The two battles of Newbury, the substance of a paper1859 |
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... forces , as she was standing on a small plank and sayling on it over the river of Newbury . " This story is substantially the same as that to which I have above referred . On the frontispiece is a rude woodcut representing an old ...
... forces , as she was standing on a small plank and sayling on it over the river of Newbury . " This story is substantially the same as that to which I have above referred . On the frontispiece is a rude woodcut representing an old ...
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... force they vigorously repelled , but the assault in time became a blockade ; -supplies ran short , and " famine was sore " within the city walls . The Earl of Essex , with a few brigades of horse and a strong force of infantry composed ...
... force they vigorously repelled , but the assault in time became a blockade ; -supplies ran short , and " famine was sore " within the city walls . The Earl of Essex , with a few brigades of horse and a strong force of infantry composed ...
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... forces and London , would be a master stroke of strategy , more than sufficient to compensate for their defeat at Gloucester . It might even give them possession of the Metropolis , at that time not only ungarrisoned but undefended ...
... forces and London , would be a master stroke of strategy , more than sufficient to compensate for their defeat at Gloucester . It might even give them possession of the Metropolis , at that time not only ungarrisoned but undefended ...
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... forces , that night expected , until they entered the houses and surprised them in bed . " - Somers ut supra p . 328. The great Napoleon said of his Austrian antagonists , " their Marshals never can be taught to know the value of ...
... forces , that night expected , until they entered the houses and surprised them in bed . " - Somers ut supra p . 328. The great Napoleon said of his Austrian antagonists , " their Marshals never can be taught to know the value of ...
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... also retreated , conceiving our forces had been considerable , so the town was preserved from plundering and the enemy prevented from further advancing . ' grinning honour ......... If there could be an expedient found 11.
... also retreated , conceiving our forces had been considerable , so the town was preserved from plundering and the enemy prevented from further advancing . ' grinning honour ......... If there could be an expedient found 11.
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amongst army artillery ballad BATTLES OF NEWBURY beaten betwixt bloody brave brigade of horse Cavaliers charged civil Colonel commander Cornwall courage Cromwell Cromwell's dashed Doleman's Donnington Castle Earl Carnarvon Earl of Essex Earl of Manchester Edmund Ludlow enemies English Falkland field fierce fight at Newbury forces fortified fought gallant garrison gentlemen George Lisle Gloucester guard Hampden hedge honour House of Stuart infantry intrepid Ironsides King Charles king's horse Lambourn Laud leaders Lieutenant-General little meade London prentices London train-bands Lord Clarendon Ludlow main body Majesty marched Marston Moor military musket night numbers Oliver Oxford Parliament Parliamentarian party Prince of Wales Prince Rupert Queen Queen's Life Guards rashness Regii regiment repulsed resolution Risingham river Lambourn Roundhead royal horse Royalists says Sept Shaw House shot side Sir Roger Manley Sir William Waller Skippon skirmish soldiers Speen hill Speen Moor squadron sword Symonds town triumph troopers victory
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Страница 5 - are most of them old decayed serving men, and tapsters and such kind of fellows and,' said I, 'their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that have honour and courage and resolution in them?
Страница 5 - I raised such men as had the fear of God before them, and made some conscience of what they did, and from that day forward, I must say to you, they were never beaten, and wherever they were engaged against the enemy they beat continually...
Страница 5 - My Troops increase. I have a lovely company ; you would respect them, did you know them. They are no ' Anabaptists;' they are honest sober Christians" — they expect to be used as men!
Страница 31 - ... were afraid of beating the King too well, would never end this Cause in a good way. Whereupon...
Страница 2 - Has not this present parliament A ledger to the Devil sent, Fully empower'd to treat about Finding revolted witches out ? And has not he, within a year, Hang'd threescore of them in one shire ? Some only for not being drown'd, And some for sitting above ground, Whole days and nights, upon their breeches.
Страница 5 - And thus being well armed within by the satisfaction of their own consciences, and without, by good iron arms, they would as one man stand firmly and charge desperately.
Страница 9 - Now, quoth the noble Earl, courage my soldiers all, Fight and be valiant, the spoil you shall have ; And be well rewarded all from the great to the small ; But looke that the women and children you save.
Страница 5 - I beseech you be careful what captains of horse you choose, what men be mounted; a few honest men are better than numbers. Some time they must have for exercise. If you choose godly honest men to be captains of horse, honest men will follow them, and they will be careful to mount such.
Страница 31 - Essex's army ; and it was believed that he himself with his commanders, rather endeavoured to become arbiters of war and peace than conquerors for the Parliament, for it was known he had given out such expressions...
Страница 17 - ... sure, unless, by an improvement of honour, they advanced forward, to pursue their advantage on their enemies. Although the night did now draw on, yet neither of the armies did draw off : the enemy's horse, in a great body, did stand on the...