hundred_o man_n of_o his_o regiment_n for_o my_o part_n i_o have_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o escape_v without_o any_o hurt_n from_o a_o occasion_n where_o death_n have_v so_o plentiful_a a_o harvest_n we_o be_v in_o a_o daily_a expectation_n of_o a_o second_o battle_n for_o the_o prince_n be_v resolve_v to_o attaque_fw-la the_o enemy_n once_o more_o upon_o any_o favourable_a occasion_n it_o i_o be_o so_o happy_a to_o escape_v a_o live_v from_o the_o neat_a as_o i_o have_v from_o the_o last_o i_o will_v let_v you_o know_v all_o the_o particular_n of_o it_o in_o the_o intreim_fw-ge give_v i_o leave_v to_o assure_v you_o that_o no_o man_n in_o the_o world_n love_v you_o better_o then_o your_o ever_o kind_a friend_n and_o humble_a servant_n r._n m._n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1674._o