THE
HISTORY
OF
THE
Last
Campagne
IN
FLANDERS
,
1695.
THE
Issue
of
the
last
Year's
Campagne
left
the
Scale
of
War
beginning
to
incline
favourably
on
our
side
;
for
though
the
Enemies
at
first
seem'd
to
command
the
Field
,
and
that
their
Army
domineer●d
to
the
very
Gates
of
Maestricht
,
yet
at
last
they
had
much
ado
to
cover
the
Conquer'd
Flanders
from
an
Invasion
,
and
were
forced
to
leave
Huy
open
to
a
Siege
,
and
suffer
it
quietly
to
fall
in
our
hands
,
when
it
was
so
convenient
a
Post
for
Liege
,
and
an
Out-work
not
only
necessary
for
its
safety
,
but
that
likewise
gave
us
the
liberty
of
the
Meuse
to
the
very
Gates
of
Namur
,
to
form
an
attempt
on
that
side
when
ever
we
should
have
the
Superiority
of
the
Field
;
therefore
whatever
the
Enemies
may
have
boasted
of
their
precipitate
Marches
the
last
year
to
cover
their
Towns
in
Flanders
,
and
to
maintain
their
Frontier
at
Courtray
,
yet
what
we
did
then
,
open'd
the
way
to
the
Great
and
Glorious
Undertaking
of
this
happy
and
successful
Campagne
.
This
would
be
a
very
strange
and
surprizing
turn
to
a
Man
that
should
know
no
more
of
the
Affairs
of
this
War
,
tha●
what
he
has
read
in
the
Flourishes
of
the
French
Panegyrists
,
or
that
has
been
us'd
hitherto
to
the
frequent
Musick
of
Te
Deums
for
several
Successes
pretended
to
be
due
to
the
Justice
of
an
ambitious
aggresser's
Cause
.
When
we
lo●t
the
Battle
of
Landen
,
nothing
less
according
to
their
accounts
could
be
expected
than
the
loss
of
the
Spanish
Netherlands
;
and
't
was
the
French
Kings
own
expression
,
That
there
was
nothing
but
what
he
might
expect
from
such
a
Victory
,
and
nothing
but
what
we
ought
to
fear
after
such
a
Defeat
[
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†
Letter
to
sing
the
Te
Deum
▪
And
yet
it
is
from
the
loss
of
this
very
Battle
that
we
must
date
the
declining
of
our
victorious
Enemies
greatness
.
The
following
Campagne
,
they
found
themselves
uncapable
to
pursue
their
so
much
boasted
Success
,
and
to
act
offensively
,
by
the
considerable
increase
of
our
Strength
:
And
in
this
the
Success
of
the
War
has
appeared
signally
of
our
side
,
and
we
ought
always
to
thank
God
for
●o
extraordinary
a
Blessing
.
This
variety
of
Events
in
the
Affairs
of
War
ought
to
teach
us
,
at
the
expence
of
our
Enemies
,
not
to
be
arrogant
nor
insulting
in
Success
,
but
still
to
be
thankful
to
God
,
to
keep
within
the
bounds
of
Moderation
,
and
not
to
suffer
our selves
,
to
be
transported
to
such
Extravagancies
which
now
upon
this
happy
turn
of
the
Scale
of
War
,
render
the
flattering
and
insolent
Writings
of
our
Enemies
ridiculous
to
the
meaner
and
the
most
ordinary
Reader
.
If
the
Counsels
of
our
Enemies
during
the
precedent
Winter-Quarters
▪
were
still
contriving
some
new
designs
to
advance
their
Conquests
,
they
became
so
sensible
(
the
last
Winter
)
of
the
Increase
of
the
Allies
Strength
and
Power
,
that
far
from
projecting
any
new
Attempts
upon
our
Frontiers
,
they
began
very
early
to
provide
for
the
defence
and
security
of
their
own
;
they
found
what
shifts
they
were
put
to
the
last
Campagne
to
cover
their
Conquests
in
Flanders
from
an
Invasion
;
and
if
they
succeeded
in
the
defence
of
it
,
yet
the
undertaking
made
them
jealous
of
our
further
designs
against
their
Frontier
of
this
side
;
this
made
them
resolve
to
leave
no
way
open
(
if
possible
)
to
any
attempt
against
them
in
this
Countrey
,
which
,
bordering
upon
the
Sea
,
a
Conquest
here
would
be
so
much
the
more
dangerous
that
it
may
draw
the
reduction
of
Dunkirk
after
it
,
or
at
least
,
it
would
expose
it
to
the
hazard
of
a
Siege
,
which
of
all
their
places
in
the
Low-Countries
,
is
the
most
important
for
them
to
maintain
.
The
way
was
open
from
the
Water
of
Ipre
,
to
the
Lys
,
and
as
for
their
Old
Line
from
the
Lys
to
the
Scheld
,
they
found
it
of
a
troublesome
length
,
and
difficult
to
keep
,
and
that
it
did
not
sufficiently
cover
their
Countrey
so
long
as
Courtray
lay
exposed
to
us
▪
The
Lys
and
the
Scheld
incline
very
much
to
one
another
in
this
place
,
which
makes
the
distance
between
these
two
Rivers
half
less
than
it
is
between
Menin
and
Pont
d'
Espiers
;
and
therefore
as
for
this
reason
it
was
so
much
the
easier
to
de●end
,
so
likewise
it
was
very
necessary
for
the
Safety
of
Courtray
,
which
though
weak
of
Scituation
,
yet
could
not
be
attack'd
,
as
long
as
they
kept
a
Line
here
.
For
this
reason
the
Enemies
resolv'd
to
make
a
new
Line
between
the
Lys
and
the
Scheld
,
which
should
begin
at
St.
John's
Porte
at
Courtray
,
and
should
terminate
●t
self
on
the
Scheld
between
Bossu
and
Avelghem
;
and
likewise
to
make
another
from
Ipre
to
Comines
upon
the
Lys
,
thereby
to
shelter
their
pais
conquis
from
any
design
▪
Accordingly
about
the
middle
of
March
last
,
they
summoned
the
Boors
of
all
the
Countrey
round
about
to
rendezvouz
at
Ipre
and
Courtray
,
and
being
all
ready
towards
the
latter
end
of
the
Month
,
the
Mareschal
de
Bouflers
,
who
re●ided
at
Lisle
as
Governour
of
the
French
Fland●rs
,
drew
out
all
the
Frontier
Garrisons
to
cover
the
Pioneers
,
whilst
they
should
work
at
the
new
Line
,
and
incamp'd
with
them
at
Belleghem
near
Courtray
,
where
he
had
his
head
Quarters
.
Upon
this
Motion
of
the
Enemies
,
our
Garrisons
had
orders
to
be
ready
to
march
,
and
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
,
with
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
,
waited
upon
the
Elector
at
Brussels
,
where
they
held
a
Council
of
War
,
and
resolv'd
that
a
Detachment
of
Five
Hundred
Men
out
of
every
Battallion
in
Garrison
in
Flanders
,
Brussels
,
Malines
,
Louvain
,
and
the
Neighbouring
Dutch
Garrisons
,
should
be
drawn
out
to
form
a
Camp
between
Deinse
and
Ghent
,
in
order
to
oppose
,
if
possible
,
this
new
work
of
the
Enemies
.
The
Garrison
of
Malines
,
Louvain
,
and
others
the
most
remote
march'd
the
first
of
April
towards
the
General
Rendezvouz
,
and
the
Elector
left
Brussels
,
attended
by
the
Prince
de
Vaudemont
,
the
Dukes
of
Holstein
Ploen
and
Wirtembergh
,
and
came
to
Ghent
the
4th
,
to
put
himself
at
the
head
of
the
Army
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Garrisons
of
Ghent
and
Bruges
,
with
the
Regiments
of
Mackay
and
Graham
from
Ostend
,
and
Lorne
from
Damme
march'd
,
and
by
the
6th
.
they
were
all
at
the
General
Rendezvouz
between
Deinse
and
Ghent
,
commanded
by
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
who
took
his
Quarters
at
Oydonck
,
and
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
,
who
took
his
at
Nevel
;
our
Right
reach'd
towards
the
Abbey
of
Drongen
,
and
our
left
was
at
Deinse
;
and
our
whole
Army
consisted
of
about
Seventy
Battallions
,
being
a
Detachment
of
Five
Hundred
Men
a●
Battallion
;
so
that
our
Strength
was
computed
to
be
about
35000
Foot
.
The
Garrisons
of
the
Meuse
did
not
stir
,
nor
those
in
Holland
;
but
the
Garrison
of
Dixmuyde
,
and
those
quarter'd
in
or
about
Newport
,
had
orders
to
be
ready
to
march
,
being
reinforced
with
the
Regiments
of
St.
Amand
and
Soutlandt
from
Sluys
.
The
Cavalry
drew
out
30
Men
of
a
Troop
from
the
same
Garrisons
▪
so
that
our
Army
at
Deinse
consisted
of
near
Fifty
Thousand
Men
,
but
the
Season
was
yet
so
early
,
that
the
Ground
produc'd
no
Forrage
,
which
was
so
much
the
more
retarded
by
reason
of
the
rigour
of
the
precedent
Winter
,
and
the
Troops
were
subsisted
with
dry
Forrage
from
the
Magazines
of
Ghent
.
Whether
't
was
to
make
a
diversion
to
oblige
the
Enemies
to
draw
off
some
of
their
Forces
from
the
defence
of
their
new
Lines
,
to
facilitate
the
forcing
of
them
by
our
Army
at
Deinse
,
or
whether
we
were
jealous
of
Dixmuyde
,
that
the
Enemies
might
have
some
design
upon
it
,
whilst
the
main
Body
of
our
Army
was
Incamp'd
near
Deinse
,
I
cannot
determine
;
but
whil'st
the
Enemy
were
working
very
busily
at
their
New
Lines
,
a
Train
of
Artillery
was
sent
from
Ghent
to
Bruges
,
with
an
Escort
of
Five
Hundred
Dragoons
,
Camerlings
Ambacht
(
or
Countrey
about
the
Canal
of
Newport
)
had
orders
to
repair
upon
a
Minutes
warning
,
with
the
Regiments
of
St.
Amand
and
Soutlandt
,
that
had
marched
from
Sluys
to
Newport
:
But
the
Enemies
who
were
resolv'd
not
to
be
interrupted
in
their
Work
,
but
to
bring
it
to
perfection
,
order'd
all
their
Garrisons
in
Flanders
to
draw
out
,
and
the
Brigade
of
Foot-Guards
,
both
French
and
Swissers
,
marched
with
all
expedition
from
Paris
to
joyn
the
Army
near
Courtray
;
so
that
at
the
same
time
that
we
form'd
our
Army
near
Deinse
,
they
had
their
Main
Body
with
the
Mareschal
de
Bouflers
at
Belleghem
,
and
sufficient
Detachments
to
cover
the
Kenoque
,
and
the
New
Line
they
were
making
between
Ipre
and
Comines
upon
the
Lys.
Of
our
●ide
we
made
a
Bridge
upon
the
Lys
below
Deynse
to
pass
that
River
in
case
the
forcing
of
the
Enemies
Work
should
be
judg'd
●e●sible
.
But
because
't
was
now
the
beginning
of
the
Spring
,
and
that
it
was
very
dangerous
to
hazard
a
Battle
,
which
at
the
best
must
ruine
our
Army
though
we
should
succeed
in
beating
the
Enemy
from
their
Work
,
and
hinder
it
from
any
other
Action
of
the
Campagne
;
but
if
beaten
and
repuls'd
,
then
the
Enemies
would
have
remain'd
Masters
of
the
Field
▪
with
the
advantage
of
a
whole
Campagne
before
them
:
For
this
reason
't
was
not
judg'd
safe
for
the
Interest
of
the
Allyes
to
hazard
a
Battle
to
endeavour
to
force
the
Enemies
Work
;
but
to
remain
incamp'd
at
Deinse
,
whil'st
the
Enemies
should
keep
the
Field
,
to
cover
our
own
Garrisons
;
which
Reasons
were
sent
to
,
and
approv'd
of
by
the
King
,
who
was
still
in
England
,
expecting
the
Conclusion
of
the
Sessions
of
the
Parliament
in
order
to
pass
the
Sea
,
and
put
himself
at
the
Head
of
his
Army
.
Thus
the
Enemies
were
suffered
to
go
on
quietly
with
their
Work
,
which
they
advanc'd
with
all
Expedition
,
having
above
Twenty
Thousand
Pioniers
imploy'd
,
which
they
had
summoned
from
the
Chatellenies
of
Lisle
,
Ipre
,
and
Courtray
;
and
from
the
Paiis
d'
Artois
;
and
having
succeeded
in
this
Work
,
they
thought
they
had
provided
effectually
for
their
defence
,
and
reckon'd
that
this
advantage
wou●d
draw
the
whole
success
of
the
following
Campagne
after
it
;
and
considering
that
their
design
was
to
act
Defensively
,
they
made
as
much
of
this
Affair
as
if
they
had
got
a
Victory
,
or
had
taken
some
considerable
Town
,
because
they
suppos'd
that
what
they
had
done
contributed
in
spight
of
our
attempts
to
their
Wishes
and
Designs
:
For
now
they
had
a
very
strong
barriere
from
Dinant
to
the
Sea
,
every
where
cover'd
either
with
a
River
or
a
Line
,
which
being
provided
with
good
Troops
,
we
must
either
force
the
passage
of
a
River
,
or
their
Lines
to
get
into
their
Countrey
.
Namur
clos'd
up
the
Meuse
and
the
Sambre
;
from
Thuin
on
the
Sambre
to
the
Haine
they
had
another
Line
to
cover
the
Countrey
between
Mons
and
Maub●uge
;
which
River
running
by
Mons
,
falls
into
the
Scheld
at
Condé
.
The
Scheld
from
Condé
to
Bossu
between
Audenard
and
Tournay
,
is
a
very
good
defence
,
which
Nature
has
provided
for
the
Enemies
Countrey
on
the
other
side
,
and
their
New
Line
which
they
have
made
this
year
,
Incloses
all
their
Countrey
from
the
Scheld
to
the
Lys
at
Courtray
:
From
Comines
upon
the
Lys
they
have
continued
their
Line
to
Ipre
,
and
from
Ipre
they
have
a
Canal
which
goes
by
the
Kenoque
to
Furnes
,
and
so
to
Dunkirk
,
fortified
with
good
Redoubts
and
Forts
from
place
to
place
.
So
that
if
we
consider
the
strength
of
the
Enemies
Barriers
,
and
the
weakness
of
our
Frontiers
,
it
must
very
much
add
to
the
Honour
and
Glory
of
a
Conquest
of
our
side
;
and
we
need
not
much
wonder
at
the
Enemies
Conquests
,
whilst
we
have
acted
defensively
,
and
have
been
so
considerably
inferiour
to
them
in
Number
in
some
of
the
foregoing
Campagnes
.
The
Marquis
de
la
Valette
,
Lieutenant
General
,
who
Commanded
the
Old
Lines
,
being
dead
of
an
Apoplexy
the
last
Winter
at
Courtray
,
the
French
King
gave
the
Command
of
the
New
Lines
to
the
Count
de
la
Mothe
,
Mareschal
de
Camp
,
which
they
have
made
so
much
stronger
than
the
l●st
,
that
they
have
not
the
Conveniencies
of
Water
to
fill
the
●ossé
;
for
which
reason
they
have
made
the
Ditch
so
much
the
larger
,
and
the
Breast-work
equal
to
standing
Fortifications
▪
with
Redoubts
●aliss●ded
and
Stockaded
,
as
well
as
the
Angles
Saillants
▪
or
●oints
of
the
Line
which
flank
it
.
As
soon
as
the
Enemies
had
brought
this
work
to
some
perfection
,
they
began
to
dismiss
their
Troops
back
into
Quarters
,
except
such
a
Number
as
should
be
necessary
for
the
defence
of
their
Lines
,
with
orders
to
be
ready
at
first
warning
;
and
it
being
so
early
in
the
Year
that
our
Forces
could
not
subsist
but
at
the
Charges
of
dry
Forrage
,
all
the
Cavalry
was
sent
back
into
Quarters
,
and
the
Infantry
of
the
Neighbouring
Garrisons
.
The
Elector
left
the
Field
as
soon
as
there
appeared
no
probability
of
attempting
the
Enemies
Line
,
and
went
for
Brussels
the
16th
together
with
the
Prince
de
Vaudemont
:
The
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
return'd
to
Malines
and
Maestricht
the
23th
.
and
the
25th
.
the
Garrisons
of
Ghent
,
Bruges
,
Ostend
,
and
Dendermond
were
sent
back
to
their
respective
Quarters
,
till
we
should
take
the
Field
;
part
of
the
Garrison
of
Brussels
,
with
those
of
Malines
,
Louvain
,
and
Lier
,
with
the
Dutch
Guards
,
and
the
other
Troops
which
His
Majesty
design'd
should
act
under
His
Command
in
Flanders
,
being
something
remote
from
their
Quarters
,
to
return
back
again
in
so
little
time
,
were
order'd
to
●ncamp
at
Marykirk
near
Ghent
,
where
they
were
supplyed
with
dry
Forrage
,
being
near
Forty
Battalions
,
Commanded
by
the
Duke
of
Wirtembergh
,
who
had
his
Quarters
at
Ghent
;
and
Major-General
Churchil
,
who
Commanded
the
Garrison
of
Malines
lay
at
Marykirk
,
which
were
the
only
English
left
in
the
Field
.
Soon
after
the
returning
of
the
Forces
from
the
Camp
at
Deinse
into
their
Quarters
,
His
Majesty
gave
the
Command
in
chief
of
his
Army
to
Charles
Henry
of
Lorrain
,
Prince
of
Vaudemont
,
which
was
signified
by
order
to
the
Garrisons
.
He
has
always
been
very
zealous
for
the
Kings
Interest
,
and
the
Allies
;
and
has
been
a
Partner
in
most
of
the
Dangers
to
which
the
King
has
expos'd
himself
from
the
Year
,
1673
,
when
the
King
of
Spain
enter'd
into
an
Offensive
and
Defensive
Allyance
with
the
States
of
Holland
joyntly
with
the
Emperour
and
Princes
of
Germany
,
to
this
time
:
And
as
such
long
experience
of
the
King
's
Heroick
Vertues
must
needs
produce
a
very
high
Veneration
for
His
Majesty
,
so
the
King
has
so
long
tryed
the
Spotless
Honour
,
the
Undaunted
Courage
,
and
the
Incomparable
Judgment
of
this
Excellent
Prince
,
that
he
has
a
particular
Value
and
Esteem
for
him
;
All
his
Qualities
are
Charming
.
He
is
of
a
most
affable
and
generous
temper
;
and
has
the
Look
and
Presence
of
a
Person
of
the
highest
Rank
and
Eminency
,
so
all
his
Actions
are
agreeable
thereunto
;
and
if
the
Gout
and
Rheumetismes
have
very
much
weakned
his
Body
,
and
almost
disabled
him
of
his
Limbs
,
that
is
sufficiently
recompenc'd
by
a
Vast
Judgment
,
and
a
most
Solid
and
Clear
Understanding
.
At
the
Battle
of
Landen
he
was
in
Italy
,
which
is
the
only
Action
in
this
Countrey
,
that
he
has
not
been
present
at
with
His
Majesty
since
the
last
Holland
Wars
;
and
when
he
left
Brussels
to
undertake
that
Journey
,
he
declar'd
that
he
was
extremely
griev'd
to
part
with
the
King
,
and
that
't
was
the
greatest
trouble
of
his
Voyage
.
He
is
Governeur
des
Armes
to
the
King
of
Spains
Forces
in
Flanders
,
which
answers
to
a
Mareschal
;
which
Commission
is
never
given
,
but
when
a
Prince
of
the
Royal
Blood
of
Spain
is
Governour
of
Flanders
.
When
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
had
this
Government
given
him
,
the
King
of
Spain
allow'd
him
all
the
Priviledges
which
the
Cardinal
Infant
,
and
other
Governours
of
the
House
of
Austria
have
had
,
and
as
this
of
having
a
Governeur
des
Armes
was
one
,
so
Prince
Vaudemont
,
who
before
had
commanded
the
Spanish
Horse
,
had
this
Commission
given
him
.
But
without
any
farther
Character
of
this
Noble
Prince
,
what
he
has
done
in
this
Campagne
is
sufficient
to
give
him
a
Rank
amongst
the
Greatest
Generals
in
History
.
The
Sessions
of
Parliament
kept
the
King
in
England
,
almost
to
the
middle
of
May.
His
Majesty
landed
in
Holland
the
14th
,
and
as
the
time
to
open
the
Campagne
(
which
was
something
retarded
by
the
rigour
of
the
precedent
Winter
)
drew
near
,
the
King
spent
but
few
days
at
the
Hague
in
Conferences
with
the
States
General
,
and
went
to
Loo
the
20th
,
to
take
his
usual
Divertisement
.
In
the
mean
while
our
Armies
began
to
take
the
Field
,
and
as
His
Majesty
design'd
Two
Armies
for
the
beginning
of
the
Campagne
,
one
to
be
commanded
by
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
and
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
,
and
the
other
by
His
Majesty
in
Person
,
and
Prince
Vaudemont
,
which
was
to
Act
in
Flanders
;
So
the
first
began
to
Randezvouz
near
Brussels
,
with
the
Head
Quarters
at
Sellick
;
the
Right
at
Asck
,
and
the
Left
towards
Brussels
,
compos'st
of
the
Dutch
Troops
that
had
their
Quarters
in
the
Frontiers
of
Holland
,
and
upon
the
Meuse
,
with
part
of
the
Garrisons
of
Brussels
and
Louvain
,
Holstein
Ploen
.
As
for
those
which
were
to
act
in
Flanders
under
the
King
and
Prince
Vaudemont
,
being
most
His
Majesties
Troops
,
they
did
not
take
the
Field
so
soon
,
being
quarter●d
at
hand
in
the
Towns
of
Flanders
.
The
23th
.
the
Elector
left
Brussels
,
to
put
himself
at
the
Head
of
the
Army
at
Sellich
,
and
march'd
that
very
day
to
Ninove
,
taking
his
Quarter
at
Pamele
.
The
26th
.
our
Garrisons
in
Flanders
march'd
to
take
the
Field
.
That
of
Bruges
▪
with
Mackays
Regiment
from
Ostend
,
march'd
to
Bellem
upon
the
Canal
under
the
Command
of
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
,
Lieutenant
General
,
and
Major
General
Ramsay
.
The
Regiments
of
Brewer
and
Tidcomb
from
Bruges
,
Courthop
and
Graham
from
Ostend
,
and
Lorne
from
Damme
,
and
those
quarter'd
near
the
Canal
of
Newport
,
(
viz.
)
Lesley
,
Tiffeny
,
Maitland
,
Ferguson
,
and
Buchan
,
had
orders
to
march
to
Dixmuyde
,
there
to
form
a
Camp
under
the
Command
of
Major-General
Ellembergh
.
The
Garrisons
of
Ghent
and
Dendermond
march'd
the
26th
,
and
joyn'd
our
Forces
that
had
Incamp'd
at
Mary-kirk
ever
since
the
Camp
at
Deynse
;
and
the
27th
we
all
rendezvouz'd
at
Arseel
,
the
Garrisons
of
Bruges
,
Ghent
and
Dendermond
,
and
the
Forces
that
had
Incamp'd
at
Marykirk
with
our
Right
near
Caneghem
,
and
our
Left
to
the
Lys
,
Commanded
by
the
Prince
de
Vaudemont
,
and
the
Duke
of
Wirtembergh
,
being
then
all
Infantry
.
This
was
the
same
Camp
with
that
of
the
other
Year
call'd
the
Camp
of
Wouterghem
,
changing
name
from
the
difference
of
the
Kings
Quarter
,
which
was
now
marked
at
Arseel
.
The
same
day
the
King
came
from
Breda
to
Ghent
,
being
about
Twenty
Leagues
;
where
the
Inhabitants
had
made
great
preparations
to
receive
His
Majesty
,
with
demonstrations
of
Joy
suitable
to
what
they
owe
to
so
great
a
King
,
and
the
Protector
of
their
Countrey
;
the
principal
Burghers
waited
upon
the
King
in
Procession
from
the
Antwerp
Port
,
where
His
Majesty
was
received
and
harangued
by
the
Magistrates
;
the
Canon
all
round
the
Ramparts
of
this
big
Town
,
which
had
been
drawn
out
on
purpose
,
was
thrice
fired
;
the
Militia
was
under
Arms
,
making
a
Lane
through
the
Streets
,
and
the
Chief
Burghers
had
all
White
Wax
Torches
in
their
hands
,
in
the
same
manner
that
they
use
to
attend
at
their
Processions
:
In
this
Ceremony
the
King
was
conducted
to
Monsieur
d'
Auverquerque's
Lodgings
,
with
Illuminations
all
along
the
Streets
;
and
a
stately
Fire-work
was
prepar'd
upon
the
Clock-House
,
which
made
a
very
fine
shew
.
Indeed
the
People
of
this
Countreys
Joy
was
very
great
to
see
the
King
come
to
head
the
Armies
in
Flanders
;
for
when
it
pleased
God
to
take
away
our
late
Queen
of
ever
blessed
Memory
,
it
is
impossible
almost
to
express
their
grief
;
they
were
afraid
that
the
King
having
lost
this
admirable
Partner
of
his
Kingdoms
would
be
obliged
to
remain
in
England
to
take
that
care
upon
himself
,
which
he
used
to
commit
,
during
the
Campagne
,
to
this
Wise
and
Excellent
Queen
;
and
therefore
this
added
so
much
the
more
to
Their
Joy
,
that
they
were
rid
of
this
fear
,
and
that
they
saw
His
Majesty
coming
to
put
Himself
at
the
Head
of
the
Army
,
and
that
His
Enemies
could
not
hinder
the
peace
and
quiet
of
His
Kingdoms
,
which
His
Majesty
committed
to
the
prudent
and
faithful
care
of
the
Lords
Justices
.
And
though
the
King
had
already
made
that
day
a
long
Journey
from
Breda
to
Ghent
,
yet
He
only
tarried
there
to
refresh
Himself
,
and
came
that
very
Night
about
Twelve
of
the
Clock
to
the
Camp
at
Arseel
,
and
the
next
day
His
Majesty●Dined
with
Prince
Vaudemont
.
The
29th
.
the
King
review'd
the
first
Line
of
Foot
,
the
Regiments
march'd
in
Battallion
before
His
Majesty
,
and
not
single
Companies
,
which
would
have
taken
up
too
much
time
.
They
appear'd
in
very
good
order
,
and
very
full
,
and
extremely
well
Accoutr'd
.
The
same
day
the
Cavalry
came
to
the
Camp
,
the
English
Incamp'd
upon
the
Right
towards
Caneghem
,
and
the
Dutch
upon
English
Pay
,
with
the
Dutch
Brigade
of
Montigny
▪
Incamp'd
upon
the
Left
towards
the
Lys
;
being
all
commanded
by
Monsieur
d'
Auverquerque
,
Eldest
Lieutenant●General
.
The
30th
.
the
King
review'd
the
second
Line
of
Foot
,
which
march'd
in
Battallion
as
the
first
,
and
appear'd
in
the
same
order
.
The
31th
.
in
the
Morning
,
the
King
review'd
our
English
Cavalry
,
all
which
Incamp'd
upon
the
Right
Wing
,
which
made
a
very
gallant
shew
,
the
Horses
being
in
very
good
order
,
and
the
Men
very
well
Cloath'd
and
Arm'd
.
In
the
Afternoon
His
Majesty
review'd
the
Left
Wing
of
Horse
made
up
of
the
Dutch
;
the
Cavalry
march'd
in
Squadrons
before
the
King
,
as
the
Foot
had
done
in
Battallion
,
and
all
the
Cavalry
in
general
was
in
an
extraordinary
good
Condition
:
I
shall
Insert
here
our
Line
of
Battle
at
this
Camp
,
according
to
the
Review
made
before
the
King
.
Line
of
Battle
at
the
Camp
of
Arsoil
,
May
30th
.
1695.
Commanded
by
the
King
,
and
under
His
Majesty
by
Prince
Vandemont
.
RIGHT
WING
.
First
Line
.
-
Auverquerque
,
Lieutenant-General
.
-
Rivers
,
Major-General
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regiments
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Matthews
|
Eppinger's
|
|
|
Dragoons
|
5
|
|
L'
Etang
.
|
Horse
Granadiers
|
1
|
|
Scarborough
|
1
|
|
Ormond
|
1
|
|
Rivers
|
1
|
|
Auverquerque
|
1
|
|
Vaudemont
|
1
|
|
Coy
.
|
Wood
|
2
|
|
Galloway
|
3
|
|
Coy
|
2
|
|
Leveson
|
2
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
20
|
Second
Line
.
-
The
Duke
of
Ormond
Lieutenant
General
.
-
Eppinger
,
Major
General
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regiments
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Matthews
|
Livingston
|
Drag
.
4
|
|
Mirmont
|
1
|
|
Lumley
|
Lumley
|
3
|
|
Carabiniers
,
or
|
|
|
Wyndham
|
2
|
|
Schomberg
|
2
|
|
Langston
|
2
|
|
Hompes
|
Nassaw
Vries●andt
|
3
|
|
Keppel
,
last
Year
|
2
|
|
Lippo
Holland
|
|
|
Nassaw
Sarbruck
|
2
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
21
|
Body
of
FOOT
.
First
Line
.
-
Duke
of
Wirtembergh
,
General
of
Foot
.
-
Count
Nassaw
,
Lieutenant-General
.
-
Count
Noyelles
,
Lieutenant-General
.
-
Churchil
,
and
Mirmont
,
Major-Generals
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Battal
.
|
|
Brigade
of
Guards
.
|
English
Guards
first
Regiment
|
1
|
|
Eng.
Guards
Coldstr
.
|
1
|
|
Dutch
Guards
|
1
|
|
Scots
Guards
|
1
|
|
Erle
|
Royal
|
1
|
|
Selwyn
|
1
|
|
Churchill
|
1
|
|
Trelawney
|
1
|
|
Stanley
|
1
|
|
Erle
|
1
|
|
Fitspatrick
|
Fairfax
(
Lloyd
)
|
1
|
|
Fusiliers
|
1
|
|
Collingwood
|
1
|
|
Fredr
▪
Hamilton
|
1
|
|
Ingoldesby
|
1
|
|
La
Meloniere
|
1
|
|
Packmoer
|
Nassaw
|
1
|
|
Packmoer
|
1
|
|
Fuhnen
|
1
|
|
Zeelandt
|
1
|
|
Prince
George
|
1
|
|
Prince
Frideric
|
1
|
|
Danish
Guards
|
1
|
|
Ransaw
|
Noyelles
|
1
|
|
Ransaw
|
1
|
|
Milune
|
2
|
|
Prince
Philip
|
1
|
|
Torsay
|
1
|
|
Bernstorf
|
Wymberg
|
1
|
|
Churprince
|
1
|
|
Luc
|
1
|
|
Bernstorf
Zell
|
1
|
|
Arents
|
1
|
|
Brigad●
Bernstorf
|
1
|
|
Birkenfeldt
|
1
|
|
|
Battalions
|
36
|
Second
Line
.
-
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
,
Lieutenant-General
.
-
La
Meloniere
and
Ramsay
,
Major-Generals
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Battal
.
|
|
Brigade
of
Guards
|
English
Guards
first
Regim
.
|
1
|
|
Dutch
Guards
|
1
|
|
Scots
Guards
|
1
|
|
Collier
|
Royal
|
1
|
|
Seymour
|
1
|
|
Rada
|
1
|
|
Granville
|
1
|
|
Saunderson
|
1
|
|
Collier
|
1
|
|
Offerrel
|
Lauder
|
1
|
|
Mackay
|
1
|
|
Offerrel
|
1
|
|
Marton
|
1
|
|
Strathnaver
|
1
|
|
George
Hamilton
|
1
|
|
St.
Paul
|
Woffembuttel
Gua.
|
1
|
|
Hering
|
1
|
|
Huisen
(
Lewen
haupt
.
)
|
1
|
|
Cinqvilles
|
1
|
|
St.
Paul
|
1
|
|
Hanover
Guards
|
1
|
|
Banniere
|
L'Ecluse
|
1
|
|
Holstein
Beck
|
1
|
|
Weldern
.
(
Bulo
)
|
1
|
|
Tcharner
|
2
|
|
Banniere
|
1
|
|
Anhalt
Zerbst
|
Weed
|
1
|
|
Heyden
|
1
|
|
Schrettenback
|
1
|
|
Dona
(
Rhingra
.
)
|
1
|
|
Gohr
(
Zobel
)
|
1
|
|
Anhalt
Z●rbst
|
1
|
|
Slagenberg
|
1
|
|
|
Battalions
|
34
|
LEFT
WING
.
First
Line
.
-
Portland
,
Lieutenant-General
.
-
Major-General
Dopf
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Montigny
|
Montigny
|
2
|
|
Turken
|
2
|
|
Boncourt
|
Boncourt
|
2
|
|
Seestadt
|
2
|
|
Wirtemberg
|
2
|
|
La
Forest
|
2
|
|
Hompes
|
Portland
|
3
|
|
Wynne
|
Wynne
|
Dragoons
4
|
|
Essex
|
4
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
23
|
Second
Line
.
-
La
Forest
Lieutenant-General
.
|
Brigades
▪
|
Regim
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Montigny
|
Ohr
|
2
|
|
Zeulen
|
2
|
|
Schack
|
Schack
|
2
|
|
Vittinghoff
|
2
|
|
Rochford
or
|
2
|
|
Zuylenstein
|
|
|
Wynne
|
Dopf
|
Dr.
4
|
|
Cunningham
|
4
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
18
|
Though
the
Regiments
of
Lauder
,
Offerrel
,
Strathnaver
,
and
George
Hamilton
,
are
inserted
in
this
List
,
yet
they
were
not
in
the
Camp
at
Arseel
,
they
remained
in
their
Quarters
at
Deinse
,
under
the
Command
of
Brigadier
Offerrel
;
neither
were
the
Horse-Granadiers
nor
the
Life-Guards
of
Ormond
and
Auverquerque
yet
come
up
,
however
they
were
daily
expected
,
and
the
Garrison
of
Deinse
was
at
hand
;
so
that
the
Kings
Army
at
Arseel
consisted
of
70
Battalions
,
which
at
600
a
Battalion
makes
42000
Foot
,
and
82
Squadrons
,
whereof
26
were
Dragoons
,
whose
complement
is
100
a
Squadron
,
which
makes
2600
Dragoons
,
and
56
Squadrons
of
Horse
at
150
per
Squadron
,
which
makes
8400
Horse
;
all
which
being
added
together
amounts
to
53000
Men
,
which
was
then
the
whole
of
the
Kings
Army
.
But
to
give
a
just
Estimate
of
the
Forces
we
had
then
in
the
Field
in
Flanders
,
I
shall
here
insert
the
Line
of
Battle
of
the
Army
commanded
by
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
as
it
passed
Review
before
his
Electoral
Highness
at
Ninove
;
and
the
List
of
the
Little
Camp
we
had
at
Dixmuyde
.
LIST
of
the
Electors
Army
at
Ninove
,
Commanded
under
Him
by
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
.
RIGHT
WING
.
First
Line
.
-
Spaniards
,
8
Squadrons
.
-
Arco
,
Lieutenant-General
.
-
Rivera
,
Major-General
of
the
Bavarian
Foot
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Battal
.
|
|
Bavarians
|
Bavar
.
Gua
|
Foot
2
Squad
.
|
|
Arco
Dragoons
|
2
|
|
Arco
Cuirassiers
|
5
|
Second
Line
.
-
Spaniards
,
7
Squadrons
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Battal
.
|
|
Bavarians
|
Bavar
.
Gua.
|
Fo.
1
|
|
Rivera
|
1
Squad
.
|
|
Monasterol
Drag
.
|
3
|
|
Weickel
Cuirass
.
|
5
|
First
Line
.
-
Nassau
Weilbourg
,
Major-Gen
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Pyper
|
Erbach
|
2
|
|
Horenberg
(
Stein
)
|
2
|
|
Montpouillan
|
2
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
21
|
|
|
Battalions
|
2
|
Second
Line
.
-
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Pyper
|
Nassau
Weilbourg
|
4
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
19
|
|
|
Battalions
|
2
|
Body
of
FOOT
.
First
Line
.
-
Tettau
,
Lieutenant-General
.
-
Salisch
,
Major-General
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Battal
.
|
|
Lindeboom
|
Holstein
Ploen
|
1
|
|
Lindeboom
|
1
|
|
Essen
|
1
|
|
Lottom
|
1
|
|
Harsolt
|
1
|
|
Gohr
Hanover
|
1
|
|
Carles
|
1
|
|
Sparr
|
1
|
|
Heukelom
|
Braha
|
1
|
|
Oxenstern
|
1
|
|
Friesheim
|
1
|
|
Ameliswert
|
1
|
|
Dumont
|
1
|
|
Heukelom
|
1
|
|
Tettau
|
1
|
|
|
Battalions
|
15
|
Second
Line
.
-
Major-Generals
,
Fagel
and
Suerin
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Battal
.
|
|
|
Salisch
|
1
|
|
Suerin
|
3
|
|
Prince
Lodowick
|
1
|
|
Knoring
|
1
|
|
Hasfert
|
1
|
|
Holstein
Norburg
.
|
Capol
|
2
|
|
Marquet
|
1
|
|
Obergen
|
1
|
|
La
Mothe
|
1
|
|
Holstein
Norburg
|
1
|
|
Fagel
|
1
|
|
|
Battalions
|
14
|
LEFT
WING
.
First
Line
.
-
Athlone
,
General
of
Horse
.
-
Ittersom
,
Lieutenant-General
.
-
Hubert
,
Major-General
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Chauvirè
|
Athlone
|
2
|
|
Warfusé
|
2
|
|
Vocht
|
2
|
|
Chauvirá
|
2
|
|
Ittersom
|
2
|
|
Rohr
|
Wirtemberg
|
2
|
|
Saxe
Heilberg
|
2
|
|
Flodorp
|
2
|
|
Iselstein
|
Hubert
|
2
|
|
Bois
David
|
2
|
|
Vrichappel
|
2
|
|
Prince
Philippe
|
2
|
|
Holstein
Ploen
|
2
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
26
|
Second
Line
.
-
Lieutenant-Generals
,
Opdam
and
Count
Tilly.
-
Major-General
,
—
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Lippe-Zell
.
|
Tilly
|
2
|
|
Saxegotha
|
2
|
|
Arco
|
1
|
|
Bernikow
|
2
|
|
Lippezell
|
2
|
|
Rohr
|
Wolfembuttel
|
2
|
|
Goeden
|
2
|
|
Ryswick
|
Ryswick
|
2
|
|
Hombourg
|
2
|
|
Montflin
|
2
|
|
Oost●rise
|
2
|
|
Heyden
|
2
|
|
Opdam
|
2
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
25
|
Reserve
of
DRAGOONS
.
|
Boinenbourg
|
Holstein
Ploen
|
4
|
|
Boinenbourg
|
4
|
|
Willers
|
3
|
|
Matta
|
4
|
|
Schlipenbach
|
4
|
|
Schulemberg
|
3
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
22
|
Army
at
Dixmuyde
,
Cammanded
by
Major-General
Ellenberg
.
First
Line
.
-
Mathews
Dragoons
,
2
Squad
.
-
Tennagel
Horse
1
Squad
.
|
Infantry
.
|
Battal
.
|
|
Brewer
|
1
|
|
Tidcomb
|
1
|
|
Lesley
|
1
|
|
Courthop
(
St.
George
)
|
1
|
|
Graham
|
1
|
|
Belcastel
|
1
|
|
Auer
|
1
|
|
Jutland
|
1
|
|
Prince
Christian
|
1
|
|
The
Queen
of
Denmark
|
1
|
|
Queens
Dragoons
|
2
|
|
Squadrons
|
5
|
|
Battalions
|
10
|
Second
Line
.
-
Mathews
Dragoons
,
2
Squad
.
-
Tennagel
Horse
1
Squad
.
|
Infantry
.
|
Battal
.
|
|
Maitland
|
1
|
|
Ferguson
|
1
|
|
Tiffeny
|
1
|
|
Lorne
|
1
|
|
Buchan
|
1
|
|
Soutlandt
|
1
|
|
St.
Amand
|
1
|
|
Holle
|
1
|
|
Young
Holstein
|
1
|
|
Lloyd
,
or
the
|
2
|
|
Queens
Dragoons
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
5
|
|
Battalions
|
9
|
By
this
List
it
appears
,
that
the
Army
at
Ninove
,
Commanded
by
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
and
the
D.
of
Holstein
Ploen
,
consisted
of
33
Battalions
,
which
makes
19800
Foot
,
91
Squadrons
of
Horse
,
which
makes
13650
,
and
2200
Dragoons
,
which
in
all
amounts
to
35650
Men.
Ellenberg
had
19
Battalions
,
which
according
to
our
computation
of
600
Men
per
Battalion
,
makes
11400
Foot
,
besides
3●0
Horse
and
800
Dragoons
,
which
makes
12500
Men
:
So
that
we
had
then
in
the
Field
,
in
the
Kings
Army
53000
Men
,
in
the
Electors
35650
,
in
Ellenbergs
12500
;
all
which
being
added
together
,
makes
our
Armies
to
consist
of
101150
effective
Men.
But
besides
this
,
we
had
the
Brandenburg
Forces
,
who
were
to
act
upon
the
Meuse
,
and
were
drawing
to
their
general
Rendezvouz
near
Li●ge
,
from
their
Winter-Quarters
which
had
been
assigned
them
in
Liege
,
Aix
●a
Chapelle
,
and
in
the
Diocess
of
Cologne
,
consisting
of
18
Battalions
and
38
Squadrons
,
Commanded
by
Lieutenant-General
Heyden
,
which
made
10800
Foot
,
14
Squadrons
of
Dragoons
and
24
of
Horse
,
which
makes
5000
Horse
and
Dragoons
,
in
all
15800
Men.
Brigadier
D'ompré
was
at
Bilsen
,
not
far
from
Maestricht
,
with
9
Squadrons
of
Horse
made
up
of
the
Regiments
of
D'ompré
,
Grisper
,
Reibold
,
Bunaw
,
and
S●xe
Meining
,
which
has
but
One
Squadron
.
I
have
not
seen
a
List
of
the
Liege
Forces
Commanded
by
Prince
Cerclas
of
Tilly
,
but
I
believe
it
did
not
exceed
10
Squadrons
,
and
4
Battalions
.
Besides
all
this
,
I
suppose
we
had
some
Dutch
Battalions
which
joyned
the
Brandenburg
Forces
when
they
went
to
the
Mehaig●e
,
in
order
to
Invest
Namur
:
For
I
am
sure
there
were
Dutch
Regiments
in
the
Siege
which
are
not
in
these
Lists
,
as
particularly
Dedem
and
Coh●rne
.
'T
was
generally
computed
that
all
our
Forces
from
the
Meuse
to
the
Sea
,
in
the
Field
at
the
beginning
of
this
Summer
,
consisted
of
150
Battalions
and
262
Squadrons
,
which
amounts
in
all
to
124700
effective
Men
,
which
is
a
very
advantageous
difference
from
what
we
had
the
Last
Year
,
considering
that
to
bring
these
Forces
in
the
Field
,
we
have
not
raised
one
Man
more
the
Last
Winter
for
it
;
and
this
must
be
the
consequence
of
the
advantage
we
had
by
the
taking
of
Huy
,
and
not
having
Liege
for
a
Frontier
,
how
much
soever
the
success
of
the
Last
Campagne
was
lessened
by
our
Enemies
.
At
the
same
time
that
our
Army
under
the
El●●or
and
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
began
to
Rendezvouz
at
S●llick
,
the
French
who
were
not
in
a
condition
to
act
otherwise
than
defensively
,
began
to
form
three
Bodies
;
the
one
to
Rendezvouz
between
Qui●vrain
and
Blaton
,
their
Front
towards
Mons
,
and
Rear
towards
Conde
,
being
the
main
Army
Commanded
by
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
,
who
was
declared
by
the
French
King
General
of
His
Army
in
Flanders
,
in
the
place
of
Mareschal
Duke
of
Luxemburg
,
who
dyed
of
a
Pleurisie
at
Versailles
the
latter
end
of
December
,
with
the
Reputation
of
a
Great
and
Renown'd
General
,
having
had
very
great
Success
in
this
War
at
the
Battle
of
Fleury
,
his
Attack
upon
our
Rear
at
Leuze
,
the
Shock
at
Steenkirk
,
and
the
Battle
of
Landen
,
besides
the
Sieges
of
Mens
,
Namur
and
Charleroy
.
In
the
last
Holland
Wars
,
he
had
the
misfortune
to
be
witness
to
the
taking
of
Philipsburg
by
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
,
after
a
Siege
of
three
Moneths
,
which
occasioned
several
Lampoons
to
be
made
upon
him
;
but
nevertheless
,
if
he
met
with
any
disadvantages
't
was
not
for
want
of
Courage
,
and
his
Actions
in
the
precedent
Campagnes
of
this
War
have
acquir'd
him
the
Name
of
one
of
the
most
Famous
Generals
▪
I
do
not
say
it
to
lessen
his
Character
,
that
he
has
Commanded
in
the
flourishing
of
the
French
Power
and
Greatness
,
when
they
had
Armies
to
act
offensively
,
and
to
command
the
Field
,
and
that
he
is
dead
just
at
the
turning
of
the
scale
to
the
Allies
.
He
is
dead
,
and
no
body
knows
what
he
could
have
done
in
the
change
of
this
Last
Campagne
more
than
others
.
The
second
Army
of
the
French
Rendezvouz'd
at
Gosselies
near
Charleroy
,
designed
,
I
suppose
,
at
first
to
defend
the
passages
of
the
Sambre
:
This
Army
consisted
all
of
Horse
and
Dragoons
,
being
about
70
Squadrons
,
Commanded
by
the
Mareschal
de
Bouflers
.
The
third
gathered
by
Furnes
,
consisting
of
18
Battalions
,
Commanded
by
Monsieur
de
Montal
,
one
of
the
first
Lieutenant-Generals
of
France
,
and
who
pretended
to
a
Mareschals
Staff
in
the
last
Creation
of
1693.
He
missed
it
;
for
which
reason
he
did
not
serve
neither
in
that
nor
the
following
Campagne
:
But
in
this
the
French
King
gave
him
the
Government
of
Dunkirk
,
and
the
Commission
to
be
General
in
Chief
of
a
separate
Body
,
which
he
was
to
Command
independently
from
the
Mareschals
of
France
,
according
to
the
Directions
he
should
receive
from
the
Court.
Besides
this
,
the
Marquis
de
Har●●urt
had
a
little
Flying
Army
the
other
side
of
the
Meuse
,
consisting
of
about
30
Squadrons
,
in
the
Frontier
of
Luxemburg
.
I
have
not
seen
the
List
of
this
,
nor
of
Bouflers
,
nor
Montals
Armies
;
but
that
of
the
main
Army
Commanded
by
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
,
has
been
Published
,
of
which
I
shall
insert
a
Copy
in
this
place
:
But
first
I
shall
premise
,
That
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
having
received
his
Instructions
from
the
French
Court
,
arriv'd
at
Valenciennes
the
16th
,
where
he
was
met
,
to
confer
about
Affairs
,
by
the
Mareschal
de
Bouflers
from
Li●●e
.
The
17th
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
came
to
Courtray
,
and
visited
the
New
Lines
as
far
as
Ipre
,
and
after
that
went
to
the
Camp
between
Blaton
and
Quievrain
,
to
put
himself
at
the
head
of
the
Army
,
where
he
was
soon
follow'd
by
the
Princes
of
the
Blood
,
and
among
the
rest
by
the
Count
de
Tholouse
,
who
made
his
first
Campagne
this
Year
.
The
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
review'd
the
Army
,
of
which
,
as
I
have
now
said
,
this
List
has
been
published
.
LIST
of
the
French
Army
Commanded
by
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
at
the
beginning
of
the
Campagne
,
1695.
RIGHT
WING
.
First
Line
.
-
The
Duke
de
Chartres
,
General
of
Horse
.
-
Rosen
and
Gassion
,
Lieutenant-Generals
.
-
Duc
de
Roquelaure
,
Major-Gen
.
|
Brigades
|
Regim
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Asfeld
Dragoons
|
Colonel
General
|
3
|
|
Asfeld
French
|
3
|
|
Fimarcon
|
3
|
|
Re●eville
|
Horse
Granadiers
|
1
|
|
Noailles
|
2
|
|
Duras
|
Life
▪
2
|
|
Lorges
|
Guards
2
|
|
Villeroy
|
2
|
|
Gen
d'
Armes
|
1
|
|
Chevaux
legers
|
1
|
|
Grand
Monsquet
.
|
2
|
|
Mongon
|
Cuirassiers
|
3
|
|
Bourgogne
|
3
|
|
Roquepine
|
3
|
|
Rot●●mbourg
|
Rottembourg
|
3
|
|
Berry
|
2
|
|
Cravats
|
3
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
39
|
Second
Line
.
-
Montrevel
,
Lieutenant-General
.
-
Montmorencey
,
Luxembourgh
,
and
Pracontal
,
Major-Generals
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Blanchefort
|
Royal
Alleman
|
3
|
|
Anjou
|
2
|
|
Bourbon
|
2
|
|
Cosse
|
2
|
|
Tiessenhausen
|
Furstemburg
|
2
|
|
Fiates
|
3
|
|
Imecourt
|
3
|
|
|
Dauriac
|
3
|
|
Sully
|
3
|
|
Pujols
|
3
|
|
Massot
|
Melun
|
3
|
|
Bissy
|
3
|
|
Massot
|
3
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
35
|
Body
of
FOOT
.
First
Line
.
-
The
Prince
of
Conti
,
and
the
Duke
of
Berwick
,
Lieutenant-Generals
.
-
Messieurs
d'
Artagnan
,
and
Crequi
,
Major-Generals
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Battal
.
|
|
Lux
|
Piedmont
|
3
|
|
Provence
|
2
|
|
Charôt
|
Bourbonnois
|
2
|
|
Vermandois
|
2
|
|
La
Marche
|
1
|
|
Dantin
|
Crussoll
|
1
|
|
Languedoc
|
2
|
|
Monroux
|
1
|
|
Cadrieux
|
Humiers
|
2
|
|
Toulouse
|
2
|
|
Fourille
|
Guards
(
French
)
|
4
|
|
Guards
(
Swisse
)
|
3
|
|
Th●●y
|
Du
Maine
|
2
|
|
Rousillon
|
2
|
|
Bourbon
|
1
|
|
Villeroy
|
Chartres
|
2
|
|
Royal
Italien
|
1
|
|
Lyonnois
|
1
|
|
Surville
du
Roy
|
|
4
|
|
Guiche
|
Guiche
|
2
|
|
Navarre
|
3
|
|
|
Battalions
|
43
|
Second
Line
.
-
Rubantel
and
Feuquieres
,
Lieutenant-Generals
.
-
Solr●
and
Albergoty
,
Major-Generals
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Battal
.
|
|
Surlaub●
|
Poitou
|
2
|
|
Surlaube
|
2
|
|
Saint
Second
|
1
|
|
Greder
|
Greder
Alleman
|
2
|
|
Angoulesme
|
1
|
|
Montferrat
|
1
|
|
Tessé
|
1
|
|
Surbeck
Swisse
|
Reynold
|
4
|
|
Surbeck
|
4
|
|
Courtin
|
2
|
|
Reynold
|
Artois
|
1
|
|
Lionnois
|
1
|
|
Perigeux
|
1
|
|
Royal
Savoy
|
1
|
|
D'ormesson
|
Berry
|
1
|
|
Irish
Guards
|
2
|
|
Orleans
|
2
|
|
|
Battalions
|
29
|
LEFT
WING
.
First
Line
.
-
The
Dukes
of
Bourbon
and
Du
Maine
,
Lieutenant-Generals
.
-
The
Duke
of
Elbeuf
,
and
Monsieur
de
Vandeuil
,
Major-Generals
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
Souternon
|
Du
Roy
|
3
|
|
Chartres
|
2
|
|
Toulouse
|
2
|
|
Villeroy
|
2
|
|
Prâlin
|
Royal
Roussillon
|
3
|
|
Villequier
|
2
|
|
Villars
|
3
|
|
|
Carabiniers
|
8
|
|
Cheladet
|
Rohan
|
2
|
|
Du
Maine
|
2
|
|
Orleans
|
2
|
|
Mestre
de
Ca
Gen.
|
3
|
|
Dauvray
Drag
.
|
Frontenay
|
3
|
|
Dauvray
|
3
|
|
La
Reine
|
3
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
43
|
Second
Line
.
-
Lieutenant-General
,
Busca
.
-
Major-General
,
Count
〈◊〉
.
|
Brigades
.
|
Regim
.
|
Squad
.
|
|
|
Clermon●
|
3
|
|
Manderscheid
|
3
|
|
Saint
Lieu
|
3
|
|
|
Vaillac
|
3
|
|
Quadt
|
3
|
|
Champlin
|
3
|
|
Lagny
|
Conflans
|
3
|
|
Lagny
|
3
|
|
La
Reine
|
3
|
|
|
Squadrons
|
27
|
With
the
Artillery
Three
Battallions
,
viz.
-
Royal
Artillery
2
-
Bombardiers
1
-
Battallions
3
-
Total
of
Battallions
75
-
Of
Squadrons
147
According
to
this
List
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
had
at
the
General
Rendezvouz
of
his
Army
147
Squadrons
,
which
at
120
per
Squadron
Horse
and
Dragoons
one
with
another
makes
17640
Horse
;
and
75
Battalions
,
at
600
a
Battalion
,
makes
45000
Foot
;
in
all
62640
Men.
Besides
this
Monsieur
de
la
Mothe
,
who
Commanded
in
the
New
Lines
,
had
a
body
of
Men
to
defend
them
,
but
I
have
not
heard
the
strength
of
it
;
however
when
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
march'd
in
the
Lines
,
being
reinforced
by
this
Body
,
he
was
then
computed
to
be
near
90
Battalions
strong
,
besides
the
Army
Commanded
by
Monsieur
de
Montal
;
and
't
was
then
supposed
that
all
these
Armies
added
together
made
about
98850
effective
Men.
They
had
left
●0
Battalions
in
Namur
,
which
with
the
Body
Commanded
by
the
Marquis
de
Harcourt
in
the
Frontier
of
the
Pais
de
Lux●mburg
,
they
thought
sufficient
to
make
head
against
the
Brandenburg
Forces
towards
the
M●use
:
So
that
if
we
include
the
strong
Garrison
of
Namur
,
there
could
not
be
20000
Men
difference
between
their
Armies
and
ours
.
Thus
having
made
as
just
an
estimation
as
possibly
I
could
of
the
Forces
on
both
sides
,
which
(
considering
that
I
cannot
get
all
the
Li●ts
of
the
Enemies
Forces
)
I
must
confess
can't
be
so
exact
of
their
side
as
't
is
of
ours
;
but
I
compute
their
Strength
according
to
the
general
Rules
at
the
beginning
of
a
Campagne
.
I
shall
now
return
to
our
Camp
at
Arseel
,
and
proceed
to
give
an
account
of
the
Actions
of
these
mighty
Armies
.
Though
the
King
ordered
the
general
Rendezvouz
of
his
Forces
in
this
place
,
and
that
the
Elector
himself
advanced
towards
the
Scheld
,
yet
it
is
very
reasonable
to
think
that
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
Campagne
,
the
Kings
real
design
was
to
besiege
Namur
,
and
to
act
towards
the
Meuse
.
For
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
had
Orders
to
detach
my
Lord
of
Athlone
with
40
Squadrons
of
Horse
towards
Louvain
;
and
Flanders
,
of
this
side
of
the
Lys
,
being
a
close
Woody
Country
,
which
made
Horse
not
so
necessary
to
us
as
it
was
to
the
Elector
at
Ninove
,
the
Marquis
de
la
Forest
was
commanded
the
First
of
June
with
she
Brigades
of
Schack
,
Boncourt
and
Montigny
,
which
made
our
Left
Wing
of
Horse
,
to
reinforce
the
Elector
of
Bavaria's
Army
;
George
Hamilton
remained
there
in
Garrison
under
the
Command
of
Brigadier
Offerrel
,
being
reinforced
by
a
Detachment
from
our
Army
Commanded
by
a
Colonel
.
The
●d
the
Army
march'd
in
four
Colomnes
from
Arseel
to
Rouselar
,
dividing
from
the
Center
.
The
Right
of
Horse
and
Foot
marched
upon
the
Right
in
two
Colomnes
.
The
first
left
Thielt
upon
the
Right
,
and
so
march'd
on
by
the
Villages
of
Pet●em
,
Hardoye
and
Baveren
.
The
second
march'd
through
Thielt
,
and
so
by
the
Villages
of
Ayeghem
and
Colscamp
,
and
the
High
Road
from
Bruges
to
Rouselar
.
The
Left
of
Foot
and
Horse
marched
likewise
upon
the
Right
in
two
Colomnes
;
the
first
led
by
the
Regiment
of
Noyelles
,
and
the
second
by
that
of
L'Ecluse
.
The
first
Colomn
of
the
Left
marched
by
the
cut
ways
upon
the
Left
of
the
High
Road
by
Denterghem
,
Mulenbeck
,
and
Rouselar
,
along
the
Mandel
;
and
the
second
kept
the
High-way
.
The
Artillery
and
Baggage
marched
in
the
Rear
of
the
first
Colomn
of
the
Right
by
Thielt
,
Ardoye
,
and
Baveren
,
and
so
the
Army
came
to
the
Camp
at
Rouselar
,
where
the
King
took
his
Quarter
;
our
Right
at
Hooghleed
,
and
our
Left
near
Rombeck
,
as
the
last
Year
;
only
we
were
more
advanced
towards
Ipre
;
and
Orders
were
given
to
march
the
next
day
.
The
third
the
Army
marched
to
Becelar
near
the
Enemies
Line
between
Ipre
and
the
Lys.
The
first
Line
upon
the
Right
by
Roosebeck
,
Passendal
,
and
the
Abbey
of
Sonnebeck
,
and
the
second
upon
the
Left
by
the
High
Road
from
R●uselar
to
Moorsleede
:
We
made
a
Detachment
of
Four
Hundred
Dragoons
towards
Menin
,
which
was
not
far
from
our
Left
Flank
,
to
cover
our
March
:
They
met
with
a
Party
of
the
Enemies
Dragoons
,
which
they
pursued
to
the
very
Palissades
of
Menin
,
and
brought
back
Twenty
Three
Prisoners
.
Captain
Stanhop
,
a
Voluntier
in
this
Campagne
,
had
a
Horse
shot
under
him
in
this
occasion
.
The
Army
marched
in
this
order
in
the
Enemies
Countrey
without
any
loss
,
and
incamped
with
our
Right
near
the
Abbey
of
Sonnebeck
;
our
Left
made
an
elbow
from
the
Center
at
the
Village
of
Becelar
towards
Moorsleede
and
Dadyseel
.
So
that
our
Camp
faced
from
the
Right
to
Becelar
,
towards
the
Line
between
Ipre
and
Comines
;
and
from
Becelar
to
the
Left
towards
the
Lys
and
Menin
.
The
Dragoons
of
the
Left
faced
to
Moorsleede
,
covering
the
Kings
Quarter
,
which
was
at
the
Baron
de
Becelars
House
,
and
St.
Pauls
Brigade
,
which
had
the
Rear-Guard
in
this
March
,
incamped
also
at
the
Kings
Quarter
,
with
some
of
the
Life-Guards
and
Dragoons
.
Upon
our
coming
to
this
Camp
,
in
the
Evening
the
King
went
to
view
the
Enemies
Line
,
being
about
three
English
Miles
from
our
Camp
,
with
a
good
Escorte
of
Horse
Commanded
by
Brigadier
L'Etang
,
and
all
the
Granadiers
that
were
then
come
up
(
for
the
Second
Line
was
still
marching
into
the
Camp
)
Commanded
by
Major-General
La
Meloniere
,
and
the
English
by
Colonel
Ingoldesby
and
Lieutenant-Colonel
Rook.
Villeroy
was
not
then
come
up
,
and
what
Forces
the
Enemy
had
in
the
Line
,
which
were
Commanded
at
first
by
Monsieur
de
la
Mothe
,
were
now
under
the
Comma●d
of
Lieutenant-General
Rosen
,
who
with
a
Detachment
of
Villeroys
Army
had
March'd
before
to
reinforce
the
Line
,
which
was
very
well
Palissaded
,
and
the
Parapet
very
thick
and
strong
flank'd
with
good
Redoubts
,
and
Cannon
mounted
for
the
defence
of
them
.
The
King
returned
late
to
the
Camp
,
and
our
Artillery
,
Baggage
,
and
Rear-Guard
,
was
not
all
come
up
by
Midnight
.
Orders
were
given
to
be
ready
to
March
the
next
Day
.
The
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
March'd
from
his
Camp
between
Blaton
and
Quievrain
(
the
27th
of
May
)
to
Leuze
,
and
the
29th
he
March'd
nearer
to
the
Scheld
,
having
his
Head
Quarter
at
Cordes
,
to
be
nearer
to
observe
our
Army
at
Arseel
,
according
to
its
motions
,
if
it
passed
the
Lys
,
or
Marched
on
towards
Rouselar
.
The
3●th
he
made
the
Detachment
,
of
which
we
have
now
spoken
,
to
reinforce
the
Lines
;
and
upon
our
motion
to
Rouselar
,
and
so
towards
their
Line
between
Ipre
and
Comines
,
he
passed
the
Scheld
and
the
Lys
with
all
diligence
,
and
incamped
with
the
main
Body
of
his
Army
(
that
very
Night
we
came
to
Becelar
)
within
the
Line
,
with
his
Right
at
Sulebeck
near
Ipre
,
his
Left
at
Comines
,
and
the
Head
Quarter
at
Houthem
near
the
Lys.
The
French
had
provided
in
the
Winter
for
such
quick
Marches
by
making
Royal
Ways
(
as
they
call
them
)
where
a
Squadron
can
march
a
breast
,
from
Mons
to
the
Sea
,
to
facilitate
the
Marches
of
the
Army
,
cutting
and
pulling
down
all
they
met
,
without
any
regard
to
Houses
or
Villages
,
if
they
happened
in
the
Line
of
the
Royal
Way
.
At
the
same
time
that
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
March'd
with
the
Main
Army
towards
Ipre
,
to
make
head
against
our
Forces
,
the
Mareschal
de
Bouflers
,
who
was
incamped
at
Gosselies
near
the
Sambre
,
March'd
with
the
Body
under
his
Command
to
St.
Guilain
,
to
observe
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
who
incamped
near
Ninove
.
The
4th
in
the
Morning
the
General
beat
for
the
Army
to
be
ready
to
March
,
and
the
King
went
again
very
early
with
a
strong
Detachment
,
to
observe
the
Enemies
Countenance
within
their
Line
;
Colonel
Lauder
Commanded
the
English
.
His
Majesty
found
the
Main
Body
of
the
Enemies
Army
incamped
within
the
Line
,
which
had
passed
the
Lys
in
the
Night
at
Comines
,
and
came
to
incamp
between
Houthem
and
Sulebeck
.
Upon
the
Kings
approach
to
their
Line
with
so
considerable
a
Detachment
,
the
Enemy
thought
that
it
had
been
the
Vanguard
of
our
Army
coming
to
attack
their
Line
;
for
which
reason
they
all
immediately
stood
to
their
Arms
:
But
Villeroy
being
come
with
his
Army
within
the
Line
,
the
King
returned
to
the
Camp
,
and
our
Army
did
not
stir
from
Becelar
.
But
though
there
was
no
probability
of
success
in
forcing
the
Enemies
in
their
Lines
,
yet
it
was
convenient
for
our
further
designs
to
oblige
them
to
bring
all
their
Forces
for
the
defence
of
them
;
for
which
reason
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
decamped
from
Ninove
the
4th
,
and
March'd
that
Day
to
St.
Lievens
Houthem
,
towards
the
Scheld
.
The
5th
His
Electoral
Highness
passed
the
Scheld
below
Audenarde
,
and
incamped
near
this
place
.
The
6th
he
March'd
with
his
Army
,
and
incamped
near
the
Enemies
Line
,
between
the
Lys
and
the
Scheld
,
with
his
Right
at
Tighem
towards
Courtray
,
and
his
Left
between
Veermande
and
Kirkhove
,
and
his
Quarter
at
Castres
.
Monsieur
de
Montrevel
,
Lieutenant-General
,
had
been
left
here
with
a
Body
of
Foot
for
the
defence
of
the
Line
from
Courtray
to
the
Scheld
,
but
upon
this
March
of
the
Electors
,
the
Mareschal
de
Bouflers
(
who
had
advanced
from
Gosselies
to
St.
Guilain
,
upon
Villeroys
passage
of
the
Scheld
in
order
to
observe
the
motions
of
the
Electors
Army
)
March'd
with
his
Body
of
Horse
and
Dragoons
to
Tournay
,
where
he
passed
the
Scheld
,
and
so
went
on
to
the
Line
,
where
he
found
a
Reinforcement
of
Foot
sent
him
by
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
,
and
took
his
Quarter
at
Clare
.
So
that
the
Enemies
had
now
all
their
Forces
in
the
Field
(
except
Harcourts
Camp
volant
)
from
the
Scheld
to
the
Neighbourhood
of
Dunkirk
,
for
the
defence
of
their
Lines
.
The
Mareschal
de
Bouflers
Commanded
between
the
Lys
and
the
Scheld
.
Villeroy
with
the
Main
Army
,
observed
ours
between
the
Lys
and
Ipres
.
Monsieur
de
la
Mothe
cover'd
the
Canal
from
Ipre
to
the
Kenoque
;
and
from
thence
to
Furnes
and
Dunkirk
,
Montal
Commanded
;
and
Monsieur
de
Capestan
was
put
into
the
Kenoque
,
for
the
security
of
that
place
.
Besides
this
the
Enemies
reinforced
the
Garrison
of
Ipres
,
where
they
doubled
the
Posts
,
and
took
a
particular
care
for
the
Sas
of
Bonsingue
,
which
is
a
Sluys
strongly
fortified
upon
the
Canal
about
a
League
below
Ipres
,
which
if
once
master'd
,
all
the
Water
about
Ipres
,
which
adds
very
much
to
its
strength
,
may
be
drawn
away
by
letting
loose
this
Sluys
.
This
being
the
disposition
of
the
Enemies
within
their
Lines
,
I
shall
return
to
speak
of
our
own
Affairs
at
our
Camp
at
Becelar
.
The
5th
Major-General
Dopf
,
Quarter-Master
General
of
the
Army
,
was
sent
with
a
strong
Detachment
to
mark
a
Camp
at
St.
Janstein
cappelle
,
which
made
us
expect
that
the
Army
should
have
March'd
towards
Dixmuyde
,
or
the
Canal
of
Ipres
;
but
I
believe
it
was
to
order
the
March
of
our
design'd
Detachments
to
Dixmuyde
.
The
same
day
the
Second
Troop
of
Guards
Commanded
by
the
Duke
of
Ormond
,
came
to
the
Camp
,
having
been
in
Winter-Quarters
at
Breda
,
and
Canton'd
upon
the
Country
to
refresh
their
Horses
,
after
having
Escorted
His
Majesty
from
Breda
to
Ghent
.
The
same
day
our
Bread-Waggons
were
attack'd
by
a
Party
upon
the
way
to
Bruges
,
but
the
Party
was
repulsed
,
and
Five
and
Twenty
of
the
Enemies
made
Prisoners
.
The
Country
all
along
,
till
you
come
near
Bruges
,
was
so
close
and
woody
,
and
so
convenient
for
lurking
Parties
,
that
our
Convoys
never
missed
but
they
were
attack'd
by
some
Party
or
other
,
which
though
they
could
gain
nothing
,
but
still
had
the
worse
,
yet
that
incommoded
our
Camp
very
much
,
by
the
great
Detachments
we
were
still
obliged
to
make
,
being
then
Eight
Leagues
from
Bruges
,
and
Eleven
from
Ghent
;
so
that
at
first
,
Provisions
were
not
plentiful
among
us
,
but
that
was
soon
taken
care
of
by
having
regular
Convoys
from
the
Camp
to
Bruges
:
Besides
the
Boors
of
the
Country
had
Orders
to
bring
in
Provisions
upon
pain
of
being
plunder'd
,
which
they
did
very
willingly
,
not
looking
upon
us
as
Enemies
,
but
Friends
;
being
very
desirous
to
be
freed
from
the
French
Yoke
,
under
which
they
have
been
ever
since
the
Treaty
of
Nimeguen
,
that
Ipres
with
its
Chatelleni●
was
quitted
to
the
French
.
Our
Camp
was
not
above
a
League
and
a
half
from
Ipres
,
between
Ipres
and
Menin
;
so
that
our
Patrouilles
of
Horse
went
sometimes
to
the
Palissades
of
the
Town
.
We
heard
,
that
though
the
Enemies
had
provided
for
the
defence
of
this
place
as
well
as
their
Line
,
yet
they
were
apprehensive
of
a
Bombardment
,
and
began
to
unpave
their
Streets
,
which
we
could
as
easily
have
done
before
Villeroys
face
,
as
he
afterwards
Bombarded
Brussels
in
the
presence
of
Prince
Vaudemont
,
of
which
Exploit
they
brag'd
so
much
in
France
.
But
though
the
French
Kings
Manifesto
charges
us
with
making
it
our
principal
glory
of
late
to
Bombard
his
Maritime
places
,
without
any
other
advantage
but
that
of
doing
mischief
;
yet
if
that
had
been
the
Temper
of
the
Allies
as
much
as
it
is
of
our
Enemies
,
I
believe
that
Ipres
might
have
felt
the
malignity
of
our
Temper
as
well
as
Brussels
did
that
of
the
French
.
The
7th
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
,
with
Colonel
Gohr
of
our
Train
of
Artillery
,
went
Very
early
in
the
Morning
with
a
good
Escorte
to
Dixmuyde
;
and
the
same
day
Bannieres
Brigade
was
detach'd
to
the
Right
to
incamp
near
the
Abbey
of
Sonnebeck
,
to
guard
the
Avenues
from
Ipres
to
our
Camp
,
and
keep
in
the
Enemies
Parties
.
The
8th
Major-General
Churchill
and
Brigadier
Bernstorf
were
commanded
with
Eight
Battallions
to
March
,
and
reinforce
the
Duke
of
Wirtembergs
Army
near
Dixmuyde
.
The
Regiments
were
the
First
Battallion
of
Dutch
Guards
,
Churchill
,
Granville
,
Ingoldesby
,
Danish
Guards
,
Prince
Philippe
,
Gohr-Holland
and
Bernstorf
;
upon
which
motion
of
Wirtembergs
to
Dixmuyde
,
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
sent
a
Reinforcement
to
the
Kenoque
,
expecting
an
attempt
upon
that
place
;
and
Montal
himself
came
with
his
Body
to
Loo
between
Furnes
and
Kenoque
,
to
be
at
hand
for
the
defence
of
it
.
The
9th
by
break
of
day
,
a
Detachment
of
Three
Hundred
of
the
Enemies
Granadiers
,
and
Six
Squadrons
of
Horse
,
came
with
a
design
to
surprize
our
advanced
Guard
at
the
Windmill
of
Geluvelt
between
Becelar
and
Comines
.
We
had
here
an
Out-guard
of
Four
Squadrons
of
Horse
,
and
a
Detachment
of
One
Hundred
Foot
;
but
in
the
Night
(
the
top
of
the
Hill
being
open
and
exposed
to
the
Enemy
)
they
retir'd
to
some
Houses
and
Defiles
in
the
bottom
to
prevent
the
Enemies
designs
.
This
Detachment
of
the
Enemies
finding
their
design
frustrated
,
retired
to
their
Lines
,
and
Two
of
them
deserted
over
to
us
,
taking
this
opportunity
to
make
their
escape
;
for
though
desertion
is
very
common
among
the
French
,
yet
being
incamped
within
their
Lines
,
the
passages
were
so
kept
that
they
could
not
desert
but
by
such
shifts
;
and
these
were
the
first
that
came
in
since
our
being
at
Becelar
,
so
near
the
Enemies
.
The
same
day
Brigadier
Fitspatrick
,
Colonel
of
His
Majesties
Fusiliers
,
came
to
the
Camp
from
England
,
where
he
had
remained
ever
since
the
Battle
of
Landen
,
where
he
was
dangerously
wounded
;
and
in
the
Evening
our
Voluntiers
went
to
joyn
the
Duke
of
Wirtembergs
Army
design'd
to
make
an
attempt
upon
the
Kenoque
.
The
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
who
had
left
our
Army
at
Becelar
the
7th
very
early
in
the
Morning
,
arriv'd
at
Dixmuyde
by
Nine
of
the
Clock
;
immediately
after
his
arrival
he
Muster'd
the
Forces
incamped
near
this
place
,
consisting
,
as
we
have
said
before
,
of
Nineteen
Battallions
and
Two
Squadro●s
of
Horse
,
and
Eight
of
Dragoons
;
and
immediately
after
the
Review
,
he
ordered
them
to
march
towards
the
Fort
of
Kenoque
,
and
gave
the
plunder
of
the
Boors
between
Dixmuyde
and
this
place
to
the
Soldiers
,
in
revenge
of
some
which
they
had
barbarously
murder'd
In
the
Evening
the
Duke
came
with
his
Army
near
Kenoque
,
which
is
but
a
good
League
and
a
half
from
Dixmuyde
,
and
incamped
before
the
place
,
having
his
Quarter
at
New
Cappelle
,
his
Right
upon
the
Canal
that
goes
from
Kenoque
to
Loo
and
Furnes
,
and
his
Left
upon
the
Canal
from
Kenoque
to
Dixmuyde
.
This
is
a
very
strong
hold
,
situated
at
the
meeting
of
the
Canal
of
Loo
(
which
goes
to
Furnes
and
Dunkirk
)
and
the
Canal
of
Dixmuyde
and
Ipres
,
which
makes
as
't
were
the
figure
of
a
●
.
Just
upon
the
point
of
the
joyning
of
these
Canals
,
there
is
a
very
strong
Bastion
in
the
very
middle
,
with
the
water
cut
about
it
,
making
a
very
large
and
deep
Fossé
.
The
Canals
of
Dixmuyde
and
Loo
towards
Dixmuyde
,
and
of
the
other
side
towards
Bruges
,
has
very
good
counter-guards
which
defend
the
approach
of
the
Digue
near
this
Bastion
;
and
of
the
French
side
between
Furnes
and
Ipres
,
this
Bastion
is
covered
with
a
sort
of
Horn-work
with
a
boggy
Morass
before
it
;
so
that
there
is
no
coming
into
the
Fort
but
by
a
way
made
upon
the
top
of
the
Digue
.
The
other
side
of
the
Canal
toward
Bruges
is
covered
with
a
Morass
and
standing
water
,
which
makes
it
inaccessible
▪
The
most
accessible
side
,
where
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
was
,
between
the
Canal
of
Loo
and
Dixmuyde
,
has
besides
the
Counter-Guards
of
which
we
have
now
spoken
,
which
cover
the
Bastion
,
several
Retrenchments
all
along
the
Digue
of
the
Canal
,
till
you
come
to
a
Draw-Bridge
towards
Loo
.
But
however
this
is
nothing
to
resist
an
Army
,
unless
there
is
a
Body
of
Men
of
the
Enemies
side
of
the
Canals
to
hinder
the
taking
of
the
Posts
about
it
,
which
would
then
be
soon
beaten
to
pieces
.
This
is
a
great
passage
into
the
Enemies
Countrey
,
it
being
open
from
this
to
St.
Omer
;
besides
it
commands
the
Communication
between
Ipres
and
Dunkirk
,
and
would
secure
Furnes
in
our
hands
,
which
consequently
would
make
Dunkirk
a
Frontier
,
and
expose
it
to
a
Siege
.
Every
body
knows
the
consequence
of
it
,
if
we
should
take
it
,
and
therefore
the
Enemies
will
still
use
their
utmost
endeavours
not
to
hazard
it
,
by
keeping
this
Post
and
Furnes
in
their
hands
.
This
place
,
upon
the
approach
of
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
with
his
Army
,
was
commanded
by
Mon●ieur
de
Capestan
,
a
Major
of
Foot
.
And
that
which
confirmed
the
Enemies
of
our
real
design
against
this
place
was
▪
that
we
had
taken
care
before
to
have
a
Plan
of
it
,
some
Ingeniers
having
been
sent
on
purpose
to
Dixmuyde
the
last
March
,
who
went
with
a
good
Detachment
from
that
Garrison
,
Commanded
by
a
Lieutenant
,
Colonel
and
Major
,
to
observe
it
.
The
Garrison
of
Kenoque
sallied
out
upon
them
,
and
attacked
that
Post
where
Major
Rapin
of
Belcastels
Regiment
had
been
placed
,
and
he
had
the
misfortune
to
be
killed
in
the
action
;
but
this
Detachment
being
reinforced
from
the
Neighbouring
Posts
,
the
Enemies
were
obliged
to
retire
,
after
having
lost
a
Captain
,
and
some
other
Officers
wounded
,
besides
Soldiers
.
And
this
little
place
was
then
so
unprovided
for
such
engagements
,
that
they
were
forced
to
send
a
Drum
to
Dixmuyde
for
a
Surgeon
to
dress
their
wounded
Men
,
because
this
Garrison
consisted
only
of
Detachments
from
Ipres
relieved
from
time
to
time
,
and
so
they
had
no
Surgeons
.
Upon
the
Duke
of
Wirtembergs
arrival
here
the
7th
,
we
began
to
make
Trenches
to
cover
our selves
,
being
incamped
almost
within
Musket-shot
of
the
Enemies
Works
,
and
we
mounted
our
Guards
towards
the
Enemy
with
Two
Thousand
Five
Hundred
Men
upon
the
several
Posts
,
Commanded
by
a
Brigadier
and
other
Officers
proportionably
.
This
Army
was
divided
in
Four
Brigades
,
Two
of
English
Commanded
by
Colonel
Tiffeny
and
Sir
James
Lesley
,
who
acted
as
Brigadiers
,
being
eldest
Colonels
;
the
third
by
Brigadier
Haxhausen
,
composed
of
Danes
,
and
the
Regiments
of
Auer
and
Belcastel
;
and
the
fourth
of
Dutch
,
Commanded
by
Brigadier
Bernstorf
,
who
came
here
with
Major-General
Churchill
.
The
9th
in
the
Morning
the
Enemies
fired
very
briskly
upon
our
Men
,
but
without
any
damage
.
In
the
Afternoon
Major-General
Churchill
came
to
the
Camp
with
his
Eight
Battallions
,
having
passed
through
Dixmuyde
that
Morning
.
In
the
Evening
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
ordered
an
attack
to
beat
the
Enemies
from
a
Retrenchment
,
and
some
Houses
upon
our
Right
near
the
Canal
of
Loo
,
the
whole
was
Commanded
by
Colonel
Tiffeny
as
Brigadier
,
and
the
Granadiers
by
Colonel
Maitland
.
Colonel
Tiffeny
was
upon
the
Right
,
and
the
Enemies
fired
very
hard
upon
him
from
a
Fort
of
the
other
side
of
the
Canal
,
which
he
returned
very
bravely
:
He
himself
was
wounded
through
the
Hand
with
a
Musket-shot
,
and
Major-General
Churchill
who
was
willing
to
have
a
share
in
the
Action
,
escaped
very
narrowly
,
being
shot
through
the
crown
of
his
Hat
with
a
Musket-ball
.
Colonel
Maitland
who
was
to
dislodge
the
Enemy
with
his
Granadiers
,
did
it
with
all
the
Success
and
Conduct
that
could
be
wish'd
,
and
the
Men
went
on
with
a
great
deal
of
Bravery
and
Courage
,
and
drove
the
Enemy
from
their
Post
,
which
they
endeavour'd
in
vain
to
recover
two
or
three
times
successively
,
coming
on
with
Sword
in
hand
.
We
had
several
Granadiers
killed
and
wounded
.
Colonel
Tiffenys
and
Fergusons
Regiments
lost
most
in
this
Action
.
Of
Colonel
Fergusons
Regiment
,
Captain
Trumbal
was
killed
,
Major
Bruce
of
Maitlands
wounded
,
and
an
Ensign
killed
▪
I
have
not
seen
the
List
of
Colonel
Tiffenys
,
but
it
was
generally
computed
that
our
whole
loss
in
this
Action
amounted
to
about
Four
Hundred
Men
killed
and
wounded
,
but
they
grew
almost
to
Thousands
by
that
time
they
came
in
the
Paris
Gazette
,
which
certainly
could
not
fall
without
some
slaughter
among
the
Enemies
.
We
had
three
small
pieces
of
Cannon
which
played
during
this
Attack
,
which
is
the
onely
Cannon
we
fir'd
against
the
place
:
The
small
Shot
was
indeed
very
brisk
on
both
sides
,
the
whole
Night
,
and
we
could
hear
it
very
plain
from
our
Camp
at
Becelar
:
And
though
it
does
not
appear
that
we
had
any
real
design
against
this
place
,
but
only
to
amuse
the
Enemy
,
yet
it
was
necessary
for
us
to
make
this
Attack
because
the
Posts
from
whence
we
drove
the
Enemy
were
very
inconvenient
to
us
upon
our
Right
.
The
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
had
some
Artillery
from
Dixmuyde
,
with
Morter-pieces
and
Bombs
,
but
't
was
never
taken
out
of
the
Boats
to
mount
upon
the
Batteries
,
except
the
three
Field-pieces
now
mentioned
.
This
Artillery
had
been
sent
by
Water
from
Sas
van
Ghendt
,
besides
a
great
quantity
of
Ammunitions
,
with
the
rest
of
our
English
battering
pieces
,
which
remained
under
the
Walls
of
Ghendt
,
without
being
sent
any
farther
.
Monsieur
de
Montal
,
upon
this
motion
of
the
Duke
of
Wirtembergs
,
had
advanced
between
the
Canal
of
Loo
and
that
of
Ipres
,
to
defend
this
place
,
and
to
hinder
our
passage
of
the
Canals
to
invest
it
;
so
that
nothing
could
be
undertaken
without
the
bringing
of
both
Armies
to
wrangle
about
this
Post
,
and
ours
to
attack
upon
very
disadvantageous
terms
▪
So
that
after
this
attack
of
the
9th
there
happened
nothing
extraordinary
before
the
Kenoque
,
but
only
in
the
Night
they
generally
fired
pretty
briskly
to
hinder
our
Men
from
making
any
approaches
,
and
their
Artillery
played
ten
times
to
our
once
;
however
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
still
continued
there
to
keep
the
Enemies
in
suspence
.
As
for
what
passed
of
the
Elector
of
Bavaria's
side
,
which
we
have
left
incamped
before
the
Enemies
Line
between
Courtray
and
the
Scheld
,
with
his
Head
Quarter
at
Castres
,
between
Tighem
and
Kirkhove
,
he
made
upon
his
arrival
here
great
preparations
of
Fascines
,
as
if
he
had
designed
to
attack
the
Line
:
And
the
8th
he
went
with
Three
Thousand
Horse
and
Dragoons
to
observe
the
Enemies
Works
.
They
had
an
out-post
at
a
Mill
without
their
Line
near
St.
Denis
,
which
hindered
our
approach
,
which
Major-General
Fagel
was
ordered
to
attack
with
the
Bywacht
of
the
Army
(
that
is
a
Captain
,
Lieutenant
,
and
Ensign
,
and
Sixty
Men
of
every
Regiment
,
which
are
still
ready
to
march
out
upon
any
occasion
,
with
Field-Officers
proportionably
)
and
with
the
Granadiers
.
The
Enemies
had
here
a
good
Detachment
,
commanded
with
a
Lieutenant-Colonel
,
and
the
Post
was
strong
,
and
they
disputed
it
some
time
,
but
at
last
were
forced
to
abandon
it
.
Count
Volkerstein
of
the
Elector
of
Bavaria's
Guards
was
killed
upon
this
occasion
.
As
for
the
loss
of
both
sides
,
I
have
not
seen
an
account
of
it
.
The
Elector
of
Bavaria
after
this
Action
continued
in
his
Camp
at
Castres
,
and
we
at
Becelar
,
still
leaving
the
Enemies
in
doubt
,
whether
we
should
attack
them
in
their
Lines
,
whilst
matters
were
preparing
for
an
important
undertaking
.
Whilst
we
continued
in
our
Camp
at
Becelar
,
Forrage
was
not
very
plentiful
,
nothing
being
to
be
had
here
but
Grass
.
The
Country
hereabouts
is
altogether
Woody
,
with
little
Arable
Land
,
and
yet
most
of
that
remained
untill'd
(
some
said
)
by
order
,
to
hinder
the
subsisting
of
our
Armies
near
this
place
.
The
10th
the
Enemy
,
who
had
hitherto
Forrag'd
within
their
own
Lines
,
ventured
to
forrage
without
,
which
occasioned
some
deserting
among
their
Men
,
who
wanted
that
opportunity
within
their
Lines
.
The
11th
the
Fourth
Troop
of
Guards
Commanded
by
Monsieur
d'
Auverquerque
,
with
the
Horse
Granadiers
,
came
to
the
Camp
,
the
first
having
been
in
Winter-Quarters
at
the
Hague
,
and
the
last
at
Boisleduc
.
The
13th
our
Cavalry
forrag'd
towards
Ipres
;
and
this
being
a
close
Country
,
and
just
by
an
Enemies
Garrison
,
the
Troopers
went
on
foot
to
cut
down
their
Forrage
,
which
was
guarded
by
a
Detachment
from
the
Infantry
,
and
then
the
Horses
were
brought
from
the
Camp
to
fetch
the
Forrage
ready
made
up
in●Trusses
;
by
which
precaution
we
forrag'd
thus
almost
to
the
Gates
of
Ipres
without
losing
One
Horse
;
and
indeed
though
this
Country
is
very
convenient
for
such
designs
,
and
that
our
Camp
was
flank'd
of
both
sides
,
with
Ipres
upon
the
Right
,
and
Menin
and
Courtray
upon
the
Left
,
and
the
Enemies
Line
in
our
Front
,
yet
we
lost
but
very
few
Horses
,
there
being
still
good
Guards
upon
the
Woods
to
cover
our
grazing
,
which
was
still
done
by
order
.
The
14th
the
King
was
informed
that
the
Enemies
had
a
design
upon
our
Bread-Waggons
coming
from
Bruges
,
and
that
they
were
to
fall
upon
them
at
Rouselar
;
for
which
reason
my
Lord
Essex
was
detached
with
Five
Hundred
Dragoons
to
joyn
our
Convoy
at
Rouselar
,
and
my
Lord
Portland
went
with
Five
Hundred
Dragoons
more
Commanded
under
his
Lordship
by
Brigadier
Wynne
,
sustained
by
some
Horse
,
to
endeavour
to
meet
with
the
Enemies
upon
their
way
,
being
advised
that
they
were
to
pass
that
Evening
by
Moorsleede
;
accordingly
my
Lord
Portland
overtook
them
in
this
place
,
and
the
Dragoons
had
orders
to
dismount
and
attack
them
,
which
they
did
with
a
great
deal
of
Courage
.
The
Enemies
were
Commanded
by
a
Lieutenant-Colonel
,
about
Four
Hundred
strong
;
they
had
made
some
Barricades
of
Waggons
,
which
they
defended
no
longer
than
to
gain
time
to
make
their
escape
;
but
notwithstanding
,
a
Captain
with
about
Thirty
Men
remained
Prisoners
,
and
they
had
several
killed
and
wounded
▪
The
fire
was
very
hot
for
above
half
an
hour
,
and
the
Count
de
Soissons
,
who
was
here
as
Voluntier
,
very
much
incouraged
our
Men
,
and
was
very
well
pleased
with
their
way
of
falling
on
.
Count
de
Soissons
is
Brother
to
the
Prince
Eugene
of
Savoy
,
Velt-Mareschal
General
of
the
Emperours
Forces
in
Piemont
,
and
a
near
Kinsman
to
the
Duke
of
Savoy
.
The
French
King
would
oblige
him
to
serve
in
Piemont
with
his
Regiment
against
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
which
he
refused
,
and
quitted
,
and
retired
,
with
the
French
Kings
leave
,
out
of
the
Country
:
But
the
French
King
hearing
he
was
gone
into
England
,
he
was
so
netled
at
it
,
that
he
ordered
the
Countess
de
Soissons
,
his
Wife
,
immediately
to
leave
the
Kingdom
.
He
served
in
our
Army
this
whole
Campagne
as
Voluntier
,
being
waited
upon
by
the
Kings
own
Servants
;
and
he
was
still
with
the
King
upon
all
occasions
.
He
is
a
Person
of
a
very
fine
Education
,
very
civil
and
obliging
,
and
very
brave
,
which
has
gained
him
the
esteem
and
affections
of
all
Persons
of
Quality
in
our
Army
.
But
to
return
to
the
business
of
Moorsleede
;
Lieutenant
Webb
was
killed
in
this
occasion
,
Brother
to
Lieutenant-Colonel
Webb
of
the
Guards
.
Brigadier
Wynne
was
wounded
in
the
Knee
,
which
though
it
was
not
esteemed
very
dangerous
at
first
,
yet
he
dyed
afterwards
of
this
Wound
at
Ghent
,
being
generally
regretted
.
(
The
King
has
since
given
his
Regiment
of
Dragoons
to
Colonel
Rosse
,
Lieutenant
Colonel
of
the
Regiment
who
has
been
one
of
the
Kings
Aide
de
Camps
the
three
last
Campagnes
.
Captains
Collins
and
Holdgate
were
likewise
wounded
,
both
Officers
of
Dragoons
.
The
next
day
our
Convoy
of
Bread-Waggons
came
safe
to
the
Camp
;
and
with
them
my
Lord
Rivers
Major-General
of
Horse
,
Monsieur
de
Zuylenstein
Lieutenant-General
,
created
by
His
Majesty
Earl
of
Rochsord
,
and
my
Lord
Cutts
Brigadier
,
being
lately
come
over
from
England
.
Besides
the
miscarriage
of
the
Enemies
upon
the
coming
of
our
Bread-Waggons
to
the
Camp
,
they
had
received
the
same
misfortune
before
upon
their
going
to
Bruges
,
above
Fifty
of
them
having
been
carried
Prisoners
into
this
place
by
our
Detachment
.
The
15th
at
Night
a
Party
of
the
French
fell
upon
an
Outpost
of
Bannieres
Brigade
at
Sonnebeck
,
where
they
made
several
Prisoners
,
most
of
them
Swissers
of
T●har●ers
Regiment
The
17th
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
had
Orders
to
withdraw
his
Forces
from
before
Kenoque
,
and
to
march
back
to
Dixmuyde
.
Nothing
extraordinary
happened
in
the
attack
of
this
place
from
the
9th
,
of
which
we
have
given
an
account
,
to
the
time
of
raising
the
pretended
Siege
;
save
that
the
10th
,
Montal
passed
the
Canal
of
Loo
with
a
good
Detachment
of
his
best
Troops
,
with
a
design
to
have
surprized
out
Out
guards
;
but
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
had
notice
of
it
,
and
the
Guards
were
so
ordered
,
that
upon
some
fire
of
both
sides
which
allarme●
the
Camp
,
the
French
retreated
,
fearing
an
Ambuscade
which
was
ready
for
them
The
17th
in
the
Afternoon
,
the
Artillery
and
Baggage
had
orders
to
march
from
our
Camp
at
Becelar
to
Rouselar
,
Escorted
by
Bannieres
Brigade
from
Sonnebeck
,
and
St.
Pauls
from
the
Kings
Quarter
.
They
marched
all
Night
,
meeting
now
and
then
with
French
Parties
,
which
would
have
broken
in
upon
the
Line
of
Baggage
,
but
the
Brigades
were
so
disposed
upon
the
Front
,
Flanks
,
and
Rear
,
that
they
were
still
repulsed
.
Orders
were
given
for
the
Army
to
march
the
next
Day
.
The
18th
the
Army
marched
;
the
first
Line
upon
the
Right
by
Sonnebeck
,
Passendal
,
and
Roosebeck
,
to
Rouselar
,
the
same
way
that
we
had
come
to
this
Camp
;
the
second
Line
marched
upon
the
Left
,
gaining
by
Moorsleede
the
high
way
from
Menin
to
Rouselar
.
Packmoe●'s
Brigade
had
the
Rear-guard
with
seven
pieces
of
Cannon
to
make
good
our
retreat
out
of
the
Enemies
Country
.
The
King
remained
with
the
Rear-guard
to
see
all
safely
march
off
Villeroy
had
a
great
mind
to
have
fallen
upon
our
Rear
in
this
March
;
having
upon
notice
of
it
ordered
a
Detachment
of
many
Squadrons
of
his
best
Horse
and
Dragoons
,
with
which
he
marched
very
early
out
of
the
Line
to
observe
our
motion
,
directing
his
way
from
Ipres
towards
the
Windmill
of
Gel●velt
,
to
have
come
into
our
Camp
by
Becelar
.
But
such
was
the
order
of
our
March
,
that
he
was
obliged
to
see
us
march
quietly
off
.
That
day
we
came
to
Rousela
,
with
our
Camp
as
before
between
Hooghleed
and
Rombeck
;
Bannieres
Brigade
incamped
upon
the
Right
before
the
Village
of
Hooghleed
,
where
Prince
Vaudemont
had
his
Quarter
.
The
Army
halted
the
next
day
,
but
matters
being
ready
for
the
great
and
glorious
undertaking
of
this
Campagne
,
the
King
left
the
Camp
at
Rouselar
very
early
the
19th
in
the
Morning
,
to
go
towards
the
Meuse
,
with
the
Troops
of
Life-Guards
of
Ormond
and
Auverquerque
,
the
Horse
Granadiers
,
my
Lord
Portlands
Regiment
of
Horse
,
and
Dopfs
Dragoons
Commanded
by
Brigadier
L'Etang
:
The
main
of
which
Body
kept
with
the
Kings
Domesticks
and
Baggage
,
but
His
Majesty
had
a
sufficient
Escorte
to
hasten
on
before
.
We
had
made
great
preparations
at
Maestricht
of
Artillery
,
Mortars
,
Bombs
,
and
all
manner
of
Ammunitions
;
and
all
the
Boats
of
the
Meuse
at
Liege
,
Maestricht
,
and
Huy
,
were
detained
for
the
States
Service
.
And
tho'
all
this
threatned
Namur
,
yet
the
French
had
brought
all
their
Forces
within
their
Lines
,
without
keeping
any
Body
to
guard
the
passages
of
the
Sambre
:
Whether
it
was
that
they
thought
Villeroys
,
Bouflers
,
and
Montals
Forces
were
but
sufficient
to
defend
their
Lines
against
the
King
and
the
Elector
of
Bavaria's
;
or
that
they
depended
upon
the
strength
of
Namur
,
and
the
goodness
of
the
Garrison
in
it
,
and
the
difficulty
of
a
Siege
;
They
left
the
Sambre
unfurnished
of
Troops
.
But
His
Majesty
expected
only
the
junction
of
the
Brandenburg
and
Liege
Forces
to
invest
Namur
.
Six
Battallions
of
Brandenburghs
had
had
their
Winter-Quarters
at
Liege
,
and
some
at
Aix
la
chapelle
,
but
the
Cavalry
and
the
rest
of
the
Foot
had
Winter'd
in
the
Diocess
of
Cologne
,
and
at
Cleves
,
and
Wesel
in
the
Lower
Rhine
;
so
that
they
did
not
Rendezvouz
by
Liege
till
near
the
middle
of
June
,
that
they
marched
with
the
Liege
Forces
Commanded
by
Prince
Cerclas
of
Tilly
,
and
incamped
at
Falais
,
upon
the
Mehaigne
,
between
Liege
and
Namur
,
waiting
for
His
Majesties
farther
Orders
.
And
my
Lord
of
Athlone
,
with
his
Forty
Squadrons
of
Horse
and
Dragoons
who
had
been
detached
from
the
Elector
of
Bavaria's
Camp
at
Ninove
for
the
same
design
,
had
marched
to
Tilmont
to
be
ready
to
joyn
them
.
In
the
mean
while
Prince
Vaudemont
,
who
Commanded
the
Army
at
Rouselar
since
the
King
left
it
to
take
care
of
the
Siege
of
Namur
,
marched
the
20th
to
draw
nearer
to
Ghent
.
The
Army
marched
upon
the
Left
(
siding
the
River
Mandel
which
we
had
upon
our
Right
Flank
)
in
two
Columns
,
by
the
ways
we
had
made
when
we
were
at
the
Camp
at
Arseel
,
by
Mulenbeck
,
and
Inghelmonster
,
and
so
we
came
to
the
Camp
at
Wouterghem
,
our
Right
at
Dentherghem
,
and
Left
at
Grammon
towards
the
Lys:
We
had
the
Mandel
before
us
,
and
the
height
of
Arseel
behind
our
Right
.
Some
French
Parties
fell
upon
our
Maroders
near
the
Lys
,
and
made
some
Prisoners
.
Prince
Vaudemont
staid
near
Denterghem
to
see
the
Army
march
into
the
Camp
,
and
every
Battallion
saluted
passing
by
him
,
as
Commander
in
Chief
of
the
Army
.
At
our
Marching
into
this
Camp
,
we
could
see
the
French
in
their
Camp
upon
a
rising
ground
t'other
side
of
the
Lys
,
by
Harlebeck
,
being
computed
near
three
Leagues
from
our
Camp
.
The
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
had
passed
the
Lys
at
Comines
immediately
upon
our
March
from
Becclar
to
Rouselar
,
and
the
19th
had
marched
without
the
Line
at
Courtray
,
and
incamped
near
this
place
,
to
be
ready
to
pass
the
Scheld
,
if
he
was
ordered
to
march
towards
Namur
.
We
have
left
the
Brandenburg
and
Liege
Forces
incamped
at
Falais
upon
the
Mehaigne
,
and
my
Lord
Athlone
at
Tilmont
,
where
he
was
reinforced
with
Dompres
Brigade
of
Horse
from
Bils●n
.
But
now
they
had
Orders
from
the
King
to
invest
Namur
.
Accordingly
my
Lord
Athlone
marched
the
17th
with
the
Body
of
Horse
under
his
command
,
and
incamped
between
Malevr●
and
Perwys
:
The
18th
between
la
Falise
and
Temploux
,
where
he
was
joyned
by
the
Brandenburg
Troops
:
The
19th
he
left
a
good
Body
of
Horse
at
the
Post
of
La
Falise
,
and
marched
with
the
Main
Body
towards
Charleroy
.
This
motion
put
the
Enemies
in
suspence
,
whether
we
should
attack
Namur
or
Charleroy
:
Whereupon
the
Marquis
de
Harcourt
,
who
had
passed
the
Meuse
at
Dinant
,
and
was
now
posted
between
Charleroy
and
Philippeville
,
reinforced
the
Garrison
of
Charleroy
with
a
Body
of
Dragoons
.
But
my
Lord
of
Athlone
having
passed
the
Sambre
at
Chasselet
below
Charleroy
,
marched
again
down
the
Sambre
towards
Namur
,
and
pressed
all
the
Boats
upon
the
River
to
make
a
Bridge
of
Communication
,
which
were
brought
down
to
the
Abbey
of
Floref
upon
the
Sambre
two
Leagues
above
Namur
.
Thus
my
Lord
of
Athlone
took
the
Posts
from
the
Sambre
to
the
Meuse
of
the
Town
side
,
about
La
Falise
;
and
t'other
side
of
the
Sambre
,
from
the
Abbey
of
Floref
to
the
Meuse
.
But
all
the
other
side
of
the
Meuse
in
the
Pais
de
Condros
remained
open
.
This
was
the
21th
.
I
do
not
know
whether
my
Lord
of
Athlones
Troops
were
not
judged
sufficient
to
invest
the
whole
Town
,
which
taking
a
vast
Circumference
,
and
divided
by
so
many
Rivers
,
might
have
exposed
any
one
quarter
to
be
forced
to
put
a
Reinforcement
into
the
Town
;
or
whether
my
Lord
of
Athlone
had
Orders
to
take
no
other
Posts
,
and
to
stay
for
the
Elector
to
do
the
rest
:
However
the
other
side
of
the
Meuse
lying
open
,
it
gave
opportunity
to
the
Mareschal
de
Bouflers
to
throw
himself
into
the
place
.
This
was
with
Eight
Regiments
of
the
best
Dragoons
in
the
Army
.
He
had
left
his
Camp
at
Clare
within
the
Line
the
18th
,
(
the
same
day
that
the
Elector
repassed
the
Scheld
to
march
towards
Namur
)
and
took
along
with
him
the
Kings
Dragoons
,
the
Dauphins
,
those
of
Caylus
,
Grammont
,
St.
Hamines
,
de
Ganges
,
and
du
Barreau
;
having
Orders
from
the
French
King
,
That
if
my
Lord
of
Athlone
had
invested
Namur
with
the
Brandenburg
Troops
,
and
the
Horse
under
his
Command
,
to
force
his
way
in
at
any
rate
.
But
t'other
side
of
the
Meuse
remaining
open
,
he
was
not
put
to
it
.
The
same
day
Bouflers
repassed
the
Scheld
at
Tournay
,
and
marched
up
along
this
River
as
far
as
Mortaigne
.
The
19th
he
came
to
Condé
.
The
20th
he
passed
the
Sambre
at
Thuin
.
The
21th
he
came
to
Dinant
,
where
he
passed
the
Meuse
;
and
the
22th
he
got
into
Namur
.
He
sent
back
all
the
Dragoons
Horses
,
except
those
of
the
Kings
,
and
Asfeldt
Estranger
,
which
he
kept
in
the
Town
;
having
made
very
great
diligence
to
get
in
before
my
Lord
of
Athlone
should
be
joyned
by
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
.
His
getting
into
the
place
did
chagrine
us
at
first
,
because
that
(
as
we
expected
)
would
render
the
taking
of
the
Town
very
difficult
,
by
an
obstinate
resistance
;
but
as
it
has
since
proved
,
it
has
added
extreamly
to
the
Glory
of
the
Siege
,
and
has
made
it
one
of
the
boldest
and
finest
undertakings
of
this
Age.
I
dare
say
,
that
if
the
French
King
had
believed
that
we
could
have
taken
Namur
with
the
strong
Garrison
that
was
in
it
,
he
would
never
have
commanded
a
Mareschal
of
France
to
put
himself
into
it
to
defend
it
,
to
add
thereby
so
much
the
more
Honour
and
Glory
to
the
Enterprize
;
being
it
may
be
the
first
that
has
been
defended
by
a
Mareschal
of
France
,
with
order
from
the
King
.
The
Mareschal
de
Crequi
defended
Treves
,
but
every
body
knows
how
he
was
forced
into
it
by
the
loss
of
a
Battle
;
and
this
was
a
place
of
Refuge
where
he
made
his
escape
,
and
where
he
resolved
to
regain
his
Honour
by
a
desperate
defence
.
My
Lord
of
Athlone
with
the
Dutch
,
and
Baron
Heyden
with
the
Brandenburg
Forces
,
having
received
Orders
to
take
the
Posts
near
Namur
,
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
and
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
marched
with
all
speed
from
their
Camp
near
the
Enemies
Line
to
form
the
Siege
of
this
strong
and
important
place
.
Accordingly
the
18th
the
Electors
Army
decamped
from
Castres
between
Veermarde
and
Tighem
,
and
repassed
the
Scheld
below
Audenarde
,
and
marched
that
day
as
far
as
St.
Lievens
Houtheim
.
The
19th
this
Army
passed
the
Dender
at
Ninove
,
where
it
incamped
that
night
,
and
the
Elector
went
to
Brussels
to
visit
the
Electoress
.
The
20th
the
Army
marched
to
Halle
.
The
21th
it
passed
the
Senne
,
and
marched
to
Genap
and
Promell
,
where
the
Elector
returned
to
the
Camp
from
Brussels
.
The
22th
the
Elector
passed
with
his
Army
the
little
River
Dyle
at
Genap
,
and
marched
as
far
as
Masy
,
within
Two
Leagues
of
Namur
;
which
was
a
very
great
March
,
to
pass
so
many
Rivers
,
from
the
Enemies
Line
between
the
Lys
and
the
Scheld
clear
to
the
Sambre
,
in
five
days
.
The
same
day
the
King
came
to
the
Camp
near
Namur
,
and
took
his
Quarter
at
the
Chasteau
de
la
Falize
,
within
Four
English
Miles
of
this
place
,
having
left
his
Army
at
Rouselar
the
19th
;
and
that
day
His
Majesty
passed
through
Ghent
,
and
lay
at
Diselbergh
in
the
way
to
Dendermonde
.
The
20th
through
Dermonde
,
and
so
to
Grimberg
near
Brussels
,
where
the
King
has
a
House
of
his
own
.
The
21th
by
Vilvorde
and
Louvain
,
to
the
Abbey
of
Parc●
;
and
the
22th
to
La
Falise
.
Brigadier
L'
Etang
marched
after
with
easier
Journeys
,
escorting
the
Kings
Domesticks
and
Baggage
.
The
23th
the
Elector
passed
the
Sambre
with
his
Foot
,
and
some
Spanish
Horse
,
with
the
Dutch
Brigades
of
Holstein
Norburg
and
Dedem
,
and
took
his
Quarter
at
the
Abbey
of
Malogne
upon
the
Sambre
;
and
the
Brandenburg
Forces
,
Commanded
by
Lieutenant-General
Heyden
,
passed
the
Meuse
,
and
took
their
Post
on
the
other
side
of
this
River
,
upon
the
height
of
St.
Barbe
,
before
the
Fauxbourg
de
Jambe
.
The
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
remained
of
this
side
of
the
Sambre
and
Meuse
with
the
King
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Dutch
Forces
.
And
now
the
Posts
being
taken
all
about
Namur
,
before
the
Town
and
the
Castle
,
and
the
other
side
of
the
Meuse
,
't
is
from
this
day
(
23
)
that
we
must
reckon
the
investing
of
it
.
This
place
has
very
much
changed
condition
since
it
fell
into
the
French
Kings
hands
,
who
spares
no
Charges
to
put
his
Frontier
Garrisons
in
the
best
condition
of
defence
.
When
the
French
took
it
,
the
Town
was
but
weak
,
being
absolutely
commanded
by
a
steep
Hill
,
which
hangs
just
over
it
from
the
Porte
de
Fer
to
that
of
St.
Nicholas
near
the
Meuse
;
so
that
they
had
the
liberty
to
bring
down
their
Batteries
at
first
upon
the
descent
of
this
Hill
,
and
to
open
their
Trenches
at
the
foot
of
it
near
the
Meuse
;
and
so
in
four
or
five
days
time
they
were
lodged
upon
the
Counterscarp
of
St
Nicholas
his
Gate
;
and
the
Town
capitulated
the
26th
of
May
,
the
Trench
having
been
opened
the
19th
.
But
now
to
add
a
considerable
strength
to
this
weak
part
of
the
Town
,
the
French
had
made
a
detach'd
Bastion
upon
the
ascent
of
the
Hill
just
before
St.
Nicholas's
Gate
,
all
of
Stone-work
,
with
a
Casematte
upon
it
,
(
that
is
a
Corps
de
Garde
Bomb
proof
)
the
Counterscarp
of
the
Fosse
of
Free-stone
,
and
the
covered
way
the
same
,
which
pointed
just
upon
the
top
of
the
Hill
,
so
that
no
Cannon
could
bear
upon
this
Work
from
the
Plain
upon
this
Hill
,
but
we
battered
it
in
revers
from
the
other
side
of
the
Meuse
at
the
Brandenburg
Batteries
,
which
required
some
time
before
we
could
bring
these
Batteries
to
the
Water-side
.
Upon
the
Right
of
this
towards
the
Porte
de
Fer
,
they
had
made
two
other
detach'd
Bastions
of
the
same
work
just
upon
the
brow
of
the
Hill
;
and
at
the
foot
of
the
Hill
before
the
Porte
de
Fer
,
and
between
the
Hill
and
the
Brook
of
Verderin
,
they
had
a
fourth
,
which
hindered
the
Avenues
between
the
Hills
to
this
Gate
.
The
Brook
of
Verderin
runs
along
a
narrow
Valley
between
these
Hills
by
a
Sluyce
fortified
just
at
the
Porte
de
Fer.
It
is
by
this
Sluyce
that
the
Fossé
of
the
Town
is
furnished
with
Water
from
this
Gate
to
that
of
St.
Nicholas
,
where
it
's
stop'd
up
from
running
into
the
Meuse
by
a
Stone
Digue
above
Ten
Foot
broad
:
For
this
River
is
so
shallow
and
inconsiderable
,
that
it
could
not
otherwise
fill
the
Fossé
.
The
Plain
upon
these
Hills
is
fortified
with
a
double
cover'd
way
palissaded
,
to
defend
these
detach'd
Bastions
towards
the
Village
of
Bouge
;
and
when
we
attack'd
the
place
,
they
were
working
at
a
third
nearer
to
the
brow
of
the
Hill
just
before
these
works
;
so
that
this
Town
which
before
was
weak
,
was
really
strong
by
the
addition
of
them
,
and
held
out
longer
than
the
Castle
.
The
French
attack'd
the
Castle
and
Cohorne
upon
the
top
of
the
Hill
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
;
and
this
they
took
care
to
fortifie
afterwards
,
so
as
to
leave
it
almost
unattackable
the
same
way
they
had
took
it
before
.
The
Cohorne
,
or
Williams
Fort
,
fell
into
their
hands
by
driving
their
Trenches
round
the
work
along
the
bottom
,
between
it
and
the
Terra
Nova
,
or
upper
Castle
,
which
work
being
embraced
,
and
all
manner
of
Communication
cut
off
,
was
forced
to
surrender
.
The
French
to
prevent
such
a
method
of
proceeding
another
time
,
built
a
strong
Stone
Redoubt
just
upon
the
top
of
the
Hill
between
the
Cohorne
and
Terra
Nova
,
with
a
Casematte
upon
it
Bomb
proof
;
and
this
work
commands
all
this
bottom
to
the
Sambre
.
Before
this
work
they
have
made
a
very
good
cover'd
way
palissaded
,
from
the
Angle
of
the
Gorge
of
the
Cohorne
to
the
brink
of
the
Hill
upon
the
Meuse
.
They
have
besides
this
made
a
very
good
Half-Moon
upon
the
courtin
of
the
Horn-work
of
the
Terra
Nova
.
They
have
fortified
the
Devils
House
,
(
which
flanks
the
side
of
the
Cohorne
towards
the
Meuse
)
with
a
strong
Stone
Redoubt
,
which
they
have
called
the
Casotte
.
This
House
,
when
the
Spaniards
had
it
,
had
but
a
simple
Retrenchment
about
it
,
and
yet
it
held
out
four
or
five
days
.
From
the
upper
point
of
the
Cohorne
,
which
is
towards
the
Meuse
,
they
have
made
a
very
good
cover'd
way
,
which
goes
about
before
the
Casotte
to
the
edge
of
the
Hill
upon
the
Meuse
:
And
beyond
all
this
,
to
cover
the
whole
from
the
Sambre
to
the
Meuse
,
they
had
undertaken
a
prodigious
Line
cut
into
the
very
Rock
,
all
along
the
top
of
the
Hill
,
near
an
English
half
Mile
in
length
,
terminating
upon
the
edge
of
the
Hill
towards
the
Sambre
,
and
the
same
Hill
towards
the
Meuse
,
with
two
Redoubts
at
each
end
.
The
Line
was
finished
,
and
the
Redoubt
towards
the
Meuse
was
very
forward
;
but
that
towards
the
Sambre
was
but
just
begun
,
which
they
made
up
with
Fascines
upon
our
arrival
before
this
place
.
This
Line
had
a
very
fine
Gate
in
the
middle
,
such
as
they
use
to
make
for
the
coming
in
to
their
Towns
,
but
't
was
not
finished
.
It
would
have
been
very
difficult
to
have
forced
this
Line
from
without
,
but
the
passage
of
the
Sambre
at
the
Ballance
not
being
fortified
by
the
Enemy
,
it
made
way
for
us
to
attack
this
Line
within
;
which
made
it
but
a
cheap
bargain
(
as
we
shall
tell
hereafter
)
:
However
to
add
as
much
strength
to
it
of
this
side
as
the
time
of
the
Siege
would
allow
them
,
they
made
a
Battery
of
two
pieces
of
Cannon
upon
the
reverse
of
the
end
of
the
Line
towards
the
Sambre
to
fire
upon
the
pass
of
the
Ballance
,
and
some
Coupeures
or
Traverses
to
fortifie
the
inside
of
their
Line
,
and
a
Perpendicular
Line
of
Communication
to
the
cover'd
way
of
the
Cassote
.
And
indeed
the
Castle
was
so
strongly
fortified
upon
the
top
of
the
Hill
with
all
these
Outworks
,
that
it
would
have
been
a
very
tedious
piece
of
work
for
us
to
have
attack'd
it
this
way
:
But
the
weak
side
of
the
Castle
and
Cohorne
was
towards
the
Town
and
the
Sambre
,
and
the
Enemies
had
not
provided
for
an
Attack
of
this
side
,
which
made
all
these
prodigious
works
fall
into
our
hands
in
less
time
than
the
French
had
taken
this
place
before
;
tho'
then
much
inferiour
to
what
't
is
now
in
Strength
and
Fortification
.
If
the
Enemies
had
reason
to
depend
upon
the
great
strength
of
this
Garrison
,
they
had
as
much
reason
to
expect
a
vigorous
resistance
from
the
Forces
that
were
in
it
,
which
were
very
numerous
,
no
less
than
twenty
Battallions
,
of
which
some
were
the
best
reputed
Regiments
of
France
;
but
others
,
about
four
or
five
,
being
what
they
call
Regiments
de
Salade
,
that
is
,
Garrison
Regiments
,
which
are
not
fit
to
put
into
the
Field
.
Their
old
Corps
have
generally
one
or
two
of
these
Battallions
,
where
they
train
and
exercise
their
Recruits
and
worse
men
for
one
Summer
,
and
then
they
draw
them
out
the
Campagne
following
.
These
Regiments
are
always
weak
,
and
therefore
cannot
come
up
to
the
computation
of
other
Battallions
;
but
I
believe
that
all
these
Battallions
put
together
may
very
well
be
computed
450
Men
strong
,
one
with
another
,
which
makes
9000
Foot
;
and
8
Regiments
of
Dragoons
which
march'd
out
3
Standards
each
Regiment
,
which
makes
24
Squadrons
,
which
if
compleat
would
amount
to
2400
Dragoons
;
but
I
dare
say
that
(
considering
their
hasty
and
quick
March
from
the
Scheld
to
this
place
,
by
the
Sambre
and
Dinant
)
they
could
not
exceed
2000
Men.
There
was
besides
6
Independent
Companies
in
the
Town
,
and
Artificers
,
Miners
,
and
Gunners
;
all
which
joyn'd
together
made
about
12000
effective
Men
at
the
beginning
of
the
Siege
.
But
for
the
more
particular
satisfaction
of
the
Reader
,
I
shall
here
insert
the
List
of
the
Garrison
,
commanded
in
Chief
by
the
Mareschal
de
Bousters
,
known
for
his
Zeal
and
Fidelity
to
the
French
King
,
and
his
active
and
vigilant
Courage
;
and
by
the
Count
de
Guiscard
Governour
of
the
place
,
a
Gentleman
of
great
Accomplishments
.
This
last
has
been
extreamly
civil
and
obliging
to
our
English
Officers
that
have
been
at
any
time
Prisoners
at
Namur
.
Monsieur
de
Laumont
was
Lieutenant
Governour
,
and
Brigadier
;
Monsieur
de
Megrigny
Major
General
,
and
(
next
to
Vauban
)
the
ablest
Ingenier
of
France
,
was
here
with
a
Brigade
of
chosen
Ingeniers
to
look
after
the
defence
and
reparation
of
the
Fortifications
,
and
to
try
their
Art
in
the
dispute
of
every
work●
Besides
these
General
Officers
,
the
Garrison
had
four
Brigadiers
,
Qu●lus
of
Dragoons
,
Maulevrier
,
St.
Laurens
,
and
l'
Aba●ie
,
of
Foot
.
Their
Artillery
consisted
of
120
pieces
of
Cannon
and
Mortars
,
12000
Granades
,
130000
weight
of
Powder
,
Ball
and
Bombs
proportionably
,
10000
spare
Arms
,
and
Provisions
for
six
Mone●hs
;
besides
,
as
they
gave
out
,
10●000
Crowns
in
Cash
for
the
payment
of
the
Garrison
.
The
List
whereof
was
as
follows
:
Of
the
Dauphins
Regiment
,
5
Battallions
,
commanded
by
the
Count
de
Montbron
Son
to
the
Governour
of
Cambray
,
two
whereof
were
Garrison
Battallions
;
Beauvoisis
,
one
Battallion
,
Commanded
by
the
Count
de
Vi●uxbourg
;
Royal
Artillery
,
one
Battallion
,
Commanded
by
Brigadier
St.
Laurens
;
Maulevrier
,
two
Battallions
,
Commanded
by
Brigadier
Count
de
Maulevrier
;
Bugey
,
one
Battallion
;
Haynault
,
one
Battallion
;
Solre
,
one
Battallion
;
Court-Swisse
,
one
Battallion
;
Foix
,
Commanded
by
Count
Morstein
,
one
Battallion
;
La
Marre
,
one
Battallion
;
Nice
one
Battallion
;
Piemont
,
three
Battallions
;
Navarre
,
one
Battallion
.
I
have
given
an
account
of
the
Dragoons
before
,
which
I
need
not
repeat
here
These
were
indeed
by
much
the
best
Troops
of
the
Garrison
,
and
were
generally
very
brisk
Soldier-like
Fellows
,
and
very
well
accouter'd
;
As
for
their
Independent
Companies
,
they
were
in
no
extraordinary
condition
,
neither
have
I
seen
an
account
of
them
.
After
we
had
invested
Namur
,
in
order
to
form
this
important
Siege
,
my
Lord
of
Athlone
was
detach'd
with
most
of
the
Cavalry
to
the
Plains
of
Fleury
,
and
so
to
the
Pieton
,
to
consume
the
Forrage
thereabouts
,
and
between
Charleroy
and
Mons.
We
kept
no
more
Horse
in
the
Siege
than
was
necessary
for
Convoys
,
Patrouilles
,
and
to
carry
Fascines
for
the
Works
and
Trenches
.
And
this
place
being
so
strong
,
and
the
Posts
about
it
of
such
a
great
circumference
,
and
over
two
considerable
Rivers
,
that
it
could
not
be
besieged
but
by
a
numerous
and
strong
Army
,
His
Majesty
ordered
a
good
Reinforcement
from
Prince
Vaudemonts
Army
,
which
we
have
left
incamped
at
Wouterghem
Accordingly
on
the
21th
Major-General
Ramsay
was
commanded
with
Brigadier
Fitspatrick
,
to
march
towards
Namur
with
14
Battallions
,
being
the
First
Battallion
of
the
First
Regiment
of
English
Guards
,
the
First
Battallion
of
the
Scots
Guards
,
the
First
Battallion
of
the
Royal
Regiment
,
Selwyn
,
Seymour
,
Rada
,
Fusiliers
,
Collingwood
,
Lauder
,
Saunderson
,
Zeeland
,
Hanover
Guards
,
Arents
,
and
Weed
.
The
same
day
(
21st
)
the
D.
of
Wirtemberg
having
left
the
Enterprize
of
the
Kenoque
the
17th
,
came
to
the
Camp
at
Wouterghem
with
the
8
Battallions
Major-Gen
.
Churchill
had
commanded
thither
,
and
11
more
from
Dixmuyde
,
of
which
some
came
that
day
with
the
Duke
,
and
others
came
some
days
after
;
which
made
in
all
19
Battallions
:
The
1●
Battallions
from
Dixmuyde
were
,
Tidcomb
,
Courthop
,
Belcastel
,
Jutland
,
the
Queen
of
Denmark
,
Maitland
,
Ferguson
,
Tiffeny
,
Buchan
,
Soutland●
and
St.
Amand
,
besides
Tennagels
Regiment
of
Horse
,
and
the
Kings
Dragoons
;
so
that
of
the
27
Battallions
we
had
before
the
Ke●oque
,
commanded
by
the
D.
of
Wirtemberg
,
8
remain'd
in
Garrison
at
Dixmuyde
,
with
the
Queens
Dragoons
,
under
the
Command
of
Major-General
Ellemberg
.
Our
loss
before
the
Kenoque
amounted
to
587
Soldiers
killed
and
wounded
,
besides
Officers
.
In
Tiffenys
Brigade
,
composed
of
the
Regiments
of
Churchill
,
Granville
,
Ingoldesby
,
Maitland
,
Ferguson
,
Tiffeny
,
Lorne
,
and
Buchan
,
3
Officers
kill'd
,
32
wounded
,
and
337
Soldiers
killed
and
wounded
.
In
Lesleys
Brigade
,
made
up
of
the
Regiments
of
Brewer
,
Tidcomb
,
Courthop
,
Lesleys
,
and
Graham
,
20
Soldiers
killed
and
wounded
.
In
Bernstorss
Brigade
,
in
which
were
the
Regiments
of
Bernstorf
,
Holle
,
Young
Holstein
,
Prince
Philip
,
St.
Anand
,
Soutland
,
Reinhard
,
and
Gohr
,
2
Officers
kill'd
,
3
wounded
,
and
208
Soldiers
kill'd
and
wounded
.
In
Haxhuysens
Brigade
,
made
up
of
the
Regiments
of
Belcastel
,
Auer
,
Prince
Christian
,
Queen
of
Denmark
,
22
Soldiers
kill'd
and
wounded
.
The
Dutch
and
Danish
Guards
did
Duty
upon
the
D.
of
Wirtemberg
,
and
did
not
rolle
with
the
rest
.
Major-General
Ramsay
having
been
detach'd
the
21th
with
Brigadier
Fitspatrick
,
and
14
Battallions
,
to
hasten
towards
Namur
,
march'd
that
day
near
Ghent
,
and
incamp'd
at
Marykirk
.
The
22th
he
march'd
through
Ghent
,
and
incamp'd
at
Erp
near
Alost
.
The
23th
he
march'd
to
Vilvorde
,
where
Count
Nassaw
,
Lieutenant-General
,
came
to
put
himself
at
the
head
of
this
Detachment
.
The
24th
to
Velthem
,
near
Louvain
.
The
25th
through
Louvain
;
and
so
we
incamp'd
in
the
Retrenchments
we
made
last
Year
at
Tourine
Bavechein
,
from
whence
Lieutenant-Colonel
Macartney
was
sent
to
the
King
to
receive
further
Orders
;
and
the
26th
we
march●d
to
Perwys
.
Lieutenant-Colonel
Macartney
returned
with
Orders
to
halt
the
next
day
.
We
were
then
reinforc'd
by
the
Regiments
of
Tidcomb
,
Stanley
and
Maitland
,
besides
the
First
Battallion
of
Dutch
Guards
,
which
had
come
strait
from
Dixmuyde
,
and
march●d
this
day
to
the
Camp
before
Namur
.
The
same
day
Brigadier
St.
Paul
came
up
to
Perwys
,
with
the
Hanover
Regiments
of
●t
Paul
,
Cinqvill●s
,
and
Hulsen
.
They
had
left
Prince
Vaudemo●ts
Camp
the
22th
.
The
28th
Count
Nassau
and
Major-General
Ramsay
march'd
to
Temploux
with
the
Body
under
their
command
,
within
a
League
and
a
half
of
Namur
,
not
far
from
the
Sambre
.
The
day
before
the
King
had
remov'd
his
Quarters
from
La
Falise
nearer
the
Town
,
to
the
Farm
of
the
Maison
rouge
,
upon
the
Hill
near
the
Village
of
Flavennes
on
the
Sam●●●
:
And
the
same
day
we
began
to
work
at
our
Line
of
Circumvallation
,
tracing
the
Ruins
of
that
which
the
French
had
made
when
they
besieged
this
place
,
Huy
▪
Hitherto
the
French
were
not
much
disturbed
by
us
in
the
Town
of
Namur
;
for
we
had
not
yet
broke
ground
before
the
place
;
and
the
Water
of
the
Meuse
was
so
low
that
we
could
not
get
our
Cannon
up
so
soon
as
we
expected
;
for
when
they
were
come
up
to
Huy
,
the
River
was
found
so
shallow
,
that
we
were
forced
to
unload
our
Cannon
,
and
put
them
in
lesser
Vessels
to
bring
them
;
which
as
it
requir'd
time
,
so
consequently
it
retarded
very
much
the
vigorous
prosecution
of
the
Siege
:
Nevertheless
the
King
,
with
the
Elector
,
went
every
day
to
visit
the
Posts
near
the
Town
,
and
among
the
rest
,
July
1st
,
as
the
King
was
riding
near
the
Town
to
observe
the
Enemies
works
,
a
Lieutenant
and
Cornet
of
Dragoons
deserted
from
the
Enemy
,
and
came
to
the
King
,
pretending
themselves
to
be
of
Liege
,
and
that
they
would
not
serve
against
their
own
Forces
,
and
the
Allies
of
their
Prince
.
The
same
day
my
Lord
Cuts
came
to
the
Camp
at
Temploux
with
six
Battallions
;
the
Second
of
the
First
Regiment
of
Guards
,
his
own
or
the
Coldstream
Battallion
of
Guards
,
with
the
Regiments
of
Trelawney
,
Ingoldesby
,
Nassau
,
and
Heyden
.
The
last
,
being
Dutch
,
went
into
the
Line
of
Circumvallation
.
My
Lord
Cuts
had
been
detach'd
from
Prince
Vaudemonts
Army
the
24th
of
June
,
with
ten
Battallions
,
but
at
Vilvo●de
he
received
Orders
to
send
back
Mackays
Regiment
,
and
three
more
Dutch
,
to
A●ost
:
From
Alost
Colonel
Mackays
and
Count
d'O●nas
Regiments
went
back
to
Prince
Vaudemont
,
but
the
other
two
went
to
reinforce
the
Garrison
of
Aeth
.
For
upon
our
undertaking
of
this
Siege
,
the
Mareschal
of
Villeroy
(
whom
we
have
left
incamped
near
Courtray
,
without
the
Line
)
had
passed
the
Scheld
near
Pottes
and
Escanaffe
,
lying
with
his
Army
on
both
sides
the
River
to
be
in
readiness
to
follow
the
Orders
of
the
French
Court
in
this
important
conjuncture
;
and
At
h
being
now
exposed
to
the
Enemies
Army
,
these
two
Regiments
were
commanded
from
Alost
to
reinforce
that
Garrison
;
and
besides
,
the
Prince
of
Anhalt
Brigadier
,
was
sent
with
two
Battallions
more
from
Prince
Vaudemonts
Army
to
command
there
,
where
he
got
with
some
difficulty
.
We
were
so
long
before
Namur
without
breaking
ground
against
the
Town
,
that
people
began
to
talk
very
variously
about
this
Siege
;
as
if
we
had
not
design'd
it
,
but
rather
(
having
lodg'd
a
strong
Garrison
in
this
place
)
to
undertake
an
easier
work
,
and
besiege
Charleroy
;
for
from
the
23th
of
June
that
the
Town
was
invested
,
to
this
time
,
we
had
done
nothing
but
work'd
at
our
Line
of
Circumvallation
,
and
made
our
Bridges
of
Communication
;
one
upon
the
Sambre
,
between
Flavennes
and
the
Abbey
of
Malogne
;
the
second
upon
the
Meuse
,
above
Namur
,
towards
Dinant
;
and
the
third
upon
the
Meuse
,
below
Namur
,
towards
Huy
.
But
the
true
reason
of
our
slowness
proceeded
from
our
want
of
Cannon
,
part
of
which
came
up
the
last
day
of
June
;
and
then
we
opened
the
Trenches
the
day
following
,
being
the
1st
day
of
July
.
The
Dutch
broke
ground
at
night
near
the
Village
of
Bouge
,
upon
the
Plain
,
before
the
Retrenchments
and
cover'd
ways
the
Enemies
had
made
upon
this
Hill
from
whence
the
Town
is
commanded
.
Major-General
Fagel
had
the
Trenches
,
with
six
Dutch
Battallions
.
We
did
not
advance
our
work
very
far
this
night
,
because
the
Trench
was
flank'd
from
the
Castle
,
which
could
easily
fire
over
the
Town
here
;
for
which
reason
we
were
obliged
to
make
Traverses
in
the
Trench
to
cover
our selves
from
the
Cannon
of
the
Terra
Nova
;
so
that
the
Work
could
not
be
so
far
advanced
as
it
would
have
been
,
if
we
had
been
obliged
only
to
make
a
simple
Trench
.
The
Enemies
fired
very
briskly
to
hinder
our
Workmen
,
particularly
from
an
old
Tower
which
they
had
just
before
their
cover'd
way
,
called
la
Tour
de
Cocklé
.
The
Brandenburgs
of
t'other
side
of
the
Meuse
work'd
to
make
a
Battery
upon
the
height
of
St.
Barbe
,
to
beat
in
reverse
upon
the
Enemies
within
their
covered
way
upon
the
Hill
of
Bouge
.
The
2d
Major
General
Salisch
had
the
Trenches
,
and
Major
General
Fagel
had
the
misfortune
to
be
shot
in
the
Neck
as
he
was
dismounting
,
but
without
danger
.
We
work'd
at
a
little
battery
of
three
pieces
of
Cannon
near
the
Village
de
Bouge
,
to
play
upon
the
Tower
of
Cocklè
;
and
this
night
we
advanced
considerably
our
Trenches
;
and
in
both
these
nights
we
had
not
above
16
Men
killed
and
wounded
▪
The
3d
the
King
declar'd
Brigadiers
Lindeboom
and
Heukelem
,
Major
Generals
;
and
the
Colonels
Frisheim
and
Heyden
,
Brigadiers
in
their
places
▪
The
same
day
one
of
the
Electors
Chaplains
was
returned
to
the
Kings
Quarter
by
the
Enemies
:
They
had
made
him
Prisoner
the
day
before
near
their
Line
,
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
,
where
his
Curiosity
had
carried
him
.
This
day
our
Cannon
began
to
play
;
a
Battery
of
three
pieces
of
Cannon
from
the
Village
de
Bouge
against
the
old
Tower
,
and
from
the
edge
of
the
heighth
of
St.
Barbe
,
being
a
Brandenburgh
Battery
of
six
or
seven
pieces
of
Cannon
,
which
fir'd
over
the
Meuse
in
reverse
within
the
Enemy●s
Retrenchments
upon
the
Hill
of
Bouge
.
At
night
the
Enemy
lessened
their
Fire
,
and
we
advanced
our
Work
considerably
.
The
4th
,
early
in
the
morning
,
Brigadier
St.
Paul
was
detach●d
back
from
Count
Nassau's
Camp
at
Temploux
to
reinforce
Prince
Vaudemont
,
with
the
Hanover
Guards
,
the
Batallions
of
St.
Paul
,
Cinqvilles
,
Hulsen
,
and
Zeelandt
;
and
indeed
we
were
in
some
trouble
and
pain
at
this
time
about
Prince
Vaudemont
.
For
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
,
who
had
advanced
as
far
as
the
Scheld
at
Pottes
and
Escanaffe
,
expecting
Orders
to
have
march'd
to
the
relief
of
Namur
,
or
to
undertake
some
Si●ege
for
a
Diversion
,
received
Orders
to
repass
the
Lys
to
attack
Prince
Vaudemont
in
his
Camp
at
Wouterg●em
;
which
,
if
it
had
succeeded
,
would
have
been
an
effectual
way
to
raise
the
Siege
of
Namur
.
'T
is
a
very
easie
thing
to
find
Miscarriages
and
Faults
in
ill
Success
;
and
when
an
Enemy
has
come
to
the
worse
by
taking
wrong
measures
,
t
is
no
hard
matter
to
tell
how
he
might
have
done
better
.
The
Attempt
upon
Prince
Vaudemont
was
doubtful
;
for
either
Villeroy
may
come
to
the
worse
,
or
the
Prince
may
retreat
:
But
if
whilst
Villeroy
was
advanced
as
far
as
the
Scheld
,
the
French
King
had
undertaken
the
Siege
of
At
h
or
Ardenard
,
one
of
these
two
places
must
of
necessity
have
fallen
into
his
Hands
,
whilst
we
were
besieging
Namur
;
or
we
must
have
raised
the
Siege
to
have
hindred
it
.
However
,
whether
it
was
,
that
the
Enemies
(
who
had
no
other
designs
but
to
act
defensively
had
not
prepar'd
themselves
for
a
Siege
,
or
whatever
other
reason
there
was
for
it
,
Vill●roy
eas●d
us
of
the
Jealousie
we
were
in
for
At
h
and
A●denarde
,
and
received
orders
to
repass
the
Lys:
For
this
end
he
made
his
Army
as
strong
us
possibly
he
could
,
and
order'd
Monsieur
de
Ximenes
Lieutenant-General
,
and
Pracontal
,
Major-General
,
who
were
near
M●ns
with
a
good
Detachment
of
Horse
,
to
come
and
join
him
:
Being
reinforced
with
these
Troops
,
he
ordered
Bridges
to
be
made
upon
the
Lys
the
2d
.
at
night
at
Vive
St.
Eloy
,
where
he
pass'd
that
River
the
3d.
and
encam'd
at
St.
Barbon
.
Montal
at
the
same
time
had
Orders
to
march
with
the
Body
under
his
command
from
the
Neighbourhood
of
Kenoque
towards
Thielt
.
Prince
Vaudemont
being
informed
of
this
motion
of
the
Enemy's
,
made
a
movement
of
his
Camp
at
Wonterghem
,
to
bring
his
Right
more
to
the
Rear
to
take
up
the
rising
Ground
of
Arseel
,
which
he
thought
more
defensible
.
This
was
the
third
in
the
Evening
;
the
Prince
ordered
then
Retrenchments
to
be
made
upon
the
Left
towards
Wacken
and
the
Lys
;
and
the
4th
.
the
Army
retrench'd
and
fortified
upon
the
Right
all
the
rising
Ground
of
Arseel
;
and
the
Regiments
of
Strathnaver
and
George
Hamilton
,
with
Brigadier
O
Farrel
,
came
from
Deinse
to
the
Camp
to
reinforce
our
Army
,
the
Garrison
being
supplyed
by
Detachments
.
Prince
Vaudemont
had
then
about
fifty
Battallions
,
and
fifty
one
Squadrons
of
Horse
and
Dragoons
;
and
with
these
Forces
he
was
then
resolved
to
expect
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
,
and
to
venture
the
issue
of
a
Battle
in
his
Retrenchments
,
which
he
had
made
very
strong
;
though
Villeroy
had
near
the
double
of
his
number
,
and
that
Prince
Vaudemont
had
not
above
36000
men
.
Whilst
we
were
working
at
our
Retrenchments
at
Arseel
,
the
French
Army
,
commanded
by
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
,
was
marching
in
the
morning
towards
our
Camp
,
with
their
Left
upon
our
Right
near
Caneghem
,
and
their
Right
towards
our
Left
at
Be●●●ghem
and
Wacken
.
We
had
a
Dutch
Major
posted
with
two
hundred
Foot
at
Inghelmonster
upon
the
River
Mandel
;
the
Castle
,
or
Gentleman's
House
was
pall●saded
and
moted
,
from
whence
he
interrupted
the
Enemy's
march
for
some
time
,
who
had
a
Colomne
to
march
by
this
place
:
His
Post
being
strong
and
palissaded
,
he
would
not
surrender
till
they
brought
Cannon
against
him
;
and
then
he
surrender'd
himself
and
Detachment
Prisoners
of
War
.
Some
of
the
French
Officers
would
have
had
him
made
an
Example
,
for
pretending
to
hinder
the
march
of
a
Royal
Army
with
a
handful
of
men
,
but
on
the
contrary
,
the
Marechal
of
Villeroy
approved
of
his
Courage
and
Bravery
,
and
was
pleas'd
to
applaud
it
.
The
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
came
early
enough
in
presence
of
our
Army
that
day
to
have
attack'd
it
,
and
to
have
decided
the
Fate
of
our
Army
by
a
Battle
:
But
whether
it
was
that
he
found
our
Camp
strongly
fortified
,
and
that
he
would
not
then
hazard
it
,
or
that
he
had
orders
to
stay
till
Montal
bad
taken
the
Posts
in
the
Rear
of
our
Right
,
between
Arseel
and
Wirk
,
to
attack
us
there
,
and
that
he
thought
it
more
sure
and
expedient
to
stay
till
then
.
He
remained
in
presence
of
our
Army
that
Evening
,
expecting
to
have
attack'd
the
P●ince
very
early
the
next
morning
,
and
,
in
a
manner
,
to
have
caught
him
in
a
Net
,
by
invironing
him
upon
the
Right
.
Prince
Vaudemont
was
informed
of
this
motion
of
Monsieur
de
Montal's
.
Our
Army
was
then
posted
in
the
Retrenchment
,
expecting
the
Enemy
;
and
though
Montal
had
already
pass'd
Thielt
,
and
was
drawing
near
to
Caneghem
,
Prince
Vaudemont
chang'd
Resolution
,
and
thought
it
very
hazardous
to
venture
a
Battle
which
promis'd
the
total
ruin
of
his
Army
;
and
then
,
though
the
time
was
urgent
and
pressing
,
he
immediately
,
with
a
most
admirable
Judgment
,
resolv'd
upon
▪
and
contriv●d
a
Retreat
.
The
Prince
had
very
wisely
provided
for
such
an
Accident
in
the
morning
,
by
ordering
all
the
Baggage
to
load
immediately
,
and
to
march
by
Deinse
to
G●ent
,
that
it
might
not
embarrass
the
motions
of
the
Army
.
The
Prince
order'd
first
the
Cannon
to
be
drawn
off
the
Batteries
,
and
to
march
towards
Deinse
;
which
was
done
so
secretly
,
that
the
Enemies
did
not
perceive
it
.
He
had
wisely
ordered
the
Artillery
to
be
moving
from
Battery
to
Battery
all
the
Afternoon
,
so
that
when
it
went
clear
off
,
the
Enemies
thought
it
had
been
but
the
ordinary
motion
.
After
,
the
two
Lines
of
Foot
march'd
upon
the
Left
,
along
the
Retrenchment
.
To
cover
this
march
of
the
Foot
,
the
Prince
ordered
a
Body
of
Horse
to
come
and
post
in
the
Retrenchment
,
as
't
was
quitted
by
the
Foot
.
The
Foot
march'd
with
their
Pikes
and
Colours
trailing
to
conceal
their
march
;
neither
did
the
Enemies
perceive
this
motion
till
the
Cavalry
mounted
again
,
and
abandon'd
the
Retrenchment
,
and
then
the
Infantry
was
already
got
in
the
bottom
between
Arseel
and
Wouterghem
,
marching
towards
Deinse
.
At
the
same
time
that
the
Foot
were
filing
off
from
the
Retrenchment
,
the
Prince
ordered
Monsieur
d
Auverquerque
,
with
the
Right
Wing
of
Horse
,
interlin●d
with
Colliers's
Brigade
of
Foot
,
to
make
a
Line
facing
towards
Caneghem
,
extending
himself
from
the
Windmill
of
Arseel
towards
Winck
.
This
motion
was
to
make
Montal
believe
that
this
Line
was
design'd
to
oppose
his
Attempt
upon
the
Rear
of
our
Right
;
but
his
secret
Orders
were
to
march
off
by
Winck
to
Nevel
,
and
so
to
Ghent
.
At
the
same
time
that
the
Foot
march●d
by
Wouterghem
and
Deinse
,
my
Lord
Rochford
,
who
was
posted
with
the
Left
Wing
of
Horse
and
two
Battallions
towards
the
Lys
,
made
the
Reer
Guard
towards
the
Left
,
with
a
Line
of
Foot
upon
one
side
,
and
three
Squadrons
of
Eppinger
upon
the
other
.
All
this
was
so
contriv'd
by
the
Prince
,
from
the
Right
to
the
Left
,
that
the
Army
disappear'd
all
at
once
,
just
as
if
it
had
vanished
out
of
the
Enemy's
Sight
.
The
Prince
,
and
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
,
and
other
Generals
,
kept
to
the
Retrenchments
till
all
was
marched
off
;
forming
,
with
themselves
,
Domesticks
and
Attendants
,
a
little
Body
of
Horse
,
still
to
impose
upon
the
Enemy
,
and
followed
the
Army
as
soon
as
't
was
all
got
off
.
The
Enemies
finding
themselves
cheated
,
did
what
they
could
to
overtake
and
fall
upon
our
Rear
:
Montal
particularly
endeavoured
to
fall
upon
that
Body
commanded
by
Monsieur
d'
Auverquerque
,
which
march'd
off
by
Winck
to
Nevel
.
He
overtook
the
Rear
with
some
Squadrons
of
Horse
and
Dragoons
:
But
our
Defilés
were
good
,
and
Brigadier
Collier
had
ordered
all
the
Granadiers
of
his
Brigade
to
the
Rear
of
all
,
to
face
the
Enemy
from
time
to
time
as
they
advanced
in
their
Defilès
;
which
was
so
well
contrived
,
that
the
Granadiers
with
their
Fire
kept
the
Enemies
at
a
distance
,
and
made
the
Retreat
good
,
and
Montal
could
not
do
us
the
least
harm
.
When
they
had
fail'd
here
,
they
endeavoured
to
fall
upon
the
Rear
of
our
body
of
Foot
,
which
was
brought
up
by
Count
de
Noyelles
Lieutenant-General
.
They
ordered
a
Line
of
Foot
to
advance
,
with
some
Horse
and
Dragoons
;
but
the
Foot
was
got
already
so
far
that
they
could
not
hurt
them
.
However
two
Squadrons
of
their
Dragoons
put
green
Boughs
in
their
Hats
,
which
is
our
sign
of
Battle
,
and
spoke
some
French
and
some
English
,
as
if
they
had
been
some
of
our
own
Reer-Guard
:
It
was
then
the
dusk
of
the
Evening
;
and
with
this
Stratagem
they
were
suffered
to
come
up
close
to
our
Rear
of
Foot
,
and
marched
with
them
a
little
way
,
till
they
came
to
a
convenient
place
,
that
they
fir'd
upon
our
Rear
,
and
then
fell
in
with
their
Swords
.
This
put
the
first
Battallion
in
great
disorder
;
but
the
other
immediately
facing
about
,
oblig'd
the
Enemies
to
retire
.
They
kill'd
us
several
Men
,
and
made
some
Prisoners
:
The
Lunenburgh
Regiment
of
Luck
suffered
most
in
this
occasion
.
And
this
is
the
only
loss
we
receiv'd
from
the
Enemy
in
this
great
and
renowned
Retreat
;
which
is
as
fine
a
piece
of
the
Art
of
War
as
can
be
read
of
in
History
,
and
which
can
hardly
be
parallell'd
in
it
;
which
has
shew'd
more
the
Art
,
Conduct
,
and
Prudence
of
a
General
,
than
if
the
Prince
had
gain'd
a
considerable
Victory
:
And
this
is
the
Sense
his
Majesty
was
pleas'd
to
express
of
it
in
a
Letter
he
writ
to
Prince
Vaudemont
upon
this
occasion
.
By
this
Prince
Vaudemont
bafled
all
the
Enemy's
Designs
,
which
aimed
at
no
less
than
the
loss
of
Flanders
,
by
the
ruin
of
his
Army
;
and
for
this
Reason
had
laid
aside
all
thoughts
of
besieging
At
h
or
Audenarde
,
to
get
Newport
,
〈◊〉
so
to
have
a
passage
free
within
our
Canals
,
which
cover
the
Spanish
Flanders
.
This
would
not
only
have
been
the
Consequence
of
the
Prince's
defeat
,
but
likewise
the
raising
of
the
Siege
of
Namur
must
have
follow'd
it
.
The
Prince
having
made
his
Retreat
in
this
order
,
and
the
Army
being
pass'd
Deinse
,
and
got
as
far
as
Nevel
in
the
way
to
Ghent
,
't
was
ordered
to
halt
,
and
rest
there
for
that
night
:
But
Prince
Vaudemont
(
as
he
himself
afterwards
said
it
)
remembred
a
Maxim
of
that
Great
General
,
Charles
IV.
Duke
of
Lorrain
,
his
Father
;
That
when
an
Army
is
upon
the
Retreat
,
it
must
be
sure
to
retreat
out
of
the
Enemy's
reach
;
for
which
Reason
he
sent
Orders
to
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
to
march
immediately
with
the
Foot
to
Ghent
;
and
the
Army
came
to
Mary-K●rk
that
night
,
under
the
Walls
of
Ghent
,
without
Bruges-Port
;
and
it
was
all
got
here
by
six
a
Clock
the
next
morning
.
Whilst
the
Army
was
upon
the
halt
at
Nevel
,
Major-General
Churchill
,
being
just
by
the
House
where
he
had
his
Quarter
the
last
Spring
,
when
we
form'd
a
Camp
between
Deinse
and
Ghent
(
as
the
Enemies
were
working
at
their
new
Lines
)
went
in
,
to
rest
himself
,
and
ordered
a
Sergeant
and
twelve
Men
of
the
next
Regiment
for
a
Guard
upon
it
:
But
as
the
Army
marched
on
,
the
Regiment
did
not
send
to
call
off
the
Sergeant
and
his
twelve
Men
,
and
the
whole
Regiment
and
Army
march'd
without
their
knowledge
;
they
still
expected
to
have
found
the
Army
by
them
the
next
morning
;
Major
General
Churchill
,
being
fatigu'd
,
went
to
sleep
;
Lieutenant-Colonel
Godolphin
of
Sir
Bevil
Granville's
Regiment
was
with
him
,
and
Major
Negus
of
the
Major-General's
Regiment
,
and
Captain
Lloyd
his
Aide
de
Camp
.
The
next
morning
very
early
,
as
they
were
getting
up
,
they
found
that
the
Army
was
marched
on
,
and
the
Centries
gave
notice
that
a
French
Party
was
just
upon
the●
▪
They
call'd
in
the
Sergeant
and
six
men
(
the
rest
being
dispers'd
Centries
)
into
the
House
:
It
prov'd
that
it
was
no
Party
,
but
Maroders
of
the
Army
,
who
came
to
plunder
the
Country
.
The
six
Soldiers
being
got
into
the
House
,
and
the
Doors
shut
up
,
fir'd
upon
the
French
,
which
made
them
retreat
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Major-General
made
all
haste
to
endeavour
to
make
his
escape
;
and
being
got
out
of
the
House
,
the
French
Maroders
had
rally'd
with
their
Camarades
to
force
the
House
;
so
he
fell
in
the
Hands
of
two
of
them
,
who
plunder'd
him
,
took
his
Gold
,
his
Watch
,
his
Coat
,
and
Cravat
;
but
being
jealous
of
one
another
,
they
were
for
dividing
immediately
the
Spoil
;
and
so
they
spoke
to
the
Major-General
to
set
down
by
a
Hedge
,
and
that
if
he
offered
to
stir
,
they
were
so
many
about
the
House
that
they
would
certainly
shoot
him
.
They
got
on
the
other
side
of
the
Hedge
to
share
that
which
they
would
not
trust
with
one
another
:
Whilst
they
were
busie
at
this
work
,
the
Major-General
seeing
no
body
to
observe
him
,
slipp'd
to
the
other
side
of
another
Hedge
hard
by
;
and
so
having
two
Hedges
between
him
and
them
,
he
got
out
of
their
sight
.
He
pass'd
by
one
of
their
Centries
,
who
took
him
for
one
of
the
French
Army
,
and
ask'd
him
which
way
the
Army
march'd
,
to
which
the
Major-General
answer'd
accordingly
,
and
so
made
his
escape
,
and
got
to
our
Army
at
Mary-Kirk
,
having
marched
most
on
Foot
in
his
Boots
.
As
for
Lieutenant-Colonel
Godolphin
,
Major
Negus
,
and
Captain
Lloyd
,
which
were
still
in
the
House
,
they
had
not
so
good
Fortune
;
but
the
House
was
soon
invironed
:
The
Maroders
came
with
a
Drum
to
make
them
believe
they
had
an
Officer
with
them
;
and
so
these
Gentlemen
,
expecting
good
Treatment
from
an
Officer
,
yielded
themselves
Prisoners
of
War
:
But
as
soon
as
the
Door
was
open
,
the
mobb
of
Soldiers
got
in
,
and
fell
on
plundering
.
There
was
a
great
deal
of
Baggage
in
the
House
,
as
Saddles
and
Furniture
for
Horses
,
and
in
the
Barn
suveral
good
Horses
.
Those
that
got
in
first
minded
only
the
Plunder
;
others
follow'd
,
who
finding
no
other
Booty
,
stripp'd
Colonel
Godolphin
naked
,
and
had
him
away
Prisoner
in
this
condition
:
Major
Negus
and
Captain
Lloyd
were
not
treated
quite
so
ill
,
having
some
of
their
Cloaths
left
them
.
But
they
were
all
carried
Prisoners
to
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
,
who
made
some
Excuses
for
their
ill
Treatment
,
and
was
himself
very
civil
to
them
:
He
gave
them
immediatly
their
Liberty
,
and
desired
they
should
stay
no
longer
but
to
refresh
themselves
.
He
invited
them
to
Dinner
the
next
day
,
and
so
sent
them
back
without
Ransom
.
The
Mareschal
de
Villeroy
having
slipp'd
this
opportunity
of
falling
upon
Prince
Vaudemont
,
by
his
wise
and
happy
Retreat
,
march●d
with
the
French
Army
to
Rousselar
;
and
Prince
Vaudemont
,
who
had
march'd
all
night
as
far
as
Mary
Kirk
under
the
Walls
of
Ghent
,
halted
here
till
nine
of
the
Clock
in
the
morning
,
that
he
judged
all
the
Straglers
were
got
up
to
the
Army
,
and
so
marched
through
Ghent
,
and
incamp'd
without
Brussels
Port.
And
as
Prince
Vandemont
foresaw
that
the
Enemies
having
miss●d
this
opportunity
would
march
towards
Newport
,
so
twelve
Battallions
had
orders
not
to
pitch
their
Tents
,
but
to
be
ready
to
march
under
the
command
of
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
Lieutenant
General
;
but
the
Army
marching
through
Ghent
,
and
the
Baggage
,
this
Detachment
could
not
repass
the
Town
to
march
towards
Bruges
till
the
next
day
early
in
the
morning
.
Brigadier
Offerrel
was
left
in
Deinse
,
and
a
Swedish
Regiment
,
besides
a
Detachment
.
Prince
Vaudemont
had
writ
a
Letter
the
4th
.
to
the
King
,
to
give
him
an
account
of
his
Circumstances
,
and
of
the
motions
of
the
Enemy
to
attack
him
;
which
made
us
very
anxious
before
Namur
for
the
success
of
that
Affair
.
The
next
day
in
the
morning
he
sent
an
Express
to
the
King
,
to
give
his
Majesty
an
account
of
his
successful
Retreat
,
which
the
King
received
at
night
;
which
good
News
caus'd
an
universal
Joy
before
the
Town
,
and
dissipated
all
the
Apprehensions
we
had
for
the
safety
of
Prince
Vaudemont's
Army
.
This
brings
me
back
again
from
Flanders
to
speak
of
the
progress
of
the
Siege
of
Namur
.
The
4th
.
the
English
Army
employed
in
this
Siege
were
like
to
lose
all
their
money
coming
from
Louvain
under
an
Escorte
of
about
100
Horse
,
and
50
of
Dopf's
Dragoons
.
Mr.
Hill
,
the
Pay-master-general
of
his
Majesty's
Forces
was
with
them
:
They
met
,
by
Perwys
,
at
a
Defilé
,
with
a
good
Party
of
the
Enemy's
Horse
and
Dragoons
from
Charleroy
,
which
at
first
made
ours
give
way
,
thinking
them
stronger
than
really
they
were
.
The
Pay-masters
of
the
Regiment
had
put
their
money
into
a
Waggon
,
which
the
Enemy
overthrew
,
and
were
taking
out
the
Horses
:
In
the
mean
time
,
the
Officer
commanding
our
Party
,
who
before
had
done
his
best
to
make
his
people
stand
,
rallyed
them
again
;
who
finding
that
the
Enemy
were
not
so
strong
as
at
first
they
apprehended
them
,
came
on
upon
them
,
and
so
the
Enemy
were
obliged
to
retire
in
their
turn
.
But
the
Waggon
being
over-turned
,
several
Regiments
lost
their
money
in
the
confusion
,
some
taken
by
the
Enemy
,
and
some
by
our
own
Troopers
:
However
,
the
Enemy
being
near
our
Camp
,
and
afraid
of
another
Party
,
went
off
as
fast
they
could
to
Charleroy
,
their
Garrison
,
having
no
great
occasion
to
brag
of
their
Booty
,
which
they
quitted
as
easily
as
they
got
it
.
Mr.
Hill
was
in
a
Coach
,
but
he
made
his
escape
upon
a
Led-Horse
.
The
same
day
Lieutenant-Colonel
Billing
of
S●lwyn's
Regiment
was
commanded
with
300
men
to
take
Post
upon
the
rising
Ground
of
this
side
the
Sambre
,
over-against
the
House
of
the
other
side
,
called
the
Ballance
,
where
the
Enemy
had
a
good
Guard
to
defend
the
Passage
of
the
River
.
This
was
in
order
to
make
some
Batteries
upon
the
side
of
this
Hill
,
to
disl●dge
the
Enemy
from
the
Ballance
and
the
Abbey
of
Salsen
.
This
Post
was
pretty
warm
at
first
,
being
expos●d
to
the
●ire
of
the
Battery
of
two
,
upon
the
end
of
the
Enemy●s
Line
,
of
which
we
have
before
given
an
account
.
But
our
men
soon
put
themselves
under
Cover
▪
and
this
Post
was
daily
relieved
with
a
Lieutenant-Colonel
and
300
men
,
till
we
had
gain●d
the
Passage
of
the
Sambre
.
At
night
M●jor-●eneral
H●uklom
commanded
the
Trenches
.
The
5●h
.
or
about
this
time
,
Baron
Fleming
Velt
Mareschal-General
of
the
Elector
of
Brandenburgh's
Forces
,
came
to
the
Camp
before
Nam●●●
,
and
took
his
Quarter
on
the
other
side
of
the
Meuse
,
with
the
Brandenburgh
Troops
under
his
Command
,
which
hitherto
had
been
commanded
by
the
Lieutenant-General
Baron
Heyden
.
The
same
day
it
was
resolved
,
that
the
English
Forces
incamp'd
at
T●emp●oux
,
should
open
the
Trench
upon
the
Right
of
the
Enemys
Retrenchment
,
directing
their
Approaches
towards
the
old
Tower
of
Cocklé
;
That
three
English
Regiments
should
mount
the
Trenches
here
,
and
three
Dutch
upon
the
Left
towards
the
Meuse
.
where
they
had
opened
the
Trench
,
near
the
Village
of
Bouge
.
Accordingly
in
the
Evening
,
my
Lord
Cutts
Brigadier
was
commanded
with
the
Regiments
,
Royal
,
Selwyn
,
and
Trelawny
,
for
this
Work
;
and
Major-General
Salisch
had
the
Trenches
.
The
Enginier
missed
in
the
night
the
Ground
where
we
were
to
begin
to
work
,
which
was
in
a
bottom
upon
the
Right
of
the
Enemy's
Rettenchment
or
covered
way
:
And
so
these
three
Regiments
returned
without
breaking
Ground
.
The
6th
.
Major-General
Lindeboom
mounted
the
Trenches
,
and
Brigadier
Fitzpaterick
,
with
the
Regiments
of
Seymour
and
Columbine
(
being
that
lately
commanded
by
the
Marquiss
de
Rada
,
Son
to
the
Marquiss
de
Montpouillan
,
who
dyed
of
a
Fever
at
Bruges
the
beginning
of
the
Campagne
,
and
the
Regiment
was
given
to
Lieutenant-Colonel
Columbine
,
Captain
of
the
Guards
,
who
had
been
Lieutenant-Colonel
to
it
in
the
time
of
Colonel
Babington
)
the
third
was
the
Regiment
of
Fusiliers
.
This
night
these
Regiments
opened
the
Trench
before
the
Enemy's
covered
way
upon
the
Hill
of
Bouge
,
taking
the
opportunity
of
the
hollow
ground
to
begin
their
work
very
near
the
Enemy
.
Captain
Thilips
of
Selwyn's
Regiment
was
wounded
with
the
Workmen
:
Thus
the
Trenches
were
mounted
upon
the
Right
by
the
King's
Forces
,
three
Battallions
commanded
by
a
Brigadier
;
and
by
the
States
Forces
,
three
Battallions
upon
the
Left
,
commanded
by
a
Dutch
Brigadier
,
making
two
Attacks
upon
Right
and
Left
,
under
the
Command
of
a
Major-General
.
200
men
were
commanded
every
night
upon
each
Attack
,
with
two
Captains
,
and
other
Officers
proportionably
to
work
and
advance
the
Trenches
,
whilst
the
Regiments
of
the
Trenches
covered
their
Work
(
which
they
did
under
the
shelter
of
Wooll-sacks
)
with
their
Fire
;
which
generally
continued
more
or
less
the
whole
Night
.
The
7th
.
Major-General
Heukelom
had
the
Trenches
,
with
my
Lord
Cutts's
Brigadier
upon
the
Right
,
and
the
Battallions
of
Tidcomb
,
Stanley
,
and
Collingwood
.
(
I
could
not
get
a
List
of
the
rowling
of
the
Dutch
Brigadiers
and
Regiments
upon
the
Left
,
so
that
I
must
pass
it
over
.
)
Captain
Gaubet
of
Colonel
Ingoldesby's
Regiment
and
Enginier
,
and
another
Enginier
of
la
Meloniere's
Regiment
were
killed
in
the
Work
this
night
.
The
8th
.
several
of
the
Regiments
encamp'd
at
Temploux
had
Orders
to
march
in
the
Lines
of
Circumvallation
,
being
the
first
Battallion
of
the
Royal
Regiment
,
the
Fusiliers
,
Ingoldesby
,
Saunderson
,
Maitland
,
and
Lauder
.
We
continued
still
to
fire
with
our
small
Battery
upon
the
Hill
against
the
old
Tower
,
and
among
the
Palissades
of
the
cover'd
way
.
The
Brandenburghers
did
the
same
from
their
Battery
upon
the
edge
of
the
Hill
of
St.
Barbe
;
but
being
too
far
from
the
Meuse
,
and
to
fire
over
this
River
upon
the
Enemy
in
their
Works
upon
the
Hill
of
Bouge
,
it
could
not
do
very
great
execution
:
But
to
make
more
serviceable
Batteries
of
this
side
,
and
to
bring
them
nearer
to
the
Meuse
,
the
Brandenburghs
had
opened
the
Trench
(
the
1st
.
)
against
the
Enemy's
Work
,
which
they
had
to
cover
the
Fauxbourgh
de
Jambe
,
to
drive
them
out
of
this
place
.
The
Castle
commanded
all
the
bottom
between
the
height
of
St.
Barbe
and
the
Meuse
;
for
which
reason
the
Brandenburgh
Troops
were
forced
at
first
to
open
their
Trench
very
high
up
the
Meuse
towards
the
Bridge
of
Communication
,
and
so
to
work
downwards
towards
the
〈…〉
;
and
by
this
time
they
had
considerably
advanced
their
Work
.
But
this
day
the
Enemy
made
a
Sally
about
two
in
the
Afternoon
upon
the
Brandenburghers
Trenches
,
which
was
commanded
by
a
Colonel
,
The
Enemy
were
reckoned
about
1200
strong
,
being
most
Dragoons
,
and
two
Squadrons
of
them
mounted
:
The
Brandenburghers
were
at
first
forc●d
to
give
way
;
the
Colonel
that
commanded
was
killed
,
being
a
French
Refugié
,
a
Lieutenant
Colonel
,
and
100
Soldiers
killed
and
wounded
.
The
Enemies
levelled
150
paces
of
their
Trenches
;
but
the
Brandenburghers
rallied
,
and
being
reinforced
with
some
Horse
,
they
regain'd
their
Post
,
and
drove
the
Enemy
back
to
the
Fauxbourgh
de
Jambe
,
who
had
the
Count
de
Grammont
Colonel
of
Dragoons
wounded
upon
this
occasion
,
and
about
thirty
men
killed
and
wounded
.
This
is
the
only
Sally
the
French
made
during
the
Siege
of
the
Town
.
In
the
Evening
Major-General
Ramsay
was
commanded
to
make
an
Assault
upon
the
cover●d
way
which
the
Enemies
had
upon
the
Hill
of
Bouge
,
with
the
five
Battallions
of
Guards
which
were
here
,
to
be
employed
in
the
Siege
;
the
other
two
remained
with
Prince
Vaudemont
:
These
●attallions
were
two
of
the
first
Regiment
of
English
Guards
,
the
Coldstream
Battallion
of
Guards
,
of
which
my
Lord
Cuts
is
Colonel
,
the
first
Battallion
of
Dutch
Guards
,
and
the
first
of
Scots
Guards
,
besides
a
Detachment
of
fifteen
Grenadiers
throughout
the
other
Regiments
of
his
Majesty's
Forces
here
.
The
Attack
was
disposed
on
this
manner
:
This
Body
was
to
form
two
Attacks
,
the
one
upon
the
Right
of
the
Tower
of
Cocklé
,
the
other
upon
the
Left
,
each
Attack
to
begin
with
120
Fusiliers
commanded
for
that
purpose
out
of
the
Regiments
,
and
120
Grenadiers
;
the
Fusiliers
to
march
first
,
each
carrying
a
large
Fascine
before
him
,
and
his
Fusil
ready
,
being
drawn
up
in
three
Ranks
;
the
Granadiers
immediately
to
follow
,
each
to
carry
three
Grenades
;
they
were
to
advance
in
this
manner
towards
the
Line
which
they
were
to
attack
,
and
then
,
when
they
were
come
within
forty
paces
of
the
Enemy's
Work
,
the
Grenadiers
were
to
divide
to
the
Right
and
Left
of
the
Fusiliers
,
and
to
fire
their
Arms
by
Pelottons
,
and
then
to
advance
clear
to
the
Enemy's
Palissades
to
fire
in
their
Grenades
,
after
that
,
the
Fusiliers
were
to
throw
down
their
Fascines
,
and
then
to
make
all
the
Fire
they
could
;
the
Grenadiers
were
to
be
followed
by
100
Workmen
to
each
Attack
,
and
two
or
three
Ingeniers
,
the
Workmen
to
carry
Wooll-sacks
and
Gabions
,
and
post
them
most
conveniently
to
drive
the
Enemy
from
their
Works
;
100
Grenadiers
besides
were
to
carry
Fascines
,
as
the
Fusiliers
,
and
march
equally
with
them
,
and
50
men
behind
them
,
with
an
Enginier
to
plant
them
as
the
rest
;
and
these
were
to
march
in
the
Center
,
between
the
two
Attacks
,
against
the
old
Tower
;
as
many
Grenadiers
were
to
be
disposed
in
the
same
manner
upon
the
Right
of
all
;
the
Battallions
were
immediately
to
follow
,
and
sustain
the
Fusiliers
and
Granadiers
,
and
drive
the
Enemy
from
their
Works
.
The
first
Palissades
being
gain'd
,
we
were
to
lodge
our selves
there
,
and
to
make
use
of
the
Enemy's
rais'd
Work
for
a
Parapet
:
The
Regiments
in
the
Trenches
were
to
be
ready
to
march
out
,
and
sustain
them
upon
occasion
;
the
Signal
,
to
be
one
of
the
Artillery
Colours
raised
upon
the
highest
of
the
Dutch
Trenches
,
and
then
all
were
to
fall
on
;
which
was
accordingly
done
●bout
seven
in
the
Evening
.
Major-General
Ramsay
ordered
none
of
the
Battallions
should
fire
till
they
could
put
their
Pieces
in
the
Enemies
Palissades
,
and
to
march
with
their
Arms
shoulder'd
,
;
which
he
saw
executed
himself
.
The
Guards
march
very
boldly
with
their
Arms
shoulder'd
,
and
sustained
the
Enemies
Fire
till
they
came
up
to
the
Palissades
,
and
then
they
gave
a
full
fire
,
which
put
the
French
in
some
confusion
:
.
Nevertheless
they
still
disputed
the
Retrenchment
;
and
after
a
little
time
they
were
forced
to
quit
it
,
and
the
Guards
remain'd
Masters
of
the
Palissade
.
The
Enemies
Palissades
being
gain'd
,
the
Major-General
order'd
our
Men
to
break
them
,
and
to
get
into
the
cover'd
way
:
Our
Soldiers
being
flushed
,
were
very
eager
to
go
forward
without
bidding
:
Having
gained
this
covered
way
,
nothing
could
hold
them
;
but
they
went
on
very
furously
,
and
attack'd
the
Palissades
of
the
second
covered
way
,
which
they
gained
after
a
short
dispute
,
and
the
Enimies
were
in
such
a
Consternation
,
that
they
soon
abandoned
them
;
all
that
their
Officers
could
do
could
not
keep
them
up
,
but
our
Men
got
in
with
them
,
and
pursu'd
them
Sword
in
Hand
,
among
all
their
Forts
which
they
had
upon
the
Brow
of
this
Hill
,
and
so
down
to
the
very
Counterscarp
of
the
Tower
before
the
Porte
de
Fer
;
the
most
forward
went
th●s
far
:
But
the
rest
made
a
great
Slaughter
among
the
French
that
had
got
into
the
Stone-pits
,
which
are
very
common
upon
the
side
of
this
Hill
,
where
they
endeavoured
in
the
confusion
to
conceal
themselves
from
the
Fury
of
our
Soldiers
:
But
the
Forts
made
a
considerable
fire
and
killed
us
many
men
,
who
were
very
thick
all
about
them
.
Where
the
Dutch
Guards
attack'd
upon
the
Right
,
the
Enemies
disputed
their
Post
very
hard
,
and
held
them
to
it
:
They
were
sustained
by
my
Lord
George
Hamilton's
first
Battallion
,
who
had
his
share
in
the
Honour
of
the
Action
,
though
't
was
not
this
Regiment's
turn
to
mount
the
Trenches
;
but
being
at
hand
in
the
Line
of
Circumvallation
,
my
Lord
received
Orders
to
be
ready
with
his
Regiment
;
Brigadier
Fitz-Patrick
marched
at
the
Head
of
it
with
his
known
Bravery
:
The
Dutch
Guards
(
notwithstanding
the
resistance
they
met
with
)
carried
the
Palissades
they
attack'd
,
and
the
Royal
Regiment
maintain'd
it
,
and
pushed
on
with
the
rest
;
and
indeed
they
all
did
wonders
in
this
Attack
:
And
when
they
were
once
got
in
the
first
Palissades
,
there
was
no
distinction
of
Battallions
,
but
all
mixed
with
one
another
,
and
the
Soldiers
were
very
willing
to
obey
their
next
Officer
,
without
distinction
;
so
that
I
shall
omit
the
due
praise
which
every
Regiment
deserved
upon
this
occasion
,
as
well
the
Regiments
of
the
Trenches
as
the
Guards
,
some
of
which
were
concerned
in
the
Attack
,
as
the
Fusiliers
,
Tidcomb
,
&c.
The
fire
continued
till
past
nine
of
the
Clock
,
and
both
the
Regiments
that
mounted
and
dismounted
the
Trenches
remained
to
make
good
the
Attack
.
My
Lord
Cutts
had
the
Trenches
the
night
before
,
with
the
Regiments
of
Tidcomb
,
Stanley
,
and
Collingwood
,
and
did
not
dismount
till
the
whole
Attack
was
over
,
where
he
hazarded
himself
very
freely
,
as
he
does
upon
all
occasions
of
Service
.
Brigadier
Fitz-patrick
being
to
mount
the
Trenches
with
the
Regiments
of
Lauder
,
Ingoldesby
,
Saunderson
,
and
Maitland
,
and
Brigadier
Frisheim
,
with
the
Dutch
,
relieved
the
Posts
which
had
been
gained
:
The
Guards
come
off
about
mid-night
,
and
marched
back
to
the
Camp
at
Temploux
,
where
they
came
very
early
in
the
morning
,
after
having
gained
a
very
great
Reputation
in
the
Attack
:
For
whereas
they
were
only
to
to
gain
the
outer
covered
way
,
by
the
disposition
of
the
Attack
;
yet
they
beat
the
Enemies
from
all
the
Retrenchments
they
had
upon
this
Hill
,
and
pursued
them
among
their
Forts
,
down
the
Hill
to
the
very
Porte
de
Fer
,
where
most
of
them
were
killed
at
the
very
Palissade
;
but
several
of
our
Men
that
had
advanced
so
far
,
were
made
Prisoners
;
among
the
rest
,
Lieutenant-Colonels
Pierce
and
Morrison
,
Captains
of
the
second
Regiment
of
English
Guards
,
Ensign
Atkins
of
the
same
Regiment
,
and
Ensign
Ross
of
the
Scots
Guards
,
and
several
Soldiers
.
Major-General
Ramsay
,
who
had
the
conduct
of
this
Attack
,
had
his
Horse
wounded
under
him
with
a
Musket-shot
,
and
his
Servant's
Horse
was
killed
just
by
him
with
a
Cannon-ball
,
which
came
very
thick
from
the
Castle
,
which
fir'd
over
the
Town
here
.
He
had
the
thanks
of
the
King
for
this
great
Success
,
who
was
present
in
the
whole
Action
,
and
the
Compliments
of
the
chief
Generals
;
and
Prince
Vaudemont
writ
him
a
Letter
of
Congratulation
upon
this
occasion
.
If
the
English
did
such
considerable
Actions
in
this
Attack
,
the
Dutch
were
not
idle
upon
the
Left
,
but
at
the
same
Signal
with
ours
they
marched
out
of
their
Trenches
,
and
attacked
the
Left
of
the
Enemies
Retrenchments
towards
the
Meuse
.
Major-General
Salisch
commanded
the
Trenches
,
this
night
and
the
Attack
of
this
side
,
with
the
Regiments
of
the
Trenches
,
and
those
that
were
to
mount
,
in
all
7
or
8
Battallions
.
The
Enemies
Fire
was
more
opiniatre
of
this
side
than
it
had
been
upon
the
Right
of
our
Attack
;
which
caused
a
considerable
slaughter
among
the
Dutch
Regiments
;
but
in
spight
of
their
resistance
they
gained
the
Work
,
and
beat
the
Enemies
from
their
Renchments
.
The
Regiments
of
Salisch
,
and
another
Dutch
,
Oxensten
,
and
Braha
of
the
Swedes
,
suffered
very
much
in
this
Action
;
for
which
reason
the
two
first
were
sent
to
Garrison
in
Maestricht
,
and
the
two
last
to
Huy
;
and
four
other
Pattallions
were
sent
from
Maestricht
to
take
up
their
place
in
the
Line
of
Circumvallation
,
being
the
Regiments
of
Du
Thiel
,
Anhalt
d'Essau
,
and
(
if
I
am
not
mistaken
)
two
Swiss
Battallions
of
Lochman
.
The
Lieutenant-Colonel
commanding
the
Regiment
of
Salisch
was
killed
,
and
the
Major
wounded
,
with
several
other
Officers
killed
and
wounded
,
of
which
I
have
not
seen
a
particular
account
.
As
for
our
own
loss
,
I
shall
here
insert
as
exact
an
account
of
it
as
possibly
I
can
.
In
the
Brigade
of
Guards
,
who
were
most
concerned
in
this
Action
,
we
had
177
Soldiers
killed
,
and
366
wounded
,
41
missing
,
supposed
Prisoners
.
In
the
first
Regiment
of
the
English
Guards
,
they
had
Officers
killed
,
Lieutenant-Colonel
Robinson
,
who
commanded
the
second
Battallion
,
Captains
,
Montague
and
Hide
,
and
Ensign
Cavendish
;
Lieutenant-Colonel
Davis
and
Captain
Vpcot
,
dead
of
their
Wounds
:
Wounded
,
Lieutenant-Colonel
How
,
Captains
,
Evans
,
Etheridge
,
Newton
,
Jane
,
and
Amstin
;
Ensigns
,
Clerk
,
St.
Denuis
,
and
Desaulnais
.
In
the
second
Regiment
of
English
Guards
,
killed
Captain
Weston
,
and
Ensign
Holmes
:
Ensign
Whiterong
dead
of
his
Wounds
:
Wounded
,
Colonel
Matthews
Lieutenant-Colonel
of
the
Regiment
:
Lieutenant-Colonels
,
Edgworth
,
Jones
,
and
Pierce
,
and
Captain
Markham
,
Ensigns
Hill
,
and
Miller
,
and
Adjutant
Wyvil
;
Prisoners
,
Lieutenant-Colonels
,
Pierce
and
Morrison
,
and
Ensign
Atkins
.
In
the
Dutch
Guards
,
killed
,
Captain
Hooghwitz
,
and
Adjutant
Verhoop
:
wounded
,
Lieutenant-Colonels
Gaudecker
,
Hutzler
,
and
Pagnies
;
Captains
Tilly
and
Boisroux
,
and
Ensign
Windeseim
.
In
the
Scots
Guards
,
killed
,
Captain
St.
Clair
;
Ensign
Borthwick
dead
of
his
Wounds
;
Ensign
Ross
Prisoner
,
and
dead
since
of
his
Wounds
:
Wounded
,
Lieutenant-Colonel
John
Hamilton
,
Captain
Southerland
,
and
Ensign
Iyster
.
I
shall
add
to
those
,
Lieutenant-Colonel
Hume
Commandant
of
my
Lord
Lornes
Regiment
,
Son
to
the
●arl
of
Argyle
,
then
in
Garrison
in
Dixmuyde
,
who
came
a
Voluntier
to
see
the
Siege
;
he
waited
upon
Major-General
Ramsay
in
this
Occasion
,
and
received
a
Wound
in
the
Shoulder
,
of
which
he
died
since
at
Li●ge
.
Of
my
●ord
George
Hamilton's
,
or
the
Royal
Regiment
,
kill'd
,
Captain
anderson
,
Lieutenant
Penfather
,
and
Ensign
Cokbourn
;
Captain
Dixon
dead
of
his
Wounds
.
My
Lord
George
Hamilton
received
a
Contusion
upon
the
Elbow
,
and
Captain
Hamilton
,
and
Ensigns
Carre
and
Vernal
were
wounded
.
In
Selwyn's
Regiment
,
Lieutenant
Gyles
and
Hamilton
were
wounded
,
one
with
the
Grenad●ers
,
and
the
other
with
the
Workmen
.
In
Trelawney
●s
,
Captain
Sely
was
wounded
with
the
Workmen
.
In
Tidcomb's
Regiment
,
which
had
the
Trenches
,
Lieutenant
,
Rivasson
killed
;
dead
of
their
Wounds
,
Captain
Carew
,
and
Ensign
●errot
:
Wounded
,
Captains
Pope
Jackson
and
Forbes
,
and
Ensign
Cormack
.
In
Collingwood's
Regiment
,
Lieutenant
Lee
wounded
.
In
Colonel
Ingoldesby's
,
one
of
those
that
mounted
the
●renches
this
night
,
killed
,
Captain
Hamilton
and
Lieutenant
Jassa●t
.
In
Saunderson's
,
Lieutenant
Swain
klled
:
wounded
,
Captain
Knight
and
Lieutenant
Bernard
.
In
Maitland's
,
killed
,
Captain
Melvil
with
the
Workmen
,
and
Lieutenant
Arrot
with
the
Grenadiers
;
Captain
Gordon
of
the
Grenadiers
wounded
.
I
have
not
seen
the
List
of
Lauder's
.
As
for
our
loss
among
the
Soldiers
it
was
generally
computed
,
that
we
had
in
all
in
the
English
and
Dutch
Attacks
about
500
men
killed
,
and
about
1200
wounded
;
and
that
our
whole
Loss
,
Officers
,
and
Soldiers
put
out
of
Battle
,
amounted
to
near
1800
men
at
most
,
and
this
was
the
only
assault
where
we
had
any
considerable
loss
before
the
Town
.
The
Enemies
had
their
choicest
Troops
for
the
defence
of
these
Retrenchments
upon
the
Hill
,
and
as
soon
as
they
perceived
that
we
designed
an
attack
upon
this
place
,
they
ordered
a
great
body
of
Foot
and
their
best
Dragoons
to
march
out
of
the
Town
,
and
to
reinforce
their
Post
upon
the
Hill
,
we
could
see
them
march
very
easily
from
the
King's
Quarter
.
So
that
(
reinforcement
and
all
)
they
had
8
or
9
Regiments
of
foot
besides
Dragoons
within
the
retrenchments
.
'T
is
certain
that
we
made
a
very
great
slaughter
among
them
,
when
once
our
Soldiers
got
in
and
pursued
them
;
they
lay
very
thick
in
the
pits
,
and
up
and
down
their
retrenchments
;
but
because
the
Besieged
always
conceal
their
losses
as
much
as
they
can
,
we
could
not
get
a
perfect
account
of
it
;
but
't
is
very
reasonable
to
think
that
their
loss
was
not
much
inferiour
to
ours
.
They
had
a
Brigadier
kill●d
in
this
occasion
,
the
Count
de
Maulivrier
,
and
two
Colonels
,
the
Count
de
Merstein
Colonel
of
the
Regiment
of
Foix
,
the
Marquiss
de
Vieu●bourg
Colonel
of
the
Regiment
of
Beauvoisis
,
and
the
Count
d'
Albert
Colonel
of
the
Dauphins
Dragoons
dangero●sly
wounded
,
besides
several
other
Officers
.
We
intercepted
afterwards
a
Letter
from
Monsieur
de
Meg●igny
to
Monsieur
Barbesieux
Secretary
of
State
and
War
,
which
gave
him
an
account
of
this
Attack
;
that
they
had
defended
it
very
vigorously
,
but
that
finding
by
our
pouring
in
still
of
fresh
Troops
upon
them
,
that
we
were
resolved
to
carry
these
works
(
cost
what
it
would
)
had
at
last
quitted
them
,
to
reserve
their
Troops
for
a
more
necessary
defence
,
and
that
they
had
made
a
great
slaughter
amongst
us
,
having
lost
4
or
500
of
their
own
.
This
was
the
account
sent
to
Court
;
which
we
intercepted
.
I
must
not
forget
to
speak
of
a
Battery
which
the
Bavarians
made
of
two
pieces
of
Cannon
near
the
Sambre
against
the
end
of
the
Enemies
Line
,
and
another
of
the
same
number
a
little
more
to
the
left
,
which
began
to
fire
upon
the
Enemies
lodg'd
in
the
Fascine
work
at
the
end
of
the
Line
)
just
at
the
time
of
our
attack
upon
the
Hill
of
Bouge
.
The
Evening
of
this
Assault
we
began
to
mount
four
Regiments
of
the
English
,
and
four
Dutch
,
Major
General
Salisch
and
Brigadier
Fits-Patrick
,
as
we
have
said
before
,
had
the
Trenches
,
the
Kings
Regiments
were
,
Lauder
,
Ingoldesby
,
Sanderson
and
Maitland
:
The
same
Evening
more
Artillery
and
Ammunitions
came
from
Huy
to
the
Camp
under
the
Escorte
of
the
Hesse
Dragoons
,
Hitherto
the
Artillery
came
up
but
leisurely
,
and
had
as
yet
done
but
little
execution
,
and
this
night
we
secured
our
lodgments
in
the
Posts
we
had
gained
.
The
9th
We
had
several
Waggons
loaden
with
Spades
,
and
Shovels
,
and
other
Instruments
to
work
in
the
ground
,
from
Lovain
.
At
night
Major-General
Lindeboom
had
the
Trenches
,
and
my
Lord
Cutts
was
to
mount
,
but
Colonel
Selwyn
was
declared
Bigadier
by
his
Majesty
,
who
accordingly
mounted
the
Trenches
this
Evening
,
with
the
Regiments
of
Nassau
,
Selwyn
,
Trelawne
,
and
Seymour
.
We
worked
to
advance
our
Trenches
towards
the
descent
of
the
Hill
before
St.
Nicholas
his
gate
,
to
embrace
the
detached
Bastion
the
Enemies
had
here
.
The
Dutch
upon
the
left
,
worked
towards
the
Meuse
to
bring
their
Trench
by
the
Jesuits
House
,
under
the
Clifts
which
hung
over
this
River
,
upon
which
they
worked
at
a
Battery
to
flank
the
side
of
the
detached
Bastion
.
The
Brandenburgs
who
had
opened
the
Trench
along
the
Meuse
above
the
Castle
the
first
Instant
,
had
begun
another
the
5th
,
along
the
same
River
below
the
Town
,
which
they
had
now
considerably
advanced
,
in
order
to
make
two
parallel
lines
all
along
the
River
,
to
cover
the
Batteries
we
designed
against
St.
Nicholas
his
gate
,
from
the
other
side
of
the
Meuse
,
and
to
bridle
in
the
Enemies
who
were
still
masters
of
the
Fauxbourg
de
Jambe
.
The
10th
Major-General
Heukelom
had
the
Trenches
,
with
my
Lord
Cutts
,
and
the
Regiments
Royal
,
Columbine
,
Fusiliers
,
and
Tidcomb
;
and
this
day
the
Regiments
of
Collingwood
and
Tidcomb
had
left
Temploux
to
go
into
the
line
of
Circumvallation
.
The
same
day
the
Brandenbourghs
having
almost
finished
their
parallel
lines
along
the
Meuse
,
the
Enemies
abandoned
the
Fauxbourg
de
Jambe
,
and
set
it
on
fire
,
and
retired
to
the
Bastion
upon
the
Meuse-bridge
.
More
Cannon
and
Morters
came
up
from
Huy
.
The
11th
.
the
rest
of
the
King's
Troops
incamped
at
Temploux
went
into
the
line
of
Circumvallation
;
the
Brigade
of
Guards
incamped
at
the
foot
of
the
Hill
below
the
King's
quarter
,
near
the
Sambre
,
and
the
rest
towards
the
Village
de
Bouge
,
at
Maulx
and
Bernacomen
.
Count
Nassau
had
his
quarter
at
Bernacomen
,
and
Major-General
Ramsay
at
Maulx
.
We
had
now
in
all
78
Battalions
before
the
Town
in
the
whole
line
of
Circumvallation
.
The
Prince
of
Tilly
with
the
Leige
Forces
was
incamped
of
the
Condros
side
of
the
Meuse
to
secure
the
Navigation
of
the
river
.
At
night
Major-General
Ramsay
commanded
the
Trenches
,
with
Brigadier
Fits-Patrick
,
who
were
relieved
by
the
Regiments
of
Stanley
,
Collingwood
,
Lauder
,
and
Ingoldsby
,
As
the
Royal
Regiment
march't
out
of
the
Trenches
Major
Macilvaine
was
killed
with
a
Cannon
ball
from
the
Castle
,
which
besides
wounded
Ensign
Loggins
of
Collingwoods
Regiment
,
and
three
Soldiers
.
His
Majesty
declared
my
Lord
George
Hamilton
Brigadier
in
the
Trenches
.
The
same
Evening
we
had
a
Battery
of
three
pieces
of
Cannon
upon
the
rising
ground
of
this
side
of
the
Sambre
,
which
began
to
play
upon
the
Enemies
posted
in
the
Ballance
.
The
King
was
every
day
in
the
Trenches
from
morning
till
night
,
and
to
lose
no
time
had
his
dining
Tent
pitched
near
Lieutenant-General
Tettau's
quarter
at
Bouge
,
to
be
just
by
the
Trenches
.
Several
persons
were
both
killed
and
wounded
near
the
King
in
his
dayly
visits
of
our
approaches
,
but
it
pleased
God
to
spare
his
Sacred
Person
in
all
those
dangers
to
which
he
so
freely
exposed
himself
.
His
Majesty
was
generally
accompanied
by
the
Duke
of
Ormond
,
my
Lord
Portland
,
and
the
Count
de
Soissons
;
and
though
't
was
contrary
to
orders
,
yet
the
Officers
who
followed
the
King
in
the
Trenches
were
too
apt
to
crowd
about
him
,
which
made
the
King
's
going
in
the
Trenches
so
much
the
more
remarkable
to
the
Enemies
,
and
consequently
dangerous
.
The
12th
we
had
finish'd
a
Pattery
on
the
Brandenbourgh
side
of
the
Meuse
,
just
opposite
to
the
Demy
Bastion
of
St.
Nicolas
his
Gate
,
and
a
round
Tower
,
having
only
the
River
between
them
,
and
this
day
it
began
to
play
.
At
night
Major-general
Salisch
had
the
Trenches
with
Brigadier
Selwyn
,
and
the
Regiments
of
Sanderson
,
Maitland
,
Nassau
,
and
Selwyn
.
The
13th
.
in
the
morning
we
had
finished
another
Battery
upon
the
River
side
in
a
Line
with
the
former
,
from
both
which
the
Cannon
fired
very
furiously
against
the
half
Moon
before
St.
Nicolas
his
Gate
▪
the
Demy
Bastion
of
the
Meuse
,
and
a
thick
stone
Digue
or
Damme
which
at
this
place
keeps
up
the
water
in
the
Fosse
of
the
Town
.
There
was
in
all
about
30
pieces
of
Cannon
upon
these
Batteries
,
besides
a
Battery
upon
the
Hill
of
Bouge
against
the
Enemies
Forts
upon
the
edge
of
this
Hill
;
another
upon
the
descent
of
the
Hill
to
flank
the
detached
Bastion
they
had
here
,
besides
a
Battery
of
Morters
to
incommode
the
Enemy
in
their
Works
at
St.
Nicolas
his
Gate
where
we
were
making
our
Approaches
▪
All
these
Batteries
began
this
day
to
make
a
noise
,
which
before
had
done
no
great
execution
.
The
Town
Wall
was
weak
along
the
Meuse
opposite
to
the
left
of
our
Batteries
,
for
which
reason
the
Enemies
made
within
,
parallel
to
the
left
of
the
Meuse
Battery
,
a
blind
of
a
great
heighth
and
thickness
made
up
with
Earth
and
Fascines
:
the
rest
of
the
Batteries
in
this
Line
had
its
effect
against
the
old
Tower
and
Works
of
whith
we
have
now
spoken
.
At
night
Major-general
Lindeboom
mounted
the
Trenches
with
my
Lord
George
Hamilton
Brigadier
,
and
the
Regiments
of
Trelawney
,
Seymour
,
Royal
,
and
Columbine
.
The
14th
▪
early
in
the
morning
it
began
to
rain
very
hard
,
which
lasted
till
Noon
,
the
water
filled
all
our
Tenches
,
and
very
much
incommoded
our
Workmen
;
this
likewise
cooled
the
Fire
of
our
Batteries
,
which
could
not
for
this
reason
play
as
vigorously
as
the
day
before
,
but
in
the
afternoon
it
held
up
,
and
they
made
amends
for
the
morning
.
Before
this
time
the
waters
of
the
Meuse
were
so
low
that
the
Cannon
came
up
with
some
difficulty
from
Huy
▪
but
thereafter
we
had
no
reason
to
complain
of
the
want
of
water
,
for
the
whole
Summer
following
it
rain'd
almost
perpetually
,
and
more
rain
has
fallen
this
Season
,
than
has
been
known
for
many
years
before
.
In
the
Evening
Major
general
Henkelem
being
fallen
sick
,
Major-general
Ramsay
had
the
Trenches
,
which
were
relieved
by
the
Brigade
of
Guards
commanded
by
my
Lord
Cutts
,
whom
his
Majesty
declared
this
Campagne
Brigadier
of
the
Guards
,
which
is
an
Honour
no
Brigadier
had
enjoyed
before
.
My
Lord
Cutts
his
own
Battallion
of
Guards
remained
to
do
Duty
at
the
King's
Quarter
,
and
the
other
four
mounted
the
Trenches
.
This
night
we
pushed
our
Trenches
down
the
Hill
,
and
embraced
the
detach'd
Bastion
before
▪
St.
Nicolas
his
Gate
,
for
which
reason
the
Officer
commanding
this
Bastion
demanded
the
next
day
(
15
)
to
capitulate
;
he
demanded
liberty
to
go
into
the
Town
with
his
men
,
which
was
refused
him
.
Our
Batteries
plaied
the
whole
day
with
the
same
vigour
they
had
done
the
days
before
.
In
the
afternoon
our
Bombs
set
on
fire
the
Church
of
St.
Nicolas
which
joyns
to
the
Gate
of
this
Name
,
where
the
Enemies
had
a
Magazine
,
which
did
them
a
considerable
damage
.
In
the
Evening
Major-geneneral
Salisch
and
Brigadier
Fits-Patrick
mounted
the
Trenches
,
with
the
Regiments
of
Fusiliers
,
Tidcomb
,
Stanley
,
and
Collingwood
.
As
the
Trenches
were
relieving
my
Lord
Salkirk
was
dangerously
wounded
in
the
Head
just
by
the
King
,
with
a
stone
caused
by
the
grasing
of
a
Cannon
ball
upon
the
top
of
the
Trench
.
We
applyed
the
Miner
to
the
detached
Bastion
,
and
advanced
our
Trenches
clear
to
the
bottom
before
St.
Nicolas
his
Gate
.
Which
Work
Brigadier
Fits-Patrick
very
much
encouraged
by
his
presence
,
his
usual
vigilance
carrying
him
to
see
every
thing
done
.
In
the
morning
early
the
Captain
▪
that
commanded
in
the
detached
Bastion
,
fearing
the
effect
of
our
Mine
,
sent
his
Lieutenant
to
offer
to
Surrender
it
,
who
at
first
insisted
upon
the
Capitulation
demanded
the
day
before
;
but
being
threatned
to
be
blown
up
,
he
desired
liberty
to
go
back
and
speak
to
the
Captain
,
and
that
he
would
return
immediately
with
a
further
answer
.
Accordingly
the
Lieutenant
returned
,
and
offered
the
detached
Bastion
at
discretion
,
and
the
Captain
marched
out
with
two
Lieutenants
,
an
Ingenier
,
and
53
men
all
of
the
Dauphins
Regiment
,
and
were
sent
Prisoners
to
Huy
.
They
had
a
very
good
Casematte
in
the
Bastion
,
which
covered
them
from
our
Bombs
.
At
night
Najor-general
Lindeboom
,
and
Brigadier
Selwyn
,
had
the
Trenches
,
with
Lauder
,
Ingoldesby
,
Sanderson
,
and
Maitlands
Regi●●nts
.
Captain
Forbes
of
Tidcombs
was
killed
dismounting
.
We
pushed
our
Trenches
far
enough
to
attack
the
Counterscarp
the
next
day
,
and
having
gained
the
detached
Bastion
the
day
before
,
we
worked
at
a
Battery
at
this
foot
of
the
Hill
,
to
fire
in
front
against
the
Half-moon
of
St.
Nicolas
.
Having
given
an
account
of
the
progress
of
this
Siege
thus
far
,
I
must
return
to
speak
of
our
Affairs
in
Flanders
.
We
have
left
Prince
Vaudemont
incamped
at
Ghent
without
Brussels
Port
the
15th
,
after
he
had
made
his
glorious
retreat
from
the
Mareschal
de
Villeroy's
numerous
Army
,
and
Sir
Henry
Bellassis
was
ready
with
a
detachment
of
12
Battallions
,
and
the
Dragoons
of
Rousse
and
Cunningham
to
march
towards
Newport
:
All
Prince
Vaudemont's
Army
and
Bagage
being
got
through
Ghent
,
Sir
Henry
Bellassis
Lieutenant
General
repassed
the
next
day
(6)
through
the
Town
,
and
marched
till
he
came
within
3
short
Leagues
of
Bruges
,
upon
the
Enemeis
side
of
the
Canal
,
where
he
incamped
that
night
.
The
next
day
this
Detachment
not
being
thought
sufficient
for
the
security
of
Newport
,
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
was
sent
this
way
with
12
Battallions
more
,
and
all
the
Dragoons
of
the
Army
.
Major-generals
Churchill
and
Mirmont
and
Brigadiers
Erle
and
Haxhausen
,
were
of
the
Detachment
;
and
my
Lord
Rivers
Major-general
commanded
the
Dragoons
.
Prince
Vaudemont
being
obliged
to
make
such
Detachments
for
the
safety
of
Flanders
passed
the
Scheld
the
day
before
(6)
and
incamped
at
Oostaker
just
without
Antwerp
Port
,
with
his
right
towards
the
Canal
of
Sasvan
Ghendt
,
his
left
by
the
Scheld
,
and
Ghendt
before
him
.
He
had
then
but
26
Battallions
left
with
him
,
and
about
30
Squadrons
.
The
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
having
been
detached
the
7th
.
from
Oostaker
marched
that
day
as
far
as
Brug●s
with
the
Dragoons
,
whilst
the
Foot
followed
,
and
encamped
pretty
near
this
place
upon
the
Canal
.
That
same
day
Sir
Henry
Bellassis
,
who
had
marched
with
his
12
Battallions
the
day
before
within
three
Leagues
of
Bruges
,
came
very
early
to
this
place
,
and
●●●lted
to
refresh
the
Soldiers
,
but
the
Dragoons
marched
on
streight
to
Placendal
,
having
past
the
Canal
of
Oftend
at
Bruges
.
The
Town
provided
bilanders
for
Tiffeny's
Regiment
and
all
the
Grenadiers
to
go
incessantly
by
water
;
they
went
of
by
three
of
the
Clock
that
afternoon
;
Colonel
Tiffeny's
Regiment
remained
to
take
post
at
Placendal
,
where
the
Canal
of
Newport
meets
with
that
from
Ostend
to
Bruges
;
but
Colonel
Southlandt
,
who
commanded
the
Grenadiers
,
went
on
by
water
to
possess
himself
of
the
Pass
upon
the
Canal
of
Newport
at
Laffine
.
That
Evening
Sir
Henry
Bellassis
marched
with
the
rest
of
the
Foot
all
night
t'other
side
of
the
Canal
of
Ostend
,
which
he
passed
the
next
morning
to
get
to
Placendal
,
where
he
halted
again
to
refresh
the
Regiments
,
and
went
on
upon
the
Sea
side
of
the
Canal
of
Newport
,
and
gained
that
day
to
Newendam
Fort
just
by
Newport
,
where
he
incamped
with
all
the
Foot
and
Dragoons
under
his
Command
,
except
Tiffeny's
Regiment
which
continued
to
defend
the
Post
of
Placendal
.
And
Sir
Henry
Bellassis
being
come
to
Newendam
sent
the
Regiments
of
Strathnaver
and
George
Hamilton
to
reinforce
the
Garrison
of
Newport
.
The
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
,
who
hastned
after
Sir
Henry
Bellassis
,
marched
through
Bruges
the
8th
.
and
came
to
the
Placendal
,
where
he
pass'd
the
Canal
;
and
that
same
day
the
Foot
came
up
,
having
made
two
long
Marches
from
Ghent
hither
.
The
9th
.
the
Duke
of
Wirtemburgh
pass'd
the
Canal
at
Placendal
,
and
advanced
with
the
Foot
and
Dragoons
as
far
as
Newport
,
and
encamp●d
at
Lombardie
,
between
the
Canal
of
Newport
and
the
Sea
,
and
disposed
his
Troops
all
along
this
Canal
to
defend
the
Passage
of
it
.
The
Marechal
de
Villeroy
(
as
we
have
said
it
above
)
after
he
had
miscarried
in
his
Design
upon
Prince
Vaudemont
at
Arseel
,
had
march●d
with
his
Army
to
Rousselar
,
from
whence
he
received
Orders
from
the
French
Court
to
march
nearer
Dixmuyde
,
whilst
Montal
was
march'd
before
,
and
encamp●d
at
Scorback
,
between
Dixmuyde
and
Newport
.
But
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
and
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
were
detach'd
so
a
Propos
by
Prince
Vaudemont
;
and
they
made
such
diligence
towards
this
place
,
that
they
prevented
their
Design
:
And
the
Marechal
Villeroy
continued
in
his
Camp
between
Rousselar
and
Dixmuyde
,
to
expect
fresh
Orders
from
the
Court
.
The
11th
.
The
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
being
too
far
from
Prince
Vaudemont
to
be
ready
to
joyn
him
,
if
Villeroy
should
march
towards
Brabant
,
thought
it
best
to
leave
a
good
Garrison
in
Newport
,
and
to
come
back
nearer
to
Ostend
;
for
which
Reason
he
march'd
,
and
encamp'd
this
day
under
the
Walls
of
Ostend
,
and
opened
all
the
Sluices
to
drown
all
the
Country
about
Newport
.
The
12th
▪
The
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
marched
on
through
Ostend
,
and
pass'd
the
Harbour
upon
a
Bridge
of
Boats
made
for
that
purpose
,
and
encamp'd
in
the
Pais
de
Nort
,
over-against
Placendal
:
A
Battallion
pass'd
the
Canal
,
for
the
Guard
both
of
the
Canal
,
of
Ostend
and
Newport
;
and
Belcastel
was
left
in
Ostend
.
The
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
continued
encamp'd
here
some
time
,
to
observe
the
Motions
of
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
,
and
to
be
at
hand
to
rejoyn
Prince
Vaudemont
at
Ghent
.
But
the
Enemies
being
baulk'd
at
Newport
as
much
as
they
had
been
at
Arseel
,
resolved
to
besiege
Dixmuyde
,
not
so
much
for
the
importance
of
the
place
,
as
for
the
Garrison
that
was
in
it
,
which
being
impossible
for
us
to
relieve
,
they
were
sure
to
have
them
Prisoners
;
which
would
prove
a
great
prejudice
to
us
and
to
our
Affairs
to
have
so
many
Regiments
out
of
Service
.
And
though
it
was
plain
,
that
this
place
could
not
be
kept
;
yet
,
considering
that
we
had
no
Frontier
for
Ghent
and
Bruges
,
which
are
great
places
,
and
capable
of
no
defence
,
't
was
very
much
our
Interest
to
maintain
not
only
Dixmuyde
,
but
Deinse
,
as
long
as
possibly
we
could
,
to
keep
the
Enemies
in
play
,
if
they
continued
in
Flanders
;
but
if
they
march●d
towards
Namur
,
then
they
remained
safe
in
our
hands
.
Monsieur
de
Montal
had
Orders
to
invest
Dixmuyde
,
whilst
Villeroy
continued
encamped
near
this
place
to
make
good
the
Siege
;
for
though
they
did
not
expect
so
cheap
a
Bargain
as
they
had
of
this
place
,
yet
they
were
resolved
to
make
the
Garrison
Prisoners
of
War
;
and
Montal
had
Orders
from
the
French
King
to
give
no
other
Conditions
;
for
which
reason
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
kept
with
his
Army
pretty
near
Dixmuyde
to
oblige
the
Besieged
to
come
to
these
Conditions
,
having
given
Montal
a
considerable
Reinforcement
to
carry
on
the
Siege
.
The
place
was
invested
by
Monsieur
de
Montal
the
15th
.
with
what
number
of
Men
I
could
not
precisely
hear
,
some
say
with
about
13000
Men.
Major
General
Ellemberg
commanded
in
this
place
,
having
in
Garrison
the
Regiments
of
Foot
of
Brewer
,
Lesley
,
Graham
,
Lorne
,
Prince
Christian
(
being
Ellemberg's
own
Regiment
)
Aüer
,
Holle
,
and
another
Dutch
,
the
six
first
were
in
the
King
's
own
immediate
pay
;
and
the
other
two
were
in
the
States
Service
.
There
was
besides
a
very
good
Regiment
of
Dragoons
in
the
place
,
being
the
Queen's
Dragoons
,
commanded
by
Colonel
.
〈◊〉
;
but
he
himself
went
away
sick
from
the
Camp
near
Dixmuyde
to
Bruges
,
and
his
Lieutenant
Colonel
was
sick
at
Ghent
all
the
Summer
,
having
had
a
dangerous
fall
the
last
Spring
;
so
that
Major
Brereton
commanded
the
Regiment
,
who
behaved
himself
with
Honour
in
this
occasion●
My
Lord
Lorne's
Regiment
was
commanded
by
Major
Doncaston
in
the
absence
of
Lieutenant-Colonels
Hume
that
had
been
wounded
in
the
Assault
before
Namur
the
8th
of
July
:
All
the
other
Regiments
in
the
King●s
Pay
had
their
Colonels
present
.
The
Garrison
had
twenty
eight
Pieces
of
Cannon
,
and
Stores
for
a
considerable
resistance
;
the
Regiments
in
it
were
good
,
some
of
them
having
near
700
effective
Men
,
and
with
the
Dragoons
,
were
computed
5000
strong
.
Monsieur
de
Montal
having
invested
Dixmuyde
the
15th
.
and
opened
the
Trenches
that
very
night
at
two
different
places
,
to
make
his
Approaches
before
the
Rousselar
Porte
,
which
is
the
weakest
side
of
the
Town
,
being
commanded
here
by
a
rising
Ground
;
and
at
the
other
side
of
the
Canal
that
goes
from
the
Kenoque
to
Newport
,
to
which
Dixmuyde
is
join'd
by
a
short
Causfey
from
the
Furnes
Porte
:
There
is
a
Bridge
over
this
Canal
defended
without
by
a
Ravelin
moted
and
palissad●d
,
and
within
with
a
square
earthen
Work
palissaded
.
Their
second
Approach
was
of
this
side
to
attack
this
Ravelin
that
covered
the
Bridge
.
We
had
begun
a
new
Work
by
Rousselar
Port
to
put
the
Town
in
a
better
defence
against
the
rising
Ground
of
this
side
,
but
it
was
not
finished
.
The
16th
.
the
French
began
to
fire
before
Rousselar
Porte
with
a
Battery
of
eight
Pieces
of
Cannon
and
three
Mortars
;
but
they
did
us
very
little
damage
.
The
Enemies
work'd
very
quietly
without
any
disturbance
from
us
;
and
though
they
made
their
Approaches
under
our
Cannon
,
yet
the
Gunners
had
no
orders
to
fire
.
The
16th
.
at
night
the
Enemies
advanced
their
Trenche
within
Musket-shot
of
the
Palissades
:
and
the
next
day
(
17
)
in
the
morning
Major-General●
Ellemberg
called
a
Council
of
War
of
the
Commanding-Officers
of
the
seueral
Regiments
,
and
laid
before
▪
them
the
State
of
the
Garrison
;
That
the
Enemies
had
brought
their
Trenches
very
near
the
Glacis
,
particularly
before
the
new
Work
,
which
being
as
yet
imperfect
,
would
bring
the
loss
of
the
Town
after
it
,
which
could
not
then
resist
above
four
hours
:
That
the
Enemies
had
made
considerable
Approaches
before
Furnes
Port
,
to
attack
the
Ravelin
that
covers
the
Bridge
;
and
that
they
already
began
to
fire
against
it
:
That
the
Water
,
from
which
he
expected
a
considerable
advantage
for
the
defence
of
the
Town
on
this
side
,
did
not
rise
sufficiently
,
notwithstanding
that
the
Sluices
of
Newport
were
opened
:
That
he
had
consulted
the
Inginiers
of
the
Garrison
upon
this
matter
,
and
that
they
could
not
promise
that
the
Town
could
hold
out
four
hours
if
it
was
vigorously
assaulted
;
so
that
they
were
in
danger
of
being
taken
by
Assault
,
if
they
resisted
:
For
which
Consideration
he
proposed
to
them
,
if
it
was
not
expedient
to
capitulate
,
to
deliver
up
the
place
upon
honourable
Terms
,
and
save
the
Garrison
.
The
majority
of
the
Commanding
Officers
of
the
several
Regiments
consented
to
capitulate
;
but
whether
they
consented
to
capitulate
upon
the
Honourable
Terms
they
had
afterwards
,
I
cannot
tell
.
Major
Doncaston
,
who
was
the
youngest
in
the
Council
of
War
,
refused
positively
;
alledging
,
That
there
was
ro
Breach
made
in
the
place
;
That
they
had
as
yet
suffered
no
loss
;
and
the
Enemies
were
not
yet
Masters
of
the
Counterscarp
;
and
that
it
would
not
be
consistent
with
their
Honour
to
deliver
up
the
Town
so
soon
.
But
the
Majority
of
the
Council
of
War
being
of
opinion
to
capitulate
,
the
Major-General's
Aide
de
Camp
was
sent
with
a
Drum
to
the
cocovered
way
towards
the
Enemies
Trenches
before
Rousselar
Port
and
the
Chamade
was
beat
,
and
Hostages
exchanged
.
The
whole
day
was
spent
in
Contestations
.
In
the
evening
the
Cessation
of
Arms
was
continued
till
the
next
day
,
with
Moutal's
consent
.
All
this
night
the
Enemies
(
contrary
to
the
Articles
of
the
Cessation
)
work'd
on
with
their
Trenches
▪
which
they
advanced
close
to
the
Glacis
,
where
the
next
morning
they
had
a
good
Battery
ready
to
tear
the
Rampart
in
pieces
,
if
we
had
not
capitulated
:
Our
Soldiers
were
not
suffer'd
to
fire
to
hinder
the
Enemies
Work
,
though
it
was
a
notorious
Breach
and
infraction
of
the
Cessation
.
The
next
morning
,
Montal
still
refusing
any
Terms
but
those
of
Prisoners
of
War
according
to
the
Orders
he
pre●●tended
to
have
from
the
French
King
,
it
was
at
last
agreed
upon
,
and
the
Capitulation
signed
that
morning
(
18
)
which
consisted
of
the
Articles
following
.
First
,
That
the
Governour
,
Field-Officers
,
and
all
the
other
Officers
and
Soldiers
of
the
Regiments
in
Garrison
in
the
said
place
of
Dixmuyde
,
without
exception
of
any
Nation
,
shall
be
Prisoners
of
War
and
shall
be
treated
according
to
the
Cartel
made
in
the
beginning
of
this
present
War
.
II.
That
the
Besieged
shall
deliver
up
the
Rousselar
Porte
an
hour
after
the
signing
of
the
Capitulation
.
III.
That
the
Regiments
which
composed
the
said
Garrison
shall
draw
up
upon
the
Market-place
,
and
the
other
side
of
the
Town
in
the
Counterscarp
without
Bruges
Porte
;
and
the
several
Regiments
drawn
up
in
Battallian
shall
lay
down
their
Arms
and
march
clear
off
the
Ground
,
and
the
Officers
shall
only
have
their
Swords
.
IV.
That
during
the
disarming
of
the
Garrison
,
neither
the
Officers
nor
Soldiers
of
the
said
Garrison
shall
be
plundered
or
insulted
by
any
Soldiers
belonging
to
his
Most
Christian
Christian
Majesty
,
upon
any
pretext
whatever
.
V.
That
before
all
this
be
done
,
the
Equipages
and
Baggage
of
all
the
Officers
,
as
well
of
the
Hospital
and
Artillery
as
others
,
shall
have
liberty
to
be
transported
out
of
Bruges
Porte
upon
Waggons
,
or
by
the
Canal
for
such
as
shall
go
by
Water
,
to
be
safely
convoy'd
by
his
Christian
Majesty's
Troops
,
as
near
to
Newport
as
the
Conductor
of
the
Baggage
shall
think
fit
,
giving
security
for
the
return
of
the
said
Escorte
.
VI.
That
an
Officer
shall
be
appointed
by
the
Governour
to
conduct
the
said
Baggage
towards
Newport
;
which
Officer
shall
return
with
the
Escorte
to
joyn
the
Garrison
in
such
a
Town
as
his
Most
Christian
Majesty
shall
appoint
for
the
Prison
of
the
Regiment
to
which
he
shall
belong
.
VII
.
That
all
the
Domesticks
shall
go
along
with
,
and
lead
the
Baggage
,
though
they
have
Soldiers
Accoutrements
on
,
which
shall
not
exceed
two
Soldiers
a
Company
,
besides
the
Officers
Livery-Servants
,
who
are
not
comprised
in
this
Proviso
;
and
this
shall
be
performed
upon
Honour
.
VIII
.
That
the
Officers
shall
have
along
with
them
as
many
Horses
as
they
please
.
IX
.
That
the
Sick
and
Wounded
shall
have
Boats
to
carry
them
to
Newport
,
but
at
the
same
time
shall
be
comprised
in
the
List
of
the
Prisoners
of
War
;
and
that
the
Doctors
and
Surgeons
shall
remain
with
them
to
dress
and
take
care
of
them
;
which
shall
be
done
at
the
Most
Christian
King's
Charges
,
as
long
as
he
shall
retain
them
.
X.
That
no
Regiments
of
the
Garrison
shall
be
dispersed
,
but
Officers
shall
be
allowed
and
kept
protionably
with
every
number
of
Soldiers
.
XI
.
That
the
Garrison
shall
not
be
sent
out
of
the
Country
conquer'd
in
Flanders
since
the
Year
1672.
XII
.
That
the
Garrison
shall
not
march
above
five
Leagues
a
day
;
and
when
they
march
it
shall
be
at
his
Most
Christian
Majesty's
Expences
.
XIII
.
That
Bread
shall
be
given
to
the
Soldiers
during
their
Imprisonment
.
XIV
.
That
the
Prisoners
for
Contributions
,
the
Waggoners
and
Conductors
shall
be
set
at
liberty
,
and
the
Deputies
which
command
them
,
as
soon
as
the
Waggons
,
of
which
the
Garrison
has
occasion
for
the
transporting
,
of
the
Baggage
,
shall
be
returned
.
XV.
That
the
Officers
shall
have
the
Towns
where
they
are
sent
for
,
their
Prison
upon
their
Word
of
Honour
.
XVI
.
That
as
for
the
Dragoons
in
the
Garrison
,
they
shall
be
comprised
in
the
present
Treaty
,
as
well
as
the
Regiments
of
Foot
;
and
shall
deliver
up
their
Arms
,
Standards
and
Horses
,
except
the
Officers
.
Signed
the
28th
.
of
July
,
(
N.
S.
)
Montal.
These
are
the
Articles
upon
which
the
Garrison
of
Dixmuyde
was
surrender'd
to
the
French
,
which
(
setting
aside
the
liberty
of
the
Baggage
,
which
should
never
be
put
in
competition
with
the
King's
Service
,
but
should
rather
be
undervalued
for
it
)
are
such
as
any
Regiment
could
have
in
the
open
Field
,
and
which
some
Regiments
actually
had
in
the
very
Plains
of
Fleury
,
after
the
loss
of
that
Battle
;
where
being
form'd
into
square
Battallions
,
and
resolved
otherwise
to
defend
themselves
,
they
had
the
Terms
of
Prisoners
of
War
given
them
,
though
surrounded
with
the
Enemies
Horse
.
This
Treatment
surpriz'd
very
much
all
the
Officers
and
Soldiers
of
the
Garrison
,
who
had
hitherto
been
promised
Honourable
Terms
,
to
march
out
of
the
Garrison
with
their
Arms
:
they
conceived
such
indignation
at
the
news
of
it
,
that
several
Soldiers
broke
their
Arms
to
pieces
,
even
before
the
Enemy
,
and
wished
,
that
since
they
were
made
Prisoners
of
War
,
they
had
sold
their
Liberty
to
the
French
as
dear
as
possibly
they
could
,
by
a
vigorous
resistance
.
As
soon
as
the
Capitulation
was
sign'd
,
the
French
took
possession
of
the
Rousselar
Port
,
and
were
really
Masters
of
the
place
,
before
a
great
part
of
the
Garrison
knew
any
thing
of
the
signing
a
Capitulation
;
and
the
French
Soldiers
crowded
in
the
place
before
it
had
been
evacuated
by
our
Garrison
.
According
to
the
Capitulation
,
the
Regiments
drew
out
in
Battallion
,
and
marched
clear
off
their
Arms
,
which
they
left
with
their
Colours
,
except
my
Lord
Lorne's
Regiment
,
which
tore
off
the
Colours
from
the
Staff
,
rather
than
suffer
them
to
be
a
Trophy
to
the
Enemy
.
A
great
many
Soldiers
had
broke
their
Arms
to
pieces
,
and
the
rest
the
French
took
possession
of
,
and
sent
the
Colours
taken
to
be
put
up
in
Nostre
Dame's
Church
in
Paris
.
The
Garrison
was
at
first
sent
to
Ipre
,
but
was
afterwards
disposed
,
without
any
regard
to
the
Capitulation
,
in
several
Towns
in
the
Pays
Conquis
:
Some
to
Arras
,
others
to
Bethune
,
Bouchain
,
Cambray
,
and
Doway
:
And
whereas
it
was
expresly
agreed
in
the
Articles
,
That
no
Soldiers
should
be
sent
Prisoners
into
any
Town
without
the
Pays
Conquis
since
the
Year
1672
▪
yet
they
were
sent
to
Arras
and
Doway
;
both
which
places
were
conquered
before
that
,
and
some
as
far
as
Bethune
in
the
Borders
of
Picardy
:
But
this
is
not
the
only
Article
in
which
the
French
violated
the
publick
Faith
of
Capitulations
.
There
is
hardly
one
which
they
observed
;
they
would
not
in
several
places
suffer
the
Officers
to
come
near
the
Soldiers
that
they
may
be
debauch'd
with
more
ease
from
our
Service
by
the
late
King●s
Officers
.
A
little
before
the
taking
of
Namur
,
they
put
the
Officers
in
close
imprisonment
:
And
whereas
by
the
Cartel
,
all
Prisoners
are
reclaimable
within
a
Fortnight
after
they
are
taken
,
and
that
't
was
expresly
capitulated
,
the
Garrison
should
be
made
Prisoners
of
War
,
according
to
the
Cartel
made
in
the
beginning
of
this
War
;
and
that
Prince
Vaudemont
accordingly
reclaimed
these
Prisoners
,
the
fortnight
being
expired
,
and
offered
their
Ransom
;
yet
●he
Marechal
de
Villeroy
,
by
the
Fr●nch
King●s
Orders
,
refused
to
return
them
till
the
Campagne
should
be
over
:
All
which
were
notorious
violations
of
the
Capitulation
,
without
the
least
Regard
or
Honour
to
the
publick
Faith
.
All
the
while
our
Soldiers
were
thus
detained
Prisoners
contrary
to
the
Capitulation
,
they
persecuted
and
oppressed
them
to
make
them
take
on
with
the
late
King's
Officers
;
by
which
means
a
great
many
Soldiers
have
been
forced
away
from
our
Service
;
and
,
I
dare
say
,
as
many
,
as
could
have
been
lost
in
a
brave
defence
of
Dixmuyde
;
and
therefore
,
notwithstanding
that
the
pretext
to
capitulate
was
for
the
pretended
safety
and
preservation
of
the
Regiments
in
a
place
not
tenable
against
the
Enemies
Power
:
yet
it
has
been
this
very
Capitulation
which
has
ruined
and
spoiled
several
fine
and
good
Regiments
,
and
has
rendred
some
almost
incapable
of
doing
the
King
any
Service
for
some
time
.
I
wish
for
my
part
that
I
could
have
been
silent
in
this
Matter
,
and
that
I
could
(
like
the
Painter
)
have
drawn
a
Curtain
over
this
Spot
and
Blemish
of
our
Campaign
;
and
if
this
was
the
fault
of
some
particular
Men
,
yet
the
Body
of
the
Garrison
had
the
same
Heart
and
Soul
with
their
Commanders
that
did
such
Wonders
before
Namur
;
and
therefore
I
hope
the
brave
will
not
think
themselves
concern'd
in
what
I
have
said
of
this
easie
Siege
,
nor
take
any
Exceptions
against
it
;
for
I
should
be
very
sorry
to
offend
any
man
,
or
to
say
any
that
might
detract
from
his
Reputation
.
The
French
having
made
themselves
Masters
of
Dixmuyde
,
the
Marechal
de
Velleroy
marched
with
his
Army
the
19th
.
from
the
Neighbourhood
of
Rousselar
to
Arse●●
,
whence
the
Marquiss
de
Feuqueres
was
immediately
detach●d
with
a
Body
of
Foot
to
attack
Deinse
.
Offerrel
●s
Regiment
had
been
sent
to
reinforce
this
Garrison
from
the
Camp
at
Oostackre
,
the
Brigadier
commanded
in
it
.
The
Day
before
the
place
was
invested
,
the
Regiment
of
Scheltinga
was
sent
here
from
Audenarde
to
relieve
the
Swedish
Regiment
,
that
was
in
Garrison
,
which
went
back
to
Audenarde
in
the
place
of
Scheltinga
.
At
the
same
time
that
Feuquieres
was
detach'd
with
a
Body
of
Foot
to
attack
Deinse
,
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
ordered
a
Body
of
Horse
to
pass
the
Lys
at
Gathlen
to
invest
the
place
on
the
other
side
of
this
River
before
Peteghem
,
which
joins
to
Deinse
by
a
Bridge
over
the
River
.
This
place
is
not
strong
by
situation
,
and
the
Fortications
about
it
were
but
a
good
Retrenchment
palissaded
,
which
was
double
towards
Arseel
one
within
another
,
this
being
the
weak
side
of
the
Town
,
the
rest
being
a
Morass
caused
by
the
Neighbourhood
of
the
L●s
:
Without
this
double
Retrenchment
,
distant
a
good
Musket-shot
from
the
place
,
there
was
a
Star-work
upon
the
way
of
Arseel
,
and
Thielt
:
We
had
great
Magazines
of
Hay
in
this
place
,
and
eight
pieces
of
Cannon
.
The
Marquiss
de
Feuquieres
summoned
the
Governour
to
surrender
the
place
,
who
offered
to
do
it
upon
honourable
Terms
;
but
the
Marquiss
de
Feuquieres
would
hear
of
none
but
those
of
Prisoners
of
War
:
To
which
Brigadier
Offerrel
consented
;
and
the
Capitulation
was
signed
the
20th
,
and
the
place
delivered
to
the
French
without
firing
a
Cannon-shot
of
ei●ther
side
,
upon
these
Conditions
.
First
,
That
the
Officers
shall
not
be
plunder'd
;
and
nothing
shall
be
taken
from
the
Soldiers
but
their
Arms.
II.
That
the
Officers
shall
have
liberty
to
send
all
their
Baggage
,
and
Horses
with
their
Servants
aad
Baggage-Men
with
a
good
Escorte
to
Ghent
.
III
That
the
Officers
shall
have
liberty
to
take
their
Saddle-Horses
along
with
them
for
their
march
,
and
after
to
dispose
of
them
as
they
shall
think
fit
.
IV.
That
the
Officers
shall
have
the
liberty
to
wear
their
Swords
,
and
that
no
man
shall
take
them
from
them
.
V.
That
all
the
Garrison
,
both
Officers
and
Soldiers
,
shall
have
one
of
the
conquer'd
Towns
in
the
Low
Countries
for
their
Prison
,
till
such
time
as
the
Conditions
of
their
Liberty
shall
be
agreed
upon
.
VI.
That
all
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Town
,
as
well
Ecclesiasticks
as
others
,
with
their
Horses
and
Cattle
,
and
the
Cloyster
of
Nuns
,
shall
be
exempted
from
Plunder
,
or
any
other
Molestation
.
Which
was
Signed
at
the
Camp
before
Deinse
the
30th
.
of
July
,
New
Stile
,
by
the
Marquiss
de
Feuquieres
.
The
Garrison
was
sent
to
Doway
and
Cambray
,
which
the
Enemies
could
have
sent
,
if
they
would
,
as
far
as
Luxemburgh
without
any
breach
of
the
Capitulation
,
and
was
treated
in
the
same
manner
as
the
Garrison
of
Dixmuyde
.
As
soon
as
the
French
had
taken
away
all
our
Magazines
,
which
they
sent
by
Water
to
Courtray
,
they
demolished
the
place
,
and
took
away
the
Palissades
.
As
for
Dixmuyde
,
the
Enemies
propos'd
to
demolish
the
place
,
upon
condition
that
they
would
not
keep
a
Garrison
here
,
nor
we
neither
,
else
that
they
would
keep
it
(
as
it
was
)
for
a
Winter
Quarter
.
The
Magistrates
of
Dixmuyde
made
▪
the
Proposition
to
the
Elector
;
and
it
is
said
,
that
by
mutual
conse●t
this
place
is
to
remain
demolished
;
and
so
it
continues
this
Winter
without
any
Garrison
.
The
French
all
this
while
were
Masters
of
the
Country
to
the
other
side
of
the
Canal
of
Bruges
,
which
they
plundered
and
destroyed
.
But
for
the
security
of
the
Country
on
our
side
of
the
Canal
,
Prince
Vaudemont
commanded
Sir
.
David
Collier
with
8
Regiments
of
Foot
,
and
250
Horse
(
12
)
to
guard
the
passages
of
the
Canal
.
Upon
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
●s
motion
towards
Deinse
,
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
left
his
Camp
at
Placendal
the
19th
.
and
march'd
to
Bruges
,
and
incamp'd
at
Oedelghem
,
near
Cruys
Port
,
to
cover
the
place
,
or
to
joyn
Prince
Vaudemont
upon
occasion
.
Sir
Henry
Bellassis
was
left
at
Placendal
,
by
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
,
as
he
march●d
from
thence
to
Bruges
:
By
this
disposition
the
Canal
was
guarded
from
Ghent
to
Bruges
,
and
so
to
Ostend
.
Sir
David
Collier
guarded
the
passages
of
the
Canal
near
Ghent
:
The
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
was
near
Bruges
,
and
Sir
Henry
Bellassis
at
Plaiendal
.
Besides
all
this
,
Prince
Vaudemont
posted
the
Regiments
of
Mackay
and
Torsay
at
Mulenstein
,
a
Passage
upon
the
Canal
of
Sas
van
Ghendt
,
which
covered
the
Prince's
Army
at
Oostackre
;
which
was
now
reduced
to
sixteen
or
seventeen
Battallions
,
by
all
these
Detachments
,
which
were
so
prudently
ordered
,
that
the
French
never
offered
to
pass
the
Canals
to
get
into
the
Pais
de
Waes
.
Villeroy
having
made
himself
,
Master
of
Deinse
came
nearer
to
Ghent
with
his
Army
,
and
incamp●d
with
his
main
Body
between
Nevel
,
where
he
had
his
Right
,
and
Gottem
upon
the
Lys
,
where
he
had
his
Left
.
A
considerable
Detachment
of
his
Horse
pass'd
the
Lys
,
as
if
they
had
a
design
then
upon
Aud●narde
.
The
Town
of
Ghent
having
the
Marechal
de
Villero
,
with
a
powerful
Army
,
for
their
near
Neighbour
,
provided
as
much
as
possible
they
could
for
their
defence
:
They
stopped
up
the
Waters
to
drown
the
Country
between
the
Lys
and
the
Sch●ld
,
from
Bruges
Port
to
that
of
Courtray
,
and
made
some
new
Retrenchments
upon
the
Hill
without
Courtray
Port
,
which
is
the
weakest
,
and
most
commanded
part
of
the
Town
:
They
mounted
all
their
Artillery
upon
the
Ramparts
;
and
Prince
Vaudemont
order'd
a
Detachment
of
our
Gunners
for
their
Service
.
'T
was
reported
they
had
made
a
great
Provision
of
Bombs
at
Courtray
,
which
made
this
place
fear
a
Bombardment
.
This
was
the
disposition
of
our
Affairs
in
Flanders
about
this
time
,
which
I
shall
leave
to
go
on
with
the
Siege
of
Namur
;
where
the
ill
news
of
Dixmuyde
and
Deinse
did
put
us
a
little
out
of
Countenance
:
But
first
I
must
remember
to
give
an
account
of
my
Lord
of
Athlone's
Proceedings
,
who
had
been
detach'd
with
most
of
the
Cavalry
at
the
beginning
of
the
Siege
to
the
River
Pieton
,
to
consume
the
Forage
between
the
Sambre
and
Mons.
He
at
first
incamp'd
at
Pont
de
Celles
,
upon
this
River
,
where
he
continued
several
days
,
and
then
advanced
near
to
Binche
,
and
incamped
at
Herlaymont-Capelle
,
near
to
Marimont
;
from
whence
,
the
11th
.
he
detached
the
Count
de
Lippe
Brigadier
,
with
sixteen
Squadrons
of
Horse
,
to
march
towards
the
Enemies
Line
at
Givry
between
Mons
and
the
Sambre
,
to
raise
Contributions
.
At
his
return
he
halted
near
Binch
,
an
old
Town
between
Mons
and
the
Sambre
,
with
decayed
Walls
about
it
.
The
French
make
a
Winter
Quarter
of
this
place
;
and
in
the
Summer
they
keep
in
it
a
small
Garrison
,
just
enough
to
cover
the
Town
from
Parties
.
Whilst
the
Cavalry
was
upon
the
halt
near
this
place
,
several
Spanish
and
Walloon
Voluntiers
,
that
wanted
Booty
,
endeavoured
to
force
their
way
into
the
Town
,
and
there
was
a
small
Skirmish
between
them
and
the
French
which
defended
it
.
Count
Lippe
hearing
the
Fire
,
sent
Orders
to
the
Voluntiers
to
retreat
,
and
not
to
meddle
with
●t
:
But
this
handful
of
French
,
not
content
to
be
rid
of
these
Voluntiers
,
pursued
them
,
and
fir'd
upon
them
;
for
which
reason
Covnt
Lippe
sent
a
Detachment
to
repulse
them
,
which
got
into
the
Town
with
the
Enemy
,
and
made
themselves
Masters
of
it
:
It
was
a
place
which
could
not
be
kept
,
and
so
we
abandoned
it
.
I
have
left
the
Siege
of
Namur
continued
to
the
17th
.
when
all
things
were
ready
to
make
an
Assault
upon
the
Counterscarp
.
Major-General
Lindeboom
was
then
in
the
Trenches
,
with
Brigadier
Selwyn
,
and
the
Regiments
of
Lauder
,
Ingoldesby
,
Saunderson
and
Maitland
.
The
Attack
was
ordered
for
the
Evening
at
the
relieving
of
the
Trenches
to
have
a
good
number
of
Regiments
ready
to
sustain
the
Assault
:
Fifteen
Grenadiers
a
Company
were
detached
throughout
the
Regiments
concerned
in
the
Siege
of
the
Town
(
except
the
Guards
)
which
made
about
500
Men
,
commanded
by
Colonel
Collingwood
.
Major-General
Ramsay
mounted
the
Trenches
this
night
,
with
my
Lord
George
Hamilton
Brigadier
,
and
the
Regiments
of
Nassau
,
Selwin
,
and
Seymour
and
the
Royal
Regiment
,
which
was
commanded
extraordinarily
for
the
occasion
.
The
Attack
began
about
five
of
the
Clock
in
the
Afternoon
by
the
Grenadiers
,
who
went
on
very
couragiously
to
the
Glacis
,
and
fir'd
their
Grenades
over
the
Palissades
in
the
cover'd
way
.
The
Enemies
had
traverses
palissaded
all
along
this
cover'd
way
,
from
the
Porte
de
Fer
to
the
Meuse
,
which
added
very
much
to
the
defence
of
the
Counterscarp
.
Notwitstanding
the
Grenadiers
gained
the
Glacis
.
But
the
Enemies
,
under
the
cover
of
their
Traverses
,
very
much
annoyed
our
Men
,
and
pisputed
the
Lodgment●s
upon
the
Glacis
very
hard
;
for
which
reason
the
Regiments
of
Ingoldesby
and
Sanderson
,
marched
out
of
their
Trenches
to
the
assistance
;
but
when
they
came
to
lodge
the
Wooll-sacks
and
Gabions
upon
the
Palissades
of
the
Glacis
,
the
Enemies
,
who
still
defended
themselves
by
the
favour
of
their
Traverses
,
set
them
on
fire
,
and
sprang
two
or
three
Fougaces
or
little
Mines
,
which
did
some
damage
.
Several
Grenadiers
leap'd
over
the
Palissades
in
the
cover●d
way
,
where
they
fought
with
a
great
deal
of
Bravery
and
Courage
in
the
thick
of
the
Enemies
.
The
Lodgment
was
made
at
last
,
and
the
Enemies
were
forced
to
abandon
the
Counterscarp
.
Our
Cannon
and
Bombs
play●d
at
the
same
time
very
dextrously
and
furiously
from
both
sides
of
the
Meuse
,
and
gall●d
the
Enemy
very
much
in
their
Works
,
at
a
time
when
they
must
fire
with
a
great
deal
of
Art
to
annoy
the
Enemies
,
and
not
to
hurt
our
own
Men.
The
English
made
their
Lodgment
upon
the
Palislades
of
the
cover'd
way
from
before
the
Face
of
the
Bastion
de
St.
Roch
next
to
St.
Nicholas
Gate
,
to
the
left
towards
the
Meuse
;
and
the
Dutch
Grenadiers
,
who
attack'd
upon
the
left
,
carried
it
from
the
Halfmoon
of
St.
Nicholas
to
the
point
of
the
Demy-Bastion
of
the
Meuse
,
being
sustained
by
Detachments
from
their
Regigiments
in
their
Trenches
,
who
behav'd
themselves
with
the
same
Pravery
as
ours
had
done
upon
the
Right
.
Baron
de
Hasfert
Colonel
of
a
Swedish
Regiment
was
killed
in
this
Action
,
and
a
Lieutenant-Colonel
wounded
,
besides
several
other
Officers
.
The
Enemies
,
who
were
still
Masters
of
two
detach'd
Bastions
upon
the
Hill
of
Bouge
,
gall'd
us
very
much
during
the
Attack
with
several
Drakes
or
Fauconners
they
had
,
which
they
fir'd
continually
down
upon
our
Trenches
in
the
bottom
,
and
upon
our
Rear
in
the
Attack
.
'T
was
by
one
of
these
Drakes
that
Mr.
Godfrey
,
Deputy-Governour
of
the
Royal
Bank
of
England
(
who
was
come
some
days
before
from
Antwerp
to
wait
upon
the
King
about
the
Affairs
of
the
Payment
of
the
Army
)
had
the
misfortune
to
be
he
killed
in
the
Trenches
,
standing
near
the
King
,
and
Lieutenant-Colonel
Eck
of
the
Dutch
Troop
of
Guards
had
his
Arm
shot
off
by
the
same
Ball.
His
Majesty
(
as
he
does
upon
all
like
occasions
)
remained
upon
the
place
during
the
whole
Action
,
without
stirring
till
our
Posts
upon
the
Glacis
were
made
sure
,
and
't
was
then
very
late
in
the
night
.
Our
loss
was
not
very
great
,
considering
the
resistance
of
the
Enemies
,
who
fir'd
not
only
from
the
covered
way
,
but
from
the
Bastion
de
St.
Roch
after
we
had
gain●d
it
,
where
the
Officers
were
very
busie
to
encourage
their
Men
to
make
a
good
defence
,
and
expos'd
themselves
very
much
to
keep
their
Soldiers
to
a
vigorous
Resistance
.
Our
loss
may
amount
to
7
or
800
men
,
killed
and
wounded
.
Colonel
Ingoldesby
and
Saunderson's
Regiments
suffer●d
most
among
ours
in
gaining
the
Counterscarp
.
In
Trelawney's
Regiment
;
Captain
Carter
of
the
Grenadiers
,
Son
to
Rear-Admiral
Carter
kill'd
at
Barfleur
Fight
,
was
killed
in
the
cover'd
way
,
and
Major
Carryl
,
who
went
on
with
the
Grenadiers
with
Colonel
Collingwood
was
wounded
.
In
Colonel
Seymour's
,
Lieutenant
Bethell
of
the
Grenadiers
wounded
.
In
Columbine's
;
Captain
Young
of
the
Grenadiers
killed
,
Lieutenant
Dorrington
and
Ensign
Drobus
wounded
.
In
the
Fusiliers
,
Lieutenant
Dancey
killed
of
the
Grenadiers
;
Captain
Negus
wounded
with
the
the
Workmen
.
In
Tidcomb's
Regiment
,
Lieutenant
Williams
of
the
Crenadiers
killed
;
Captain
Devaux
wounded
with
the
Workmen
.
In
Stanley's
,
Ensign
Gardiner
killed
,
and
Ensign
Devreux
wounded
.
In
Collingwood
●s
,
Adjutant
Gordon
mortally
wounded
;
Captain
Booth
,
and
Lieutenants
Kemp
and
Adams
wounded
.
In
Lauder's
that
had
the
Trenches
,
Sir
John
Keith
Captain
killed
;
Lieutenant-Colonel
Stewart
wounded
.
In
Ingoldesby's
,
killed
,
Lieutenant
Brooker
,
and
Ensign
Paget
:
Wounded
,
Captains
Purefoy
,
Jones
,
and
Stedman
,
Lieutenants
Ogilby
.
Moor
,
Disney
,
and
Lloyd
,
Ensigns
Patterson
and
Johnson
.
In
Sanderson's
,
wounded
,
Captain
Fowke
,
Lieutenant
Hazard
,
Ensigns
Pallaster
,
and
Par●ridge
.
In
Colonel
Maitland's
,
Lieutenant
Orcharston
and
Price
kill'd
;
Captain
Lundy
,
and
Ensign
Gairnes
wounded
.
Monsieur
Du
Puy
Inginier-General
of
Holland
was
wounded
,
of
which
he
died
at
Maestricht
;
and
5
Inginiers
were
killed
,
and
11
wounded
.
The
gaining
of
the
Counterscarp
was
not
the
only
advantage
of
this
day
;
we
had
now
four
Batteries
which
play'd
very
briskly
upon
the
Enemies
,
posted
at
the
Abbey
of
Salsen
and
the
Ballance
upon
the
Sambre
,
a
House
so
called
,
where
the
Besieged
had
made
a
Retrenchment
to
defend
the
Passage
of
the
River
,
between
their
Line
and
the
Cohorne
.
The
Forces
quaitered
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
,
being
Dutch
and
Bavarians
forced
this
Passage
of
the
Sambre
,
at
the
same
time
we
were
driving
the
Enemies
from
the
Counterscarp
of
St.
Nicholas
his
Gate
.
1●00
Bavarian
Grenadiers
,
and
500
Musketeers
were
commanded
for
this
,
Enterprize
with
a
Colonel
,
Lieutenant-Colonel
,
Major
,
and
Officers
proportionable
to
the
Detachment
;
there
was
a
Detachment
of
an
equal
number
of
Dutch
,
and
the
same
number
of
Officers
:
A
Major
with
150
Fusiliers
followed
to
sustain
them
.
These
pass'd
the
Sambre
at
the
Bridge
of
Communication
above
Flavennes
,
to
be
ready
to
pass
the
Bridge
at
the
Ballance
as
soon
as
it
should
be
made
,
which
Work
they
were
to
cover
:
50
Grenadiers
and
300
Musketiers
went
of
the
other
side
of
the
River
,
commanded
by
a
Lieutenant-Colonel
,
and
600
men
,
commanded
by
a
Colonel
,
to
sustain
them
.
These
were
to
march
by
the
Maison
Blanche
along
the
way
made
to
draw
the
Boats
upon
the
River
,
and
so
under
the
Hills
to
the
Ballance
.
They
had
besides
six
Squadrons
of
Horse
and
Dragoons
to
march
after
them
,
and
cover
them
from
the
Enemies
Sallies
out
of
the
Castle
.
Six
Bilanders
,
or
great
Boats
,
were
made
ready
to
go
down
the
River
at
the
same
time
as
the
Foot
marched
on
both
sides
of
it
:
These
Boats
were
contrived
for
the
making
of
a
Bridge
at
the
Ballance
,
and
had
a
Breast-work
made
upon
their
sides
Musket
shot
proof
,
to
cover
about
200
Bavarian
Soldiers
they
had
on
Board
.
During
these
Preparations
our
Batteries
upon
the
Sambre
played
as
fast
they
could
to
dislodge
the
Enemies
out
of
the
Ballance
,
which
House
they
beat
down
about
their
Ears
,
and
spoil'd
the
Retrenchments
they
had
made
to
cover
themselves
.
As
soon
as
our
men
came
near
the
point
of
the
Hill
,
upon
which
the
Line
begins
that
goes
from
the
Sambre
to
the
Meuse
,
they
fir'd
very
hard
with
Small-shot
out
of
the
●ascine
Work
at
the
end
of
this
Line
down
the
Hill
,
and
the
Bavarian
small
Batteries
before
this
Hill
,
fir'd
against
them
.
The
Enemies
had
made
a
little
Battery
of
two
Guns
about
half
way
down
the
H●ll
,
to
bear
nearer
upon
the
River
;
but
our
Batteries
from
the
Sambre
soon
dislodged
the
Enemies
from
hence
.
They
made
another
of
two
upon
the
descent
of
the
Hill
between
the
Cohorne
and
the
Ballance
for
the
same
purpose
.
Our
Soldiers
being
got
at
the
Foot
of
the
Hill
on
both
sides
of
the
River
,
under
the
metal
of
the
Enemies
Cannon
,
they
received
little
or
no
damage
.
Being
now
come
near
the
Ballance
,
our
Foot
on
the
Ballance
side
of
the
River
,
attack●d
the
Enemies
in
the
Retrenchment
of
this
House
,
and
in
the
mean
while
,
the
Soldiers
in
the
Boats
,
and
those
of
the
Town
side
of
the
River
,
made
the
Bridge
,
and
pass'd
it
.
The
French
order'd
three
Battallions
,
and
four
Squadrons
of
Dragoons
to
come
down
between
the
Cohorne
and
Casotte
,
to
fall
upon
our
Men.
But
the
Besieged
being
attack●d
at
the
same
time
at
the
Counterscarp
of
St.
Nicholas
his
Gate
,
they
could
not
spare
men
enough
to
hinder
us
from
being
Masters
of
the
Ballance
,
which
was
immediately
gained
as
soon
as
the
Bridge
was
made
over
the
River
;
and
the
Detachments
the
Enemies
had
made
from
the
top
of
the
Hill
between
the
Cohorn
and
Casotte
(
where
they
were
incamp'd
)
were
only
Witnesses
to
the
taking
of
the
Passage
,
without
attempting
any
thing
for
the
defence
of
it
.
As
soon
as
we
had
made
our selves
Masters
of
this
Post
,
we
sent
a
Detachment
to
the
Abbey
of
Salsen
,
which
the
Enemies
immediately
abandoned
,
and
we
took
possession
of
it
with
a
Captain
and
100
men
.
Our
loss
was
very
inconsiderable
in
the
gaining
of
this
important
Pass
;
we
had
not
above
forty
men
killed
and
wounded
.
A
Captain
of
the
Regiment
of
Swerin
was
killed
with
a
Cannon-ball
.
We
relieved
afterwards
this
Post
every
Evening
with
a
considerable
number
both
of
Horse
and
Foot
,
who
made
a
Retrenchment
at
the
end
of
the
Bridge
,
where
they
were
under
shot
of
the
Cannon
of
the
Cohorn
,
which
could
not
hurt
them
.
The
18th
.
Having
gain'd
the
Counterscarp
we
began
to
work
at
a
Battery
at
the
Foot
of
the
Hill
to
fire
against
the
Half-moon
of
St.
Nicholas
,
and
the
Bastion
de
St.
Roch
,
which
Battery
was
very
near
the
Glacis
.
The
same
day
the
Brandenbourghs
having
finished
their
parallel
Lines
along
the
Meuse
,
they
made
a
Line
of
Communication
between
them
,
which
so
inclosed
the
Fauxburg
de
Jambe
,
and
the
●astion
of
the
Meuse
Bridge
,
that
there
was
no
fear
of
any
more
Sallies
of
that
side
:
This
gave
us
such
a
command
of
the
River
all
along
the
Castle
and
Town
,
that
the
Marechal
de
Bousters
ordered
all
the
Boats
they
had
under
the
Town-Wall
to
be
set
on
fire
,
least
they
should
be
serviceable
to
us
to
pass
and
attack
the
Breach
our
Batteries
had
made
along
the
Meuse
.
The
Enemies
for
the
farther
defence
of
the
Town
(
having
lost
the
Counterscarp
)
made
a
Retrenchment
within
the
old
Tower
in
the
Figure
of
a
Horn-work
,
from
the
West-end
of
St.
Nicholas
his
Church
to
the
Meuse
.
Our
Batteries
play'd
very
furiously
.
The
Brandenburghs
from
the
other
side
of
the
Meuse
,
play'd
as
hard
as
they
could
against
the
Stone
Digue
that
holds
up
the
Water
in
the
Fossé
,
to
beat
it
down
and
drain
the
Ditch
,
in
order
to
assault
the
Breach
of
the
Demy-Bastion
,
and
of
the
Halfmoon
:
●ut
the
Digue
was
so
strong
and
thick
,
that
it
resisted
very
much
the
fury
of
our
Cannon
.
(
The
Reader
is
to
observe
,
that
what
I
call
Brandenbu●gh
Batteries
,
are
the
Dutch
Batteries
of
the
Brandenburgh
side
;
for
the
Brandenburgh
Forces
had
no
Battering
Pieces
here
.
)
At
night
(
●8
.
)
Major
General
Salisch
and
my
Lord
Cutts
mounted
the
Trenches
with
the
Brigade
of
Guards
.
The
Battallion
of
Scots
Guards
did
Duty
at
the
King's
Quarter
.
In
the
dusk
of
the
Evening
we
fir'd
all
our
Artillery
and
Mortars
from
the
Batteries
,
and
the
small
shot
from
the
Trenches
,
and
round
the
whole
Line
of
Circumvallation
three
times
,
for
the
taking
of
Casal
in
Italy
by
the
Duke
of
Savoy
and
the
Allies
;
all
the
Regiments
being
drawn
out
about
the
Line
of
Circumvallation
for
that
purpose
,
made
a
very
fine
running
sire
in
such
a
vast
compass
of
Ground
.
The
19th
.
in
the
Morning
we
had
finished
a
Battery
of
seven
pieces
of
Cannon
on
the
Bavarian
side
,
upon
the
highest
part
of
the
Hill
between
the
Sambre
an
the
Meuse
,
which
play'd
very
hard
to
make
a
Breach
upon
the
Left
of
the
Gate
of
the
Enemies
Line
.
In
the
Evening
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
made
a
very
great
Detachment
of
the
Dutch
and
Bavarian
Troops
to
the
Ballance
,
in
order
to
have
attacked
the
Enemies
within
their
●ine
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
;
but
because
a
considerable
resistance
was
expected
,
the
King
judg'd
it
too
late
,
and
deferr●d
it
till
the
next
mornining
:
However
the
said
Detachment
lay
all
night
upon
their
Arms
at
the
Ballance
to
be
ready
to
fall
on
in
the
morning
:
The
Enemies
,
who
foresaw
they
could
not
keep
their
Line
whilst
we
could
attack
them
within
,
drew
away
their
Cannon
from
it
this
night
.
Major-General
Lindedeboom
mounted
the
Trenches
with
Brigad
er
Fitz-Patrick
,
and
the
Regiments
of
Columbine
,
Fusiliers
,
Tidcomb
and
Stanley
.
The
Dutch
upon
the
Left
had
push'd
their
Trenches
to
the
Meuse
along
the
Palissades
of
the
covered
way
;
and
this
night
they
made
some
Traverses
along
the
narrow
Beach
under
the
bank
of
the
River
,
before
the
point
of
the
Demy
Bastion
of
the
Meuse
,
to
come
at
the
Foot
of
the
Digue
to
mine
it
;
this
Digue
joyns
the
point
of
the
Demy-Bastion
to
the
covered
way
,
to
damm
up
the
Water
in
the
Fossé
.
The
20th
.
early
in
the
morning
(
being
then
rainy
weather
)
the
Detachment
we
had
ready
at
the
Ballance
to
attack
the
Enemies
in
the
inside
of
their
Line
,
march'd
out
for
this
Enrerprise
.
The
Detachment
consisted
in
all
of
about
8000
men
,
whereof
about
40●0
march'd
from
the
Ballance
up
the
Hill
,
to
get
in
between
the
Line
and
the
Casotte
,
and
the
other
4000
march'd
from
the
Line
of
Circumvallation
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meu●e
to
attack
the
Line
in
Front
,
the
Dutch
and
Bavarians
upon
the
left
of
the
Gate
,
and
the
Brandenburgh's
upon
the
right
.
The
Elector
of
Bavaria
was
present
in
the
whole
Attack
.
A
considerable
Detachment
of
about
1000
Horse
and
Dragoons
was
posted
between
the
Ballance
and
the
Abbey
of
Salsen
,
to
hinder
the
Enemies
from
sallying
this
way
upon
our
Men
,
and
the
ascent
of
the
Hill
of
Cohorn
cover●d
them
pretty
well
from
the
Enemies
Cannon-shot
.
Major
General
Suerin
commanded
the
Dutch
at
the
Attack
in
front
of
the
Line
upon
the
left
of
the
Gate
,
where
the
Bavarian
Battery
of
7
pieces
of
Cannon
had
began
to
spoil
the
parapet
.
The
Dutch
and
Bavarians
march'd
up
from
the
Ballance
in
several
Lines
,
being
cover●d
on
the
left
Flank
with
a
good
Body
of
Horse
and
Dragoons
towards
the
Cohorn
,
of
which
we
have
now
spoken
.
When
they
came
up
,
the
Enemies
did
not
long
dispute
their
two
Traverses
they
had
made
within
the
Line
,
but
retired
to
the
perpendicular
Line
of
Communication
between
the
Line
and
the
Casotte
:
This
gave
Major-General
Swerin
opportunity
to
get
over
the
Line
at
his
Attack
,
and
so
to
joyn
and
fall
upon
the
Enemies
in
this
Retrenchment
of
Communication
.
The
Brandenburghs
at
the
same
time
kept
the
Enemies
employ●d
upon
the
right
of
the
Line
towards
the
Meuse
,
so
that
they
could
not
so
well
defend
this
Communication
,
which
they
were
forced
at
last
to
yield
,
and
the
whole
Line
,
being
near
an
English
half
Mile
in
length
,
and
a
prodigious
Work
cut
into
the
very
Rock
,
which
cost
the
Enemies
a
vast
deal
of
Money
and
Labour
:
We
gain'd
this
hardly
without
any
loss
not
having
as
yet
above
20
men
kill'd
and
wounded
.
The
Enemies
had
a
Battery
of
2
pieces
of
Cannon
upon
the
descent
of
the
Hill
of
Cohorn
towards
Salsen
,
300
men
were
detached
out
of
the
Bavarian
Troops
to
force
the
Enemies
from
this
Battery
,
which
they
disputed
a
little
,
but
when
they
abandon'd
it
to
retire
in
the
Cohorn
,
we
found
that
they
had
before
sent
off
the
two
pieces
of
Cannon
.
A
Dutch
Battallion
,
with
some
Bavarian
Dragoons
sustained
the
30
)
men
detach'd
,
who
having
forced
the
Enemy
from
the
Battery
,
pursued
them
to
the
covered
way
of
the
Cohorn
,
where
they
went
,
as
if
they
had
been
to
make
themselves
Masters
of
the
Work
,
but
a
great
many
paid
for
their
rashness
,
and
perished
near
the
upper
point
of
the
covered
way
of
the
Cohorn
.
After
we
had
gain'd
the
Enemies
Line
,
we
work'd
to
make
a
Lodgment
within
the
Line-parallel
to
the
covered
way
of
the
Casotte
,
which
took
up
all
the
top
of
the
Hill
between
the
two
Rivers
.
The
Enemies
disputed
the
Lodgment
very
hard
,
making
a
continual
sire
from
the
covered
wa●
before
the
Casotte
,
and
with
the
Cannon
they
had
in
this
place
;
but
we
at
last
finished
it
,
which
continued
in
this
condition
till
we
besieged
the
Castle
;
the
Guardbeing
relieved
daily
at
this
Post
by
a
Brigadier
and
four
or
five
Regiments
.
'T
was
in
making
of
this
Lodgment
,
and
before
the
Cohorn
that
we
lost
most
Men
,
which
amounted
to
about
300
men
killed
and
wounded
.
A
Captain
of
the
Elector's
Guards
was
killed
;
one
of
the
Elector's
Ingeniers
,
and
one
of
his
Gentlemen
wounded
.
I
have
not
heard
of
any
other
Officers
of
note
.
Thus
we
took
this
mighty
Work
design●d
to
render
the
Castle
impregnable
,
and
which
would
indeed
have
render'd
the
attacking
of
the
Castle
very
difficult
if
it
had
been
continued
down
the
Hill
to
the
Ballance
upon
the
Sambre
;
for
this
Passage
being
once
gain'd
,
the
Line
can
be
attac'd
within
,
which
renders
it
weak
and
not
defensible
.
And
since
we
have
made
our selves
Masters
of
Namur
,
we
have
work'd
to
produce
this
Line
down
the
Hill
to
the
Ballance
to
fortifie
this
Pass
of
the
Sambre
.
The
same
day
(
20.
)
we
sprung
a
Mine
under
the
Digue
to
blow
it
up
,
to
let
the
Water
(
by
the
ruining
of
this
Work
)
out
of
the
Fossé
;
but
being
just
upon
the
River
,
so
that
we
could
not
get
under
the
Foundation
,
and
the
Stone-work
being
very
hard
;
it
could
not
have
any
axtraordinary
effect
:
However
,
by
this
time
a
great
deal
of
the
Digue
was
beat
down
,
and
the
Water
was
considerably
sunk
in
the
Fossé
.
The
King
had
this
Day
the
unfortunate
news
of
Dixmuyde
;
at
which
the
whole
Army
was
very
much
concern'd
.
In
the
Evening
Major
General
Ramsan
had
the
Trenches
,
and
Brigadier
Selwyn
,
with
the
Regiments
of
Collingw●od
,
Lauder
,
Ingeldesby
,
and
Sanderson
▪
21st
.
The
English
Battering-pieces
,
which
had
come
from
Ghent
to
Malines
by
Water
,
came
pretty
near
our
Camp
,
under
a
strong
Escorte
,
having
been
brought
by
Land
from
this
place
,
and
drawn
with
our
own
Horses
,
a
Horse
of
a
Company
being
commanded
out
of
all
the
Regiments
upon
English
Pay
In
this
Siege
.
The
Captains
were
very
willing
to
do
this
Service
;
and
some
Colonels
sent
several
Horses
more
than
was
order●d
.
Major-General
Salisch
reliev'd
the
Trenches
,
and
my
Lord
George
Hamilton
,
with
the
Regiments
of
Maitland
,
Nassau
Selwyn
,
and
Trelawney
.
22d
.
Our
Artillery
from
Malines
came
into
the
Line
to
be
employ'd
in
the
Siege
.
One
of
our
Bombs
fell
into
a
Magazine
of
Grenades
the
Enemies
had
upon
the
old
Wall
,
between
the
old
Tower
and
St.
Nicholas's
Gate
;
the
Bomb
blew
up
the
Grenades
,
and
put
them
on
fire
,
which
made
such
a
noise
that
the
Enemies
within
thought
it
had
been
an
Assault
,
and
drew
out
to
the
Gate
as
fast
as
they
could
to
defend
the
place
.
At
Night
Major-General
Lindeboom
had
the
Trenches
,
and
my
Lord
Cutts
with
the
Brigade
of
Guards
,
the
Dutch
Guards
excepted
,
who
did
Duty
at
the
King's
Quarter
.
The
23d
.
early
in
the
Morning
a
Battery
of
18
pieces
of
Cannon
of
our
English
Artillery
began
to
play
very
vigorously
upon
the
Face
of
the
Bastion
of
St.
Roch
towards
St.
Nicholas's
his
Gate
,
and
soon
beat
down
all
the
Stone-work
of
it
;
but
the
Enemies
were
still
Masters
of
the
cover'd
way
upon
the
right
of
the
point
of
this
Bastion
towards
the
Porte
de
Fer
;
so
that
it
was
necessary
in
order
to
make
afterwards
an
Attack
upon
the
Breach
to
extend
our
Lodgment
upon
the
cover'd
way
to
the
right
of
this
Bastion
,
and
consequently
to
make
another
Assault
to
drive
the
Enemies
out
of
the
Traverses
they
had
in
this
cover'd
way
,
of
which
they
were
still
Masters
.
This
Assault
was
resolv'd
upon
for
this
Evening
for
the
English
,
and
another
for
the
Dutch
upon
the
breach
of
the
Demy-bastion
of
the
Meuse
.
In
the
Evening
Major-General
Ramsay
had
the
Trenches
,
and
Brigadier
Fitz-Patrick
,
with
the
Regiments
of
Seymour
,
Royal
,
Columbine
,
and
the
Fusiliers
.
The
Attack
began
about
the
relieving
of
the
Trenches
,
as
usually
,
to
have
the
more
Regiments
to
sustain
:
200
English
Grenadiers
were
ordered
to
extend
our
Lodgment
upon
the
Right
,
and
200
Dutch
to
make
an
Assault
upon
the
Breach
of
the
Demy-bastion
,
Captain
Miltitz
of
Essen's
Regiment
,
and
Adjutant●General
to
the
Prince
of
Nassa-Sarbruck
▪
commanned
the
Dutch
:
The
English
were
commmanded
by
four
Captains
,
of
which
Captain
Booth
of
Collingwood
was
the
first
.
The
Attack
began
but
little
before
Sun-set
,
and
the
Dispute
lasted
very
late
in
the
night
.
Our
Cannon
and
Mortars
made
a
terrible
noise
,
and
the
Small-shot
went
on
very
briskly
for
a
great
while
.
The
Enemies
disputed
their
Lodgement
very
long
and
very
well
,
where
some
of
their
Officers
signalized
themselves
very
much
,
paticularly
one
,
who
stood
a
great
while
upon
the
very
Palissades
,
expos'd
to
all
the
Fire
of
our
Cannon
,
encouraging
his
Men
,
and
waving
his
Hat
over
his
Head
:
The
Earth
torn
up
by
the
grazing
of
our
Cannon-balls
covered
him
twice
or
thrice
,
and
when
our
Officers
,
who
admir'd
his
Bravery
,
expected
him
to
be
knock'd
on
the
Head
,
he
still
got
up
again
:
However
,
in
spight
of
the
Enemies
resistance
we
extended
our
Lodgment
considerably
upon
the
Right
.
My
Lord
Cutts
,
who
commanded
the
Brigade
of
Guards
In
the
Trenches
this
day
,
had
Captain
Wentworth
Lieutenant
of
the
Second
Regiment
of
Guards
(
who
waited
upon
his
Lordship
to
carry
his
Orders
to
the
Brigade
)
killed
with
a
Musket-ball
just
by
him
.
Lieutenant-Colonel
Skelton
,
the
Major
of
the
Brigade
,
commanded
my
Lord
Cutts's
Battallion
of
Guards
,
so
that
he
could
not
perform
the
Duty
.
The
Dutch
Granadiers
marched
on
very
bravely
over
the
Digue
,
though
it
was
but
narrow
,
and
consequently
a
very
disadvantagious
Defilé
to
attack
a
Breach
;
nevertheless
they
carried
it
,
and
lodged
themselves
upon
the
Demi-Bastion
,
of
which
they
continued
Masters
for
above
an
hour
;
but
the
Demi-Bastion
being
narrow
,
and
the
Granadiers
crowded
upon
it
,
the
Enemy
so
pelted
them
with
Granado's
from
the
old
Wall
within
,
that
they
were
forced
to
abandon
it
,
and
to
Lodge
themselves
without
,
at
the
foot
of
the
Bastion
,
and
though
't
was
dark
night
yet
the
Artillery
still
fired
very
hard
to
disturb
the
Enemies
,
to
facilitate
our
Assault
,
which
was
the
reason
that
sometimes
our
own
Cannon
did
us
harm
;
however
,
our
Loss
was
not
answerable
to
the
terribleness
of
the
noise
in
the
Attack
.
We
had
in
the
Brigade
of
Guards
but
nine
Men
killed
,
and
thirteen
wounded
,
and
I
suppose
our
Loss
was
proportionable
in
the
other
Regiments
.
In
the
first
Regiment
of
English
Guards
,
Captain
Cripeny
and
Ensign
Shute
were
wounded
:
in
the
Royal
Regiment
,
Lieutenant
Archibald
Hamilton
,
wounded
;
in
Selwyn's
,
Lieutenants
Castles
,
and
Corbonnel
killed
:
In
Trelawney's
,
Ensign
Nuby
killed
,
Captain
Mitchel
and
Lieutenant
Cole
,
wounded
:
In
Stanley's
Captain
Holiday
of
the
Granadiers
wounded
;
In
Maitland's
,
Lieutenant
Carrent
,
killed
.
The
King
did
not
leave
the
Attack
till
all
was
over
,
and
did
not
return
to
his
Quarters
till
after
Mid-night
.
The
24th
.
our
English
Battery
played
very
hard
upon
the
Bastion
de
St.
R●ch
,
in
order
to
make
the
Breach
Attackable
,
now
that
our
I
odgment
upon
the
Conterscarp
was
sufficiently
extended
for
an
Assault
;
all
the
other
Batteries
played
with
the
same
vigour
,
and
the
Brandenburgh's
particularly
,
to
make
the
Breach
of
the
Demi-Bastion
more
easie
,
and
to
Ruine
the
Half
Moon
of
St.
Nicholas
.
The
Bridge
of
Communication
between
this
Half
Moon
and
the
Curtain
was
quite
broke
to
pieces
,
so
that
the
Enemies
could
no
more
Relieve
it
.
But
when
we
expected
yet
another
Assault
upon
the
Breache●
for
the
next
day
,
the
Count
de
Guiscard
came
himself
upon
the
Breach
of
the
Demi-Passion
,
where
he
Ordered
a
white
Flag
to
be
put
up
,
to
Capitulate
;
upon
which
all
the
Batteries
were
immediately
ordered
to
be
silent
.
Lieutenant-Collonel
Macartney
,
Captain
of
the
Scots
Guards
,
who
waited
upon
Major-General
Ramsay
in
the
Trenches
,
was
sent
to
the
Breach
to
know
what
Count
Guiscard
desired
,
who
asked
to
speak
with
Major-General
Ramsay
;
Whereupon
the
Major-General
went
himself
,
and
after
usual
Civilities
on
both
sides
,
the
Count
de
Guiscard
told
him
,
That
though
the
Necessity
and
Condition
of
their
Affairs
was
not
such
as
to
oblige
them
to
Capitulate
,
yet
for
the
Preservation
of
the
Town
,
they
were
willing
to
give
it
up
upon
Honourable
Terms
,
and
desired
that
Hostages
might
be
exchanged
,
to
enter
upon
the
terms
of
the
Capitulation
.
Major-General
Ramsay
told
him
,
That
he
would
acquaint
the
Duke
of
Holstein-Ploen
with
it
,
whose
Quarter
was
just
by
;
and
that
he
should
have
his
Answer
in
an
hour
.
The
word
of
Honour
being
given
on
both
sides
for
a
Cessation
of
Arms
,
during
the
time
,
Major-General
Ramsay
went
himself
to
the
Duke
of
Holstein-Ploen
,
and
from
thence
to
the
King
,
who
Dined
this
day
at
his
own
Quarter
,
being
come
very
late
from
the
Attack
the
over
night
,
and
so
could
not
be
in
the
Trenches
the
next
Morning
.
His
Majesty
sent
the
Major-General
back
to
the
Trenches
,
with
power
to
exchange
Hostages
;
and
an
Express
was
sent
to
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
to
give
him
notice
of
it
,
and
to
Commission
a
Person
to
Treat
with
Count
Guiscard
for
the
Surrendring
of
the
Town
.
Major-General
Ramsay
being
returned
to
the
Trenches
,
acquainted
the
Count
de
Guiscard
that
he
could
give
Hostages
to
enter
into
Treaty
.
Whereupon
the
Count
de
Negent
,
Colonel
of
the
King's
Regiment
of
Dragoons
,
and
the
Chevalier
de
Ville
F●rt
Major
of
Brigade
,
came
out
of
the
Town
for
Hostages
for
the
Besieged
.
Colonel
Seymour
,
and
Lieutenant
Colonel
Sterkin
of
the
Hannouer
Troops
,
and
Major
of
Brigade
,
went
up
the
Breach
into
the
Town
,
for
Hostages
of
our
side
.
The
Baron
de
Noirmont
went
in
for
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
to
Treat
about
the
Terms
of
the
Capitulation
;
which
was
after
some
contestation
,
agreed
upon
,
and
Signed
the
next
day
by
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
;
and
consisted
of
the
Articles
following
.
Major-General
Salisch
mounted
the
Trenches
at
Night
to
guard
the
Posts
,
with
Brigadier
Selwyn
,
and
the
Regiments
of
Tidcomb
,
Stanley
,
Collingwood
,
and
Lauder
.
ARTICLES
propos'd
for
the
Capitulation
of
NAMUR
,
to
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
jointly
with
the
Allies
,
by
the
Count
de
Guiscard
,
Lieutenant-General
of
His
Most
Christian
Majesty's
Armies
,
and
Governour
of
Namur
.
1.
THAT
the
Roman
Catholick
Religion
only
shall
be
maintain'd
and
preserv'd
in
the
Town
of
Namur
,
and
that
no
other
shall
have
a
free
Exercise
there
.
Granted
.
2.
That
all
the
Privileges
,
Franchises
,
Usages
,
and
Customs
,
as
well
general
as
particular
,
which
the
Ecclesiasticks
,
Nobles
,
and
Burghers
,
have
enjoy'd
,
shall
be
maintain'd
:
to
them
;
and
that
every
one
of
them
shall
be
restor'd
to
the
Enjoyment
of
their
Confiscated
Goods
.
Granted
.
3.
That
all
the
Burghers
,
and
other
Inhabitants
of
the
said
Town
of
Namur
,
as
well
French
as
others
,
of
both
Sexes
,
and
of
what
Quality
or
Condition
soever
,
shall
have
the
Liberty
to
remain
there
,
or
to
leave
the
Place
in
Three
Months
,
with
their
Families
and
Effects
,
to
retire
where
they
shall
think
fit
,
without
any
Trouble
or
Injury
,
whether
they
be
Tradesmen
,
or
that
they
have
any
other
Employments
:
For
which
end
,
such
Passports
and
Safeguards
shall
be
given
them
gratis
,
as
shall
be
requisite
.
Granted
.
4.
That
none
of
the
said
Burghers
,
nor
others
of
what
Nation
soever
,
shall
be
pursu'd
or
molested
under
pretext
of
the
Employments
which
they
have
had
in
the
King's
Service
;
and
that
they
shall
have
a
general
Amnesty
,
as
well
as
the
Deserters
Granted
to
all
but
the
Deserters
.
5.
That
the
Horses
taken
in
the
War
,
and
bought
by
the
Burghers
or
Officers
of
the
Garrison
,
or
any
others
,
shall
not
be
retaken
from
them
.
Granted
.
6.
That
all
the
Officers
,
Soldiers
.
Dragoons
,
and
others
,
as
well
French
as
Strangers
,
of
what
Quality
or
Condition
soever
,
that
are
Sick
or
Wounded
,
either
in
the
Hospitals
of
the
said
Town
,
or
in
the
Burghers
Houses
,
shall
be
transported
to
Dinant
,
with
the
Physitians
,
Surgeons
,
and
Apothecaries
,
and
other
Persons
appointed
to
tend
them
;
and
that
the
Allies
shall
provide
Boats
for
them
,
and
other
Carriage
necessary
,
paying
for
it
,
with
sufficient
Convoys
and
Passports
,
to
be
safely
conducted
the
shortest
way
thither
,
Six
Days
after
the
Signing
of
this
present
Capitulation
.
The
Besieged
are
to
provide
themselves
Boats
for
the
Transportation
of
their
Sick
and
Wounded
,
and
Passports
shall
be
given
them
to
go
to
Dinant
,
to
get
the
Boats
and
Boat-men
requisite
,
over
and
above
what
shall
be
found
in
the
Town
,
which
they
may
make
use
of
,
as
well
as
of
the
Boatmen
,
upon
Condition
that
they
shall
send
them
back
again
.
7.
That
the
Sick
and
Wounded
,
who
are
not
in
a
Condition
to
be
transported
,
shall
remain
in
the
Town
in
the
same
Lodgings
they
have
at
present
,
till
their
perfect
Recovery
;
and
that
the
Allies
,
at
their
own
Expence
,
shall
furnish
them
with
Victuals
and
Medicines
,
according
to
their
Character
;
and
after
their
Recovery
,
they
shall
have
Passports
and
Carriage
to
be
transported
safely
the
shortest
way
to
Dinant
.
Granted
.
8.
That
the
Garrison
of
the
Town
shall
have
Six
Days
leave
,
reckoning
from
the
beginning
of
the
Capitulation
,
to
retire
into
the
Castle
and
Dependencies
,
with
their
Families
,
Domesticks
,
and
Effects
;
and
that
during
the
said
Six
Days
no
Hostility
shall
be
committed
of
either
side
,
neither
from
the
Trenches
,
nor
Batteries
,
nor
from
the
Town
,
or
Castle
;
and
least
there
should
happen
some
Disorder
between
the
Troops
in
the
Town
during
that
time
,
the
Allies
shall
only
have
the
Gate
of
the
outer
Wall
,
and
none
of
the
Soldiers
of
the
Allies
shall
have
liberty
to
go
into
the
Town
,
till
the
Garrison
shall
be
all
retir'd
in
the
Castle
;
and
the
inner
Gate
shall
be
kept
by
the
Garrison
till
the
end
of
the
Six
Days
.
The
Besieged
shall
have
but
two
Days
,
beginning
the
25th
.
at
Noon
,
and
they
shall
deliver
the
Porte
de
Fer
,
with
the
inner
Gate
,
or
Gate
of
the
old
Wall
,
where
the
Allies
shall
have
a
Guard
jointly
with
the
Besieged
,
to
hinder
any
body
from
going
in
,
and
to
prevent
Disorders
.
9.
That
the
Troops
which
are
in
Garrison
in
the
Redoubts
of
St.
Fiacre
,
Piednoir
,
and
St.
Anthony
,
shall
have
leave
to
come
into
the
Town
,
to
retire
in
the
Castle
,
the
Day
after
the
signing
of
this
Capitulation
.
Granted
.
10.
That
all
those
who
have
been
put
in
any
Offices
by
the
King
,
either
Judicatory
or
others
,
shall
be
maintain'd
and
continu'd
in
the
exercise
of
them
,
and
shall
enjoy
the
Rights
,
Perquisites
,
and
Privileges
annexed
thereunto
.
Granted
.
11.
That
no
Officers
,
Sick
,
Wounded
,
or
others
,
shall
be
Arrested
for
Debt
,
or
for
any
other
Pretext
;
but
that
those
who
can
make
their
Debts
justly
to
appear
,
shall
have
Security
for
their
Payment
.
Granted
.
12.
That
all
Contracts
and
Obligations
made
between
the
French
and
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Town
,
shall
be
accomplish'd
bonâ
fide
,
on
both
sides
,
according
to
their
form
and
tenure
,
as
well
as
those
which
have
been
made
with
the
Magistrates
of
the
Town
.
Granted
,
Provided
it
be
not
to
his
Catholick
Majesty's
Prejudice
.
13.
That
the
Officers
Equipages
and
Horses
,
and
the
Horses
of
the
Troops
in
Garrison
,
shall
be
conducted
safely
the
nearest
way
to
Dinant
,
under
a
good
Escort
;
and
that
they
shall
not
be
search'd
,
nor
stopp'd
,
nor
any
other
harm
done
them
,
either
to
the
Equipage
,
or
to
those
that
take
care
of
it
.
Denied
.
14.
That
the
Prisoners
made
during
the
Siege
,
shall
be
free'd
on
both
sides
.
Granted
.
15.
That
all
the
Hostages
shall
be
conducted
safely
,
and
the
nearest
way
to
Dinam
,
under
a
good
Escort
.
Granted
.
This
Article
is
understood
of
the
Hostages
for
Contributions
,
which
the
Enemies
had
in
the
Town
,
and
which
they
had
the
liberty
to
send
to
Dinant
by
this
Capitulation
.
16.
That
the
Town
only
shall
be
yielded
by
this
present
Capitulation
,
which
is
between
the
Sambre
,
and
the
Attack
of
St.
Nicholas's
Gate
;
but
at
the
same
time
that
the
Besieged
shall
deliver
the
Porte
de
Fer
▪
they
will
also
give
up
the
two
Towers
at
the
end
of
the
Meuse
Bridge
,
of
the
Condros
side
,
except
the
Draw-Bridge
,
which
shall
remain
to
the
besieged
.
Granted
.
By
this
Capitulation
,
the
Besieged
remain'd
Masters
of
that
part
of
the
Town
which
is
at
the
Foot
of
the
Castle
,
along
the
Sambre
,
and
along
the
Meuse
,
call'd
the
Basse
Ville
,
or
Lower
Town
.
17.
That
the
Hostages
,
given
for
the
Security
of
the
Execution
of
this
present
Capitulation
,
shall
be
restor'd
of
both
sides
,
after
the
full
Accomplishment
of
it
.
Granted
.
And
that
besides
,
the
Besieged
shall
discover
faithfully
all
their
Mines
and
Fougaces
to
Persons
appointed
,
which
shall
be
but
Three
;
and
the
Besieged
shall
not
comm●●
any
Disorder
among
,
nor
insult
the
Inhabitants
in
quitting
the
Town
.
Emanuel
,
Elector
.
Guiscard
.
Signed
at
the
Camp
before
.
Namur
,
Aug.
4.
1695.
New
Stile
.
The
Evening
after
the
Capitulation
sign'd
,
Colonel
Lauder
took
Possession
of
the
Porte
de
Fer
,
with
500
Men
,
as
't
is
agreed
upon
in
the
Eighth
Article
,
putting
a
Guard
in
the
inner
Gate
,
in
a
Line
opposite
to
the
Guard
of
the
Besieged
.
His
Majesty
was
present
,
and
the
French
Officers
crowded
very
much
upon
the
Rampart
to
see
the
King
,
asking
still
where
the
King
was
,
and
which
was
the
King
?
After
we
had
Possession
of
this
Gate
,
we
began
to
draw
off
our
Batteries
,
and
the
Day
following
,
in
the
Morning
,
the
Garrison
of
the
Redoubts
of
St.
Fiacre
,
St.
Anthony
,
and
Pieanoir
;
the
two
first
upon
the
side
of
the
Hill
,
before
the
Town
,
between
St.
Nicolas's
Gate
,
and
the
Porte
de
Fer
,
and
the
last
at
the
Foot
of
the
Hill
,
before
the
Porte
de
Fer
,
covering
the
Sluyce
of
the
Brook
of
Vederin
,
which
runs
in
the
Fossè
at
this
Place
.
We
found
their
Falconnets
in
these
Forts
,
which
had
so
gall'd
us
in
our
Trenches
before
the
Counterscarp
;
one
was
of
King
Henry
the
Fourth's
Reign
,
with
his
Artillery
Devise
upon
it
,
Ratio
ultima
regum
.
As
soon
as
the
Capitulation
was
sign'd
.
Count
de
Nassu-weilbourg
Major-General
,
was
detach'd
with
about
22
Squadrons
of
Horse
towards
Brussels
,
to
join
and
re-inforce
Prince
Vaudemont's
Army
.
The
Elector
of
Bavaria
nam'd
the
Count
de
Brouay
Governour
of
Namur
,
till
such
a
time
as
the
King
of
Spain
should
approve
of
him
,
or
appoint
another
:
this
Government
,
with
that
of
Mons
,
the
Citadels
of
Antwerp
,
and
Ghendt
,
and
the
Town
of
Ostend
,
being
always
reserv'd
to
the
King
's
own
Nomination
;
the
rest
is
at
the
Choice
of
the
Governours
of
the
Low-Countries
.
The
27th
.
the
Count
de
Brouay
,
Governour
of
Namur
,
and
Sergeant-General
de
Bataille
,
took
Possession
of
the
Place
,
with
Six
Dutch
Regiments
,
after
the
French
had
withdrawn
into
the
Castle
.
The
Town
was
not
much
endammag'd
by
the
Siege
;
that
Street
only
which
leads
to
St.
Nicolas's
Gate
being
batter'd
by
our
Cannon
and
Bombs
,
it
being
impossible
to
fire
'em
so
justly
always
,
but
that
some
must
get
into
the
Town
;
however
,
we
avoided
it
as
much
as
we
could
:
And
as
for
the
Condition
of
the
Breaches
,
they
were
such
,
that
the
Besieged
could
yet
have
sustain'd
another
Assault
;
for
the
Breach
of
the
Bastion
of
St.
Roch
was
not
yet
sufficiently
applanish'd
to
attack
it
,
and
if
it
had
been
carried
by
Assault
,
the
Besieged
had
still
a
Fosse
,
and
an
old
Wall
within
,
besides
the
Retrenchment
they
had
made
within
the
old
Wall
,
to
make
their
Capitulation
.
But
I
believe
,
the
Truth
is
,
they
had
lost
so
many
Men
in
the
defence
of
the
Town
,
that
the
Maréchal
de
Bouflers
,
and
Count
de
Guiscard
,
thought
it
convenient
to
reserve
the
rest
for
the
more
necessary
defence
of
the
Castle
,
and
its
strong
Appendencies
,
where
they
expected
a
certain
Relief
,
and
therefore
they
would
provide
for
a
good
Resistance
there
to
expect
it
.
The
Garrison
marched
into
the
Castle
7000
effective
Men
,
having
lost
about
5000.
in
▪
Defence
of
the
Town
,
killed
,
wounded
,
and
deserted
;
of
the
last
there
were
a
great
many
,
and
particularly
the
day
that
they
evacuated
the
Town
several
hundreds
hid
themselves
in
the
Inhabitants
Cellars
,
and
others
got
over
the
Walls
near
the
Gate
we
had
in
Possession
.
The
French
,
in
quitting
this
place
,
broke
the
Bridge
over
the
Sambre
that
leads
to
the
Castle
,
and
pulled
down
all
the
Houses
along
the
Sambre
opposite
to
the
Town
,
to
make
a
good
Breast-Work
against
it
.
The
same
day
we
took
Possession
of
the
Town
Count
Nassau
Lieutenant-General
,
with
Major-Generals
Ramsay
,
Salisch
,
and
Heukelom
,
Brigadiers
Fitzpatrick
,
Selwyn
,
and
Lord
George
Hamilton
,
Frishyem
,
and
Heyden
,
were
sent
away
from
the
Siege
with
30.
Battalions
,
to
march
towards
Brussels
,
to
re-inforce
Prince
Vaudemont
,
and
to
make
an
Army
capable
for
the
future
to
make
Head
against
Villeroy
:
Thirteen
of
these
Battalions
were
English
,
and
seventeen
Dutch
;
Six
English
remained
for
the
Siege
of
the
Castle
,
the
Battalion
of
the
second
Regiment
of
English
Guards
,
the
first
Battalion
of
Dutch
Guards
,
Seymour
,
Columbine
,
Stanley
,
and
Lauder
.
That
day
the
30.
Battalions
Commanded
by
Count
Nassau
encamped
at
Templeux
,
the
same
place
where
we
encamped
the
beginning
of
the
Siege
:
The
English
having
left
a
Horse
,
a
Company
as
before
,
to
bring
up
our
Mortars
from
Louvain
to
Namur
.
The
28th
.
we
marched
by
Masy
to
Sombr●f
,
and
were
re-inforced
by
32.
Squadrons
of
Horse
and
Dragoons
,
Commanded
by
Lieutenant-Generals
du
Puy
,
and
la
Forest
:
Lieutenant
General
du
Puy
Commanded
the
Spanish
Cavalry
,
and
la
Forest
the
King
's
and
that
of
the
States
The
29th
we
Marched
to
Genap
through
the
Plains
of
Fleuri
,
and
by
Mell●
:
we
passed
by
my
Lord
of
Athlone's
Camp
at
●●bercey
,
which
remained
on
our
right
Flank
.
After
my
Lord
of
Athlone
had
consumed
the
Forrage
at
Herlaymont
Capelle
,
Marimont
,
and
about
Binch
,
he
Marched
back
to
the
River
Pi●t●n
,
to
Pont
de
Celles
,
where
he
had
Encamped
before
at
the
begining
of
the
Siege
of
Namur
:
From
thence
,
when
the
Town
Capitulated
,
he
marched
to
this
Camp
of
Libercey
,
in
order
to
advance
towards
Prince
Vaudemont's
Army
.
The
same
Evening
we
came
to
Genap
,
my
Lord
of
Athlone
came
up
to
us
,
and
took
the
Command
of
the
Army
:
he
brought
along
with
him
80.
Squadrons
of
Horse
and
Dragoons
,
so
that
we
had
now
beside
the
30.
Battalions
,
112.
Squadrons
.
The
Cavalry
Encamped
higher
up
the
Dyle
before
the
Foot
,
and
the
Foot
with
the
right
at
Genap
,
and
left
toward
the
Abbey
of
Villers-Perwys
,
with
the
Causey
that
goes
to
Namur
before
them
.
The
30th
.
my
Lord
of
Athlone
took
his
Quarter
in
Genap
,
and
we
halted
to
observe
the
motions
of
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
,
who
was
now
advanced
as
far
as
Enghien
,
in
order
to
march
back
,
and
take
the
Post
of
Masy
,
if
Villeroy
should
march
on
to
Nivelle
:
or
else
to
be
ready
to
joyn
Prince
Vaudemont
,
if
Villeroy
should
make
towards
Brussels
.
In
order
to
this
,
Lieutenant
General
du
Puy
,
was
Detach'd
with
1000.
Horse
to
observe
the
motions
of
the
Enemy
,
(
the
30th
.
)
and
to
secure
the
strong
Pass
of
Braine
le
Chasteau
,
if
we
should
be
obliged
to
march
nearer
to
Brussels
:
by
which
the
French
could
otherwise
cut
off
the
Communication
between
us
and
the
Prince
,
and
have
hindred
us
from
Incamping
at
Braine-Alleu
,
and
Waterlo
.
This
brings
me
back
from
the
Siege
of
Namur
,
to
speak
of
our
Affairs
in
Flanders
,
and
of
the
motions
of
Prince
Vaudemont
,
and
the
Enemy's
Army
.
We
have
left
Prince
Vaudemont
Encamped
at
Oostackre
,
without
Antwerp-Porte
at
Ghendt
,
between
the
Scheld
,
and
the
Canal
of
Sasvan-Ghendt
,
with
18.
Battalions
,
(
including
Mackay
,
and
Torsay
,
that
lay
Incamped
upon
his
Right
to
defend
the
passage
of
the
Canal
of
Sasvan-Ghendt
at
Mulenstein
,
)
and
22.
Squadrons
of
English
Horse
,
and
7.
Dutch
,
all
the
Dragoons
were
with
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
near
Bruges
Villeroy
was
Encamped
with
the
French
Army
,
since
the
taking
of
Deinse
,
near
Ghendt
,
with
his
Right
at
Nevel
,
and
his
Left
at
Gothem
upon
the
Lys
where
he
remained
five
or
six
days
;
but
before
we
attend
his
Army
from
hence
to
Brabant
,
we
must
not
forget
the
Barbarities
and
Inhumanities
which
the
French
Soldiers
Committed
in
this
Desolate
Country
which
was
all
at
their
devotion
,
of
the
French
side
of
the
Canal
of
Bruges
:
They
Plundred
all
the
Inhabitants
,
and
stripp'd
a
great
many
naked
;
and
not
only
the
Villages
and
Country
People
felt
the
Barbarous
Usage
of
the
Soldiers
,
but
the
Churches
and
Cloisters
;
and
nothing
,
though
never
so
Sacred
and
Holy
,
could
escape
their
Sacrilegious
Hands
.
They
stole
all
the
Chalices
that
they
could
find
either
in
Churches
or
Priests
Houses
,
without
any
regard
to
their
God
and
Saviour
,
whom
they
pretend
to
be
in
it
;
and
Robbed
the
Transubstantiated
Sacrament
of
his
Dwelling
and
Habitation
.
At
Torhout
,
a
considerable
Borough
,
they
Ruined
the
Place
,
Plundered
the
Inhabitants
,
stripping
the
best
of
them
naked
;
and
their
beastly
Fury
carried
them
to
the
very
Cloister
,
Ravishing
,
without
distinction
,
the
Nuns
,
as
well
as
other
Women
:
And
yet
these
are
the
Men
whom
the
French
pretend
to
be
the
only
Defenders
of
the
Catholick
Cause
;
as
if
the
Emperor
,
and
King
of
Spain
,
were
the
greatest
Betrayers
of
this
Interest
,
by
their
Alliance
with
the
King
,
and
the
States
of
Holland
.
Whereas
,
not
only
those
whom
they
brand
with
the
name
of
Hereticks
,
but
the
very
Turks
and
Barbarians
would
scarce
be
guilty
of
so
much
disrespect
to
their
Holy
Places
.
This
is
a
short
Account
of
the
crying
Mischiefs
the
Enemies
committed
in
Flanders
,
whilst
it
was
exposed
to
the
Licentious
Fury
of
their
Soldiers
;
and
no
doubt
,
they
could
have
done
more
;
they
could
have
Crown'd
this
Master-piece
of
Cruelty
by
the
Bombarding
of
Ghendt
,
and
Bruges
,
but
the
French
King
thought
it
would
make
more
noise
in
the
World
,
and
more
Mischief
in
the
Spanish
Netherlands
to
Bombard
its
Metropolis
,
the
Seat
of
its
Governors
,
its
chief
place
of
Wealth
and
Trade
,
and
the
dwelling
of
the
Court
,
and
of
its
chiefest
Nobility
;
and
then
afterwards
to
Raise
the
Siege
of
Namur
,
and
command
,
or
give
(
as
they
term
it
)
Peace
to
Europe
.
'T
is
in
the
pursuit
of
this
important
Attempt
,
that
we
must
now
follow
Villeroy
and
his
Army
.
Prince
Vaudemont
having
Intelligence
of
the
Enemy's
Designs
to
pass
the
Scheld
,
and
march
towards
Brabant
,
drew
Sir
David
Collier
with
his
eight
Battalions
,
from
the
Guard
of
the
Canal
of
Bruges
,
and
the
Dragoons
from
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg's
Army
,
who
joyn'd
him
back
again
at
Oostackre
the
day
before
he
marched
to
Dendermonde
.
The
26th
.
the
Mar●echal
de
Villeroy
re-passed
the
Lys
at
Wacken
,
and
Incamped
near
the
Scheld
within
the
Line
.
Prince
Vaudemont
having
notice
of
this
Motion
of
the
Enemies
,
decamped
the
same
day
from
Oostackre
,
having
then
26
Battalions
with
him
,
and
all
the
English
Horse
and
Dragoons
,
(
except
the
Dragoons
of
Rosse
and
Cunningham
,
which
remained
with
Lieutenant-General
Bellasis
,
and
those
which
went
with
the
King
,
of
which
we
have
given
an
Account
)
making
in
all
48
Squadrons
,
he
passed
the
Scheld
this
day
about
a
League
above
Dendermond
,
upon
a
Bridge
of
Boats
with
the
Foot
,
which
Encamped
along
the
Scheld
as
far
as
this
place
;
the
Horse
and
Dragoons
passed
the
Scheld
at
Dendermond
and
encamped
between
Dendermond
and
Baesrode
.
The
next
day
,
the
Prince
had
information
that
Villeroy
was
re
passing
the
Lys
,
which
made
him
suspect
that
Villeroy
had
made
the
motion
the
day
before
only
to
send
him
towards
Brabant
,
and
in
the
mean
while
to
come
back
,
and
pass
the
Canal
of
Bruges
to
put
the
Paijs
de
Waes
under
Contribution
,
for
which
Reason
the
Prince
was
hastning
back
again
to
his
former
Camp
of
Oostackre
,
and
had
re-passed
the
Scheld
,
when
he
received
a
more
certain
Account
of
Villeroy's
Motions
,
that
he
was
then
passing
the
Scheld
to
march
towards
Brabant
;
the
Prince
then
caused
the
Columnes
of
the
March
to
Face
to
the
Right-about
,
and
march
back
towards
the
Scheld
,
where
the
Horse
and
Foot
passed
as
they
had
done
the
day
before
,
and
so
went
with
all
speed
towards
Brussels
,
having
then
a
good
Account
of
Villeroy's
Orders
and
Designs
:
The
Army
marched
the
whole
night
,
except
a
halt
it
made
of
two
or
three
hours
about
the
middle
of
the
night
;
but
the
Baggage
still
continued
loaded
,
and
the
Soldiers
rested
upon
their
Arms.
The
halt
being
over
,
the
Army
march'd
on
towards
the
Canal
of
Brussels
,
which
it
pass'd
the
next
Day
,
the
Foot
at
Vilvorde
,
and
the
Horse
at
Burnt
Bridge
,
and
so
gain'd
that
Evening
being
the
28th
.
the
Camp
of
Deghem
,
having
march'd
two
Days
and
one
Night
about
Thirty
six
Hours
;
and
notwithstanding
the
feeble
and
valetudinary
Disposition
of
the
Prince
,
yet
in
so
long
a
March
he
was
very
often
on
Horseback
,
taking
care
of
every
thing
;
his
Zeal
for
the
Cause
,
and
Affection
for
the
Service
,
overcoming
all
the
Infirmities
of
his
Body
,
which
seem'd
to
make
prodigious
Efforts
to
execute
the
wise
Orders
of
his
Mind
.
By
this
great
March
he
gain'd
the
Advantage
of
the
Enemy
to
get
between
them
and
Namur
,
tho'
he
could
not
hinder
the
Bombarding
of
Brussels
.
At
the
same
time
that
Prince
Vaudemont
left
the
Camp
of
Oostackre
to
march
towards
Derdermond
,
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
left
the
Neighbourhood
of
Bruges
,
to
follow
the
Prince
with
all
speed
,
in
order
to
join
him
with
the
12
Battalions
under
his
Command
,
and
march'd
the
same
Day
(
being
the
26th
.
)
to
Ghendt
.
Villeroy
,
who
had
pass'd
the
Scheld
the
same
Day
at
Escanaffe
march'd
with
his
whole
Army
to
Lessines
upon
the
River
Dender
below
Aeth
,
which
being
a
considerable
March
to
pass
the
Scheld
and
advance
thus
far
,
oblig'd
him
to
halt
the
next
Day
,
and
to
stay
till
all
the
Artillery
,
Baggage
,
and
Stragglers
,
were
come
up
.
Montal
was
left
in
the
Lines
with
no
more
Men
than
was
just
necessary
to
do
the
Duty
of
a
Guard
upon
them
.
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
,
who
encamp'd
at
Placendal
,
whilst
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
was
at
Bruges
,
came
up
to
this
Place
upon
the
Duke's
marching
to
Ghendt
;
and
the
Regiments
of
Tiffany
and
Buchan
,
were
detach'd
from
his
Body
to
re-inforce
Prince
Vaudemont's
Army
;
so
that
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
had
at
Bruges
under
his
Command
,
10
Battalions
and
2
Regiments
of
Dragoons
,
having
drawn
off
the
Regiments
of
Strathnaver
and
George
Hamilton
,
from
Newport
,
and
Belcastell
from
Ostend
.
The
29th
.
Prince
Vaudemont
march'd
through
Brussels
from
Deghem
,
and
encamp'd
without
Halleporte
and
Fort
de
Monterey
,
with
his
Right
upon
the
Hill
that
lies
just
over
the
River
Senne
and
his
Left
at
the
Namur
Port
;
where
he
immediately
order'd
the
Army
to
retrench
and
fortifie
this
Rising
Ground
,
which
was
very
strong
,
and
where
it
had
been
very
difficult
for
Villeroy
to
have
forc'd
,
even
this
small
Army
:
The
high
Ground
near
the
Senne
,
this
River
and
the
Fort
de
Monterey
,
fortified
his
Right
;
besides
the
Retrenchments
in
the
Front
,
it
was
cover'd
by
the
Bois
de
Sogne
,
which
came
up
close
to
the
Left
,
and
Brussels
remain'd
just
in
the
Rear
.
Prince
Vaudemont
could
have
taken
the
Camp
of
Anderleck
,
where
he
could
(
being
join'd
by
my
Lord
of
Athlone
and
Count
Nassau
)
have
prevented
the
Bombarding
of
Brussels
;
but
then
the
Enemies
would
have
had
the
Advantage
of
us
in
marching
towards
Namur
:
so
that
it
was
impossible
at
the
same
time
to
cover
the
Siege
of
Namur
,
and
to
prevent
the
Bombarding
of
this
Place
.
The
Foot
only
of
Prince
Vaudement's
Army
encamp'd
within
the
Retrenchment
,
between
Halle
Porté
,
and
that
of
Namur
;
the
Cavalry
and
Dragoons
being
re-inforc'd
with
the
22
Squadrons
detach'd
from
the
Siege
of
Namur
with
Count
Nassau
Weilbourg
,
encamp'd
at
Scarbeck
,
between
Deghem
and
Brussels
,
to
guard
the
passages
of
the
Canal
,
being
commanded
by
Monsieur
D'
Auverquerque
.
But
Prince
Vaudemont
being
extreamly
fatigu'd
with
the
long
March
to
Deghem
was
forc'd
to
keep
his
Bed
at
Brussels
.
Villeroy
,
who
halted
the
28th
.
at
Lessines
,
for
all
his
Army
to
come
up
,
march'd
the
29th
.
to
come
nearer
to
Brussels
and
at
the
same
time
to
receive
a
Convoy
of
Provisions
of
Artillery
,
Mortars
,
and
Ammunitions
from
Mons
,
pass'd
the
Dender
at
Lessines
,
and
encamp'd
with
his
Right
near
Steinkirk
and
his
left
towards
Enghein
;
and
here
he
halted
the
next
day
for
the
Convoy
from
Mons
,
which
was
escorted
by
the
Marquis
de
Harcourt
,
who
had
pass'd
the
Sambre
some
days
before
,
to
join
and
re-inforce
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
.
My
Lord
of
Athlone
,
with
the
Horse
and
Count
Nassau
,
with
the
Foot
,
whom
we
have
brought
to
the
Camp
of
Genap
the
29th
.
halted
here
the
next
day
:
The
Enemies
being
then
at
Enghien
and
Steinkirk
,
we
had
not
one
Piece
of
Cannon
;
and
we
were
very
much
afraid
,
that
Villeroy
,
instead
of
going
to
Brussels
,
should
have
march'd
to
Nivelle
;
for
then
we
must
have
retreated
from
Genap
,
(
which
is
but
a
League
from
Nivelle
)
to
the
Camp
of
Masy
:
And
Prince
Vaudemont
being
encamp'd
at
Brussels
,
the
Enemies
from
Nivelle
would
have
hinder'd
his
Passage
by
the
Bois
de
S●gne
,
and
Genap
;
so
that
he
must
have
march'd
about
by
Louvain
,
to
come
to
Namur
,
which
consequently
would
have
given
the
Enemies
the
Advantage
of
a
March
for
the
Relief
of
the
Siege
:
But
Villeroy
had
Orders
to
Bombard
Brussels
,
and
he
must
execute
them
;
which
has
lost
the
French
the
best
opportunity
they
could
have
to
relieve
the
Siege
of
Namur
.
The
30th
.
Prince
Vaudemont
was
re-inforc'd
by
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
,
who
came
up
to
Brussels
this
Day
with
the
12
Battalions
under
his
Command
,
and
encamp'd
within
the
Retrenchment
between
the
Gates
of
Halle
and
Namur
,
where
we
had
now
,
by
this
junction
,
38
Battalions
:
And
this
is
the
mighty
Army
in
whose
presence
Villeroy
bombarded
Brussels
,
which
(
as
the
Paris
Gazetteer
boasted
)
dar'd
not
attack
the
French
Army
,
which
sought
,
by
this
undertaking
,
an
occasion
of
fighting
,
and
to
bring
us
to
a
Battel
.
The
French
being
now
Masters
of
all
the
Country
between
Brussels
,
Ghendt
,
and
Dendermond
,
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
sent
Sir
Bevil
Granville's
Regiment
to
re-inforce
the
Garrison
of
Dendermond
,
where
the
Lunenbourgh
Regiment
of
Luck
had
been
order'd
before
,
and
march'd
himself
with
the
Body
under
his
command
to
Ghendt
.
The
31st
.
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
being
expected
before
Brussels
,
my
Lord
of
Athlone
had
Orders
to
march
from
Genap
to
come
nearer
to
Brussels
,
to
be
ready
to
join
Prince
Vaudemont
,
if
Villeroy
should
offer
to
attack
him
in
his
Retrenchment
:
Accordingly
my
Lord
of
Athlone
pass'd
the
little
River
Dyle
,
below
Genap
upon
two
Bridges
,
and
encamp'd
with
his
Right
at
Waterloo
in
the
Skirts
of
the
●●is
de
S●gne
,
where
the
Marquis
de
Gastanaga
has
built
a
very
pretty
Chapel
,
made
in
the
Figure
of
Four
Demi-Domes
join'd
together
,
and
one
in
the
Centre
rais'd
upon
them
.
This
Chapel
was
dedicated
by
him
to
the
Virgin
Mary
,
to
interceed
for
Issue
to
the
King
of
Spain
.
My
Lord
of
Athlone's
Left
was
at
Braine
Alleu
,
and
here
he
had
his
Quarter
in
the
House
where
Prince
Vaudemont
was
born
:
The
Causey
between
Brussels
and
Genap
remain'd
in
the
Rear
.
Upon
our
March
to
this
Place
,
we
had
12
Pieces
of
Cannon
sent
by
Prince
Vaudemont
.
Besides
this
,
Count
Nassau-weilbourg
was
order'd
by
the
Prince
to
post
himself
with
about
30
Squadrons
of
Horse
along
the
way
through
the
Bois
de
Sogne
,
to
make
the
Communication
good
from
the
Army
at
Brussels
to
that
at
Waterloo
.
In
the
Evening
,
his
Majesty
came
from
the
Camp
before
the
Castle
of
Namur
,
with
a
good
Escorte
of
Horse
to
Waterloo
,
where
his
Majesty
lay
that
Night
to
conferr
with
Prince
Vaudemont
upon
the
present
Conjuncture
of
Affairs
;
who
waited
the
next
Day
,
tho'
still
indispos'd
upon
the
King
.
The
same
Day
,
(
31.
)
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
march'd
from
Enghien
and
Steinkirk
,
in
order
to
execute
the
Commands
of
his
Master
against
Brussels
,
and
encamp'd
with
his
Right
within
two
English
Miles
of
Anderlecht
,
and
his
Left
at
Halle
.
My
Lord
of
Athlone
commanded
a
good
Guard
at
Braine
le
Chasteau
to
defend
the
Passage
from
Halle
to
his
Camp
,
and
the
same
Evening
Rantzaw's
Brigade
was
commanded
from
the
Army
within
the
Retrenchment
,
to
encamp
between
Anderlecht
Porte
and
that
of
Flanders
,
for
the
Defence
of
the
Town
on
this
side
,
being
the
only
Place
where
the
Enemies
could
make
an
Attack
.
The
Magistrates
,
upon
the
first
News
of
the
Enemies
coming
towards
them
,
had
stopp'd
up
all
the
Sluces
of
the
River
Senne
,
which
run
under
the
Walls
of
this
Town
and
through
the
lower
part
of
it
,
which
by
degrees
o'erflow'd
all
the
bottom
from
the
Canal
before
the
Gates
of
Flanders
and
Anderlecht
quite
to
that
of
Halle
,
and
all
the
Meadows
near
the
Banks
of
the
Senne
from
Brussels
to
Anderlecht
:
But
the
Country
between
Anderlecht
Porte
and
that
of
Flanders
,
being
pretty
high
,
and
the
bottom
near
the
Ramparts
but
narrow
,
the
Water
could
not
so
overflow
here
,
but
that
the
Enemies
cou'd
make
their
Batterie
;
of
Cannon
and
Mortars
just
by
the
Place
,
and
near
enough
to
ruine
afterwards
the
best
and
the
most
wealthy
part
of
the
Town
.
The
first
of
August
the
French
advanc'd
to
come
close
to
Brussels
,
de
Harcourt
was
left
at
Halle
,
to
make
the
Communication
good
between
Mon●
and
the
Army
.
All
this
being
join'd
together
,
Villeroy
was
suppos'd
to
have
full
●00
Battalions
,
and
about
220
Squadrons
▪
for
besides
the
Regiments
he
had
from
Montal's
Army
to
encrease
his
own
,
the
French
King
had
order'd
out
of
his
Frontier
Garrisons
all
the
Regiments
he
could
possibly
spare
to
make
up
a
formidable
Army
:
So
far
that
I
have
heard
several
of
our
Officers
that
have
been
Prisoners
this
Year
with
the
Garrisons
of
Dixmuyde
and
Deinse
,
say
,
That
they
cou'd
easily
have
master'd
the
Towns
they
were
sent
to
,
if
they
had
had
but
Arms
;
so
weak
were
their
Garrisons
.
And
over
and
above
all
this
,
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
still
expected
a
Detachment
from
the
Rhine
,
and
some
Regiments
from
the
Coasts
of
Normandy
and
Britanny
,
and
the
rest
of
the
French
and
Swisse
Guards
,
which
had
remain'd
to
mount
the
Guard
upon
the
French
King's
Person
:
All
this
was
hastening
to
join
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
,
to
march
to
the
Relief
of
Namur
,
after
Brussels
should
have
suffer'd
the
severe
Effects
of
our
Enemies
Anger
,
or
rather
of
the
provoking
Disappointments
they
met
with
in
this
Campaign
.
Upon
this
March
of
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
before
Brussels
●0
Battalions
were
detach'd
from
my
Lord
of
Athlone's
Army
at
Waterloo
,
to
re-inforce
the
Army
of
Prince
Vaudemont
,
commanded
by
Major-General
Heukelem
;
Four
were
English
,
Collingwood
,
Ingoldsby
,
Saunderson
and
Maitland
;
And
this
Night
we
mounted
a
Guard
of
100
Men
a
Battalion
between
the
Gates
of
Anderlecht
and
Flanders
,
being
in
all
3800
Men
,
commanded
by
a
Major-General
,
a
Brigadier
,
and
other
Officers
proportionably
.
Major
General
la
M●l●●●re
mounted
the
first
with
Brigadier
Erle
.
This
same
Evening
Colonel
Tiffeny's
Regiment
came
up
to
Brussels
,
having
been
detach'd
from
Lieutenant-General
Bellasis
his
Army
in
Flanders
,
with
the
Regiment
of
Buchan
,
which
was
commanded
for
that
time
to
Garrison
in
Malines
.
Ransaw's
Brigade
was
re-inforc'd
with
4
Battalions
more
;
so
that
besides
the
Guard
commanded
by
the
Major-General
,
between
4
and
5000
Men
encamp'd
within
the
Ports
of
Flanders
and
Anderlecht
.
During
all
this
hurry
,
and
terrible
preparations
for
the
Bombarding
of
Brussels
,
the
Elect'ress
of
Bavaria
was
in
her
7th
.
Month
big
with
Child
;
which
so
affected
her
,
that
she
miscarried
this
Evening
of
a
Boy
,
to
the
great
Grief
of
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
and
the
whole
Court
,
and
I
dare
say
no
less
,
to
the
Regret
of
the
King
and
Queen
of
Poland
:
This
Miscarriage
made
the
Elect'ress
dangerously
ill
;
and
the
Elector
at
this
time
was
carrying
on
the
Siege
of
the
Castle
of
Namur
.
So
that
the
French
Bombs
have
not
only
kindled
a
Fire
in
Brussels
,
but
(
may
be
)
as
far
as
Warsaw
,
where
the
French
Ambassador
has
us'd
all
his
Art
to
extenuate
the
Matter
at
the
Court
of
Poland
.
At
Night
the
Enemies
open'd
the
Trench
between
the
Fauxbourg
of
Coukelberg
and
the
Gate
of
Anderlecht
,
to
erect
here
their
Batteries
,
where
they
could
not
only
bring
them
nearer
to
the
Town
,
but
also
the
Town
lying
upon
the
descent
of
a
Hill
towards
this
Place
,
it
was
all
open
and
expos'd
to
the
Enemy's
Cannon
and
Mortars
;
and
that
which
did
very
much
facilitate
the
making
of
their
Bomb
batteries
close
to
the
Town
,
was
two
great
Barns
,
one
thatched
and
the
other
slated
,
just
t'other
side
of
the
over-flow'd
bottom
before
Anderlecht
Porte
:
They
work'd
securely
and
undiscover'd
behind
these
two
Barns
,
where
they
had
placed
their
Mortars
;
and
because
the
thatch'd
Barn
could
easily
be
set
on
fire
by
our
Cannon
from
the
Rampart
,
they
fill'd
it
all
up
with
Earth
to
hinder
the
effect
of
the
fire
.
There
was
a
good
Breast-work
upon
the
Causey
between
Brussels
and
Anderlecht
,
where
the
Garrison
had
always
an
advanc'd
Guard
:
This
Post
was
now
defended
by
a
Major
and
200
Men
;
but
because
it
was
too
near
Anderlecht
the
head
Quarter
,
by
which
,
Parties
could
go
into
their
Camp
every
Night
from
the
Town
,
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
order'd
a
good
Detachment
of
the
French
and
Swiss
Guards
to
attack
this
Post
about
Midnight
;
which
the
Major
defended
very
bravely
for
near
an
Hour
,
but
was
at
last
forc'd
to
yield
to
the
Enemies
Power
:
The
Fire
of
this
Attack
alarm'd
our
Camp
,
but
without
any
farther
Consequence
.
The
Enemies
having
this
Post
,
plac'd
Guards
in
all
the
Houses
along
the
Causey
to
the
very
Gate
of
Anderlecht
,
the
Meadows
on
both
sides
of
it
lying
●under
Water
.
The
2d
.
in
the
Morning
we
found
that
the
Enemies
were
working
at
their
Trench
,
which
they
had
drawn
almost
parallel
to
the
Walls
of
the
Town
,
between
Anderlecht
and
Flanders
Portes
;
which
Work
they
had
considerably
advanc'd
.
The
Magistrates
of
Brussels
had
order'd
all
their
best
Cannon
to
be
mounted
upon
the
Bastions
and
Half-moons
on
this
side
of
the
Town
,
of
which
some
of
them
were
24
Pounders
;
but
they
were
so
ill
provided
with
Ammunition
that
they
could
be
but
ill
served
:
They
had
24
Pounders
,
but
they
had
no
Ball
for
this
Ca●●bre
,
their
biggest
being
12
pound
Ball
;
their
Gunners
had
but
little
Experience
,
and
we
supply'd
'em
with
a
Detachment
of
our
own
.
However
,
the
Cannon
play'd
the
whole
Day
from
the
Town
,
and
did
the
Enemies
some
Mischief
,
and
kill'd
them
several
Men
,
tho'
not
so
many
as
they
would
have
done
,
nor
ruin'd
so
much
their
Works
,
if
they
had
had
better
Ball
to
good
Cannon
.
Some
fir'd
from
the
Bastions
and
Half-moons
of
Anderlecht
Porte
against
the
Enemies
Trenches
,
others
aganst
the
two
Barns
;
these
fir'd
with
red
Ball
to
put
them
on
●ire
;
and
others
from
the
Bastion
,
upon
the
Right
of
Halle
Porté
,
against
the
Houses
the
Enemies
possess'd
along
the
Causey
,
but
with
little
or
no
effect
.
This
Evening
,
Major-General
Churchil
mounted
the
Guard
of
the
Town
against
the
Enemies
with
Brigadier
C●llier
.
The
King
return'd
from
Waterloo
this
Day
to
the
Camp
before
the
Castle
of
Namur
;
and
the
next
,
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
came
from
thence
to
visit
the
Elect'ress
,
and
also
to
assist
the
People
of
the
Town
as
much
as
lay
in
his
Power
,
with
his
Presence
,
with
his
Authority
,
and
with
his
Counsel
:
And
indeed
he
was
sensibly
touched
with
the
Misfortunes
and
Barbarous
Usage
of
this
poor
Town
,
and
expos'd
himself
among
the
thickest
of
the
Bombs
to
encourage
the
People
,
and
to
comfort
them
in
their
Losses
,
and
to
keep
order
as
much
as
was
possible
in
so
much
Confusion
and
Misery
.
The
3d.
in
the
Morning
,
the
Enemies
had
finished
their
Trench
and
Battteries
;
they
had
made
two
Batteries
,
of
about
10
Pieces
of
Cannon
each
,
upon
the
heighth
of
the
Rising
Ground
behind
their
Trench
;
they
had
a
deep
hollow
way
just
within
their
Trench
,
which
very
much
added
to
the
strength
and
safety
of
it
;
and
they
mounted
it
daily
by
the
Left
,
towards
Flanders
Porte
,
under
the
cover
of
Hedges
,
and
rows
of
Trees
.
Between
Twelve
and
One
of
the
Clock
,
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
sent
the
following
LETTER
to
the
Prince
of
Bergues
,
Governour
of
the
Town
,
by
a
Trumpet
dated
from
the
Camp
at
Anderlecht
the
13th
.
of
August
,
New
Style
,
about
Noon
.
THE
King
being
full
of
Goodness
towards
his
Subjects
,
and
Care
to
contribute
to
their
Defence
,
seeing
the
P.
of
O.
sends
his
Fleet
upon
the
Coasts
of
France
,
to
bombard
his
Sea-port
Towns
,
and
endeavour
to
ruine
them
,
without
getting
any
other
Advantage
by
it
,
has
thought
that
he
cou'd
not
put
a
stop
to
such
Disorders
,
but
by
using
Reprisals
;
which
is
the
Reason
that
his
Majesty
has
sent
me
an
Order
to
come
and
bombard
Brussels
,
and
at
the
same
time
to
declare
,
that
't
is
with
Reluctancy
that
the
King
has
put
himself
upon
it
;
and
that
as
soon
as
he
shall
be
assur'd
,
that
the
Sea-Ports
of
France
shall
be
no
more
Bombarded
,
the
King
likewise
will
not
bombard
any
Places
belonging
to
the
Princes
against
whom
he
is
at
War
,
reserving
nevertheless
the
liberty
on
both
sides
,
to
do
it
in
such
Places
as
shall
be
besieg'd
.
His
Majesty
has
resolv'd
upon
the
Bombarding
of
Brussels
with
so
much
the
more
Pain
,
that
the
Elect'ress
of
Bavaria
is
there
:
If
you
will
let
me
know
in
what
part
of
the
Town
she
is
,
the
King
has
commanded
me
to
forbid
to
fire
there
.
I
shall
stay
for
your
Answer
till
Five
of
the
Clock
in
the
Evening
;
after
that
,
I
shall
obey
the
Orders
the
King
has
given
me
without
delay
.
The
Prince
of
Bergu●s
having
receiv'd
this
Letter
,
communicated
it
to
the
Elector
,
and
immediately
after
sent
the
following
ANSWER
,
dated
at
Brussels
the
13th
.
of
August
,
New
Style
,
1695.
SIR
,
THE
Declaration
you
have
sent
me
of
the
Orders
you
have
from
the
King
your
Master
,
to
Bombard
the
Town
of
Brussels
,
and
the
Reason
which
his
said
Majesty
does
alledge
,
upon
which
you
demand
an
Answer
,
it
cannot
be
given
by
his
Electoral
Highness
,
who
is
just
now
arriv'd
,
since
it
regards
the
King
of
Great-Britain
,
who
is
before
the
Castle
of
Namur
;
but
his
Electoral
Highness
will
acquaint
him
with
it
,
to
have
an
Answer
in
24
Hours
,
if
you
agree
to
it
.
As
for
the
Consisideration
his
most
Christian
Majesty
has
for
the
Elect'ress
,
she
is
●●t
the
King's
Palace
.
A
Manifesto
of
the
same
Nature
was
publish'd
in
the
Paris-Gazette
only
with
this
difference
.
That
it
magnifies
more
the
French
King's
Reluctancy
to
such
Undertakings
,
and
his
Abhorrence
of
such
Executions
,
as
if
he
knew
nothing
of
the
Matter
before
,
till
the
Inhumane
Allies
taught
it
him
at
Dieppe
,
Havre-de-Grace
,
St.
Malo's
Granville
,
and
Calais
.
Besides
,
That
the
Allies
had
hitherto
made
it
their
principal
Glory
to
bombard
Places
,
which
had
no
other
share
in
the
War
,
but
their
Sighs
,
Wishes
,
and
Prayers
to
see
an
end
of
it
.
Alas
!
poor
People
!
they
have
had
no
other
share
in
the
War
,
but
their
Wishes
for
Peace
,
they
have
not
done
the
least
Prejudice
to
the
English
and
Dutch
Commerce
,
and
Navigation
;
their
Privateers
have
not
infested
our
Coasts
,
and
enrich'd
themselves
by
the
Spoils
of
our
best
Merchant-Ships
.
No
,
these
poor
innocent
harmless
People
have
had
no
share
in
the
Mischiefs
of
this
War
,
they
have
remain'd
quiet
at
home
praying
for
Peace
.
The
Gentleman
adds
,
That
it
has
been
in
the
King's
Power
to
bombard
the
Towns
belonging
to
the
Allies
,
but
that
he
had
hitherto
avoided
it
,
expecting
that
the
Allies
themselves
would
put
a
stop
to
such
Proceedings
,
but
now
that
he
was
forc'd
to
it
by
way
of
Reprisal
;
witness
Liege
;
't
is
true
that
he
could
have
bombarded
Ghendt
and
Bruges
this
Campaign
,
but
the
bombarding
of
Brussels
would
make
more
noise
of
the
invincible
Monarch's
Power
;
and
then
the
Castle
of
Namur
was
press'd
,
and
the
French
were
resolv'd
to
attempt
the
Relief
of
it
,
so
that
we
need
not
thank
the
French
King's
Goodness
if
Ghendt
and
Bruges
escap'd
.
At
last
the
Manifesto
concludes
with
magnifying
the
Greatness
of
the
Action
,
that
it
was
done
in
the
Face
of
Prince
Vaudemont's
Army
,
who
did
not
dare
to
prevent
the
Bombarding
of
this
Place
,
by
hazarding
of
a
Battel
;
whereas
Villeroy's
Army
only
look'd
for
an
occasion
of
fighting
.
And
here
he
tells
a
Truth
which
he
all
along
seem'd
to
conceal
:
Before
,
the
Bombarding
of
Brussels
was
for
a
Reprisal
to
return
the
Mischiefs
upon
this
Town
,
which
the
English
and
Dutch
did
to
the
Sea-Ports
of
France
;
but
now
at
last
it
is
to
bring
the
Allies
to
a
Battel
,
that
they
attempt
the
bombarding
of
Brussels
:
They
thought
the
Allies
would
have
hazarded
any
thing
rather
than
suffer
the
burning
of
this
Town
;
but
they
have
been
mistaken
,
and
Namur
taken
;
their
coming
before
Brussels
has
not
reliev'd
it
as
they
expected
.
As
for
Villeroy's
Letter
,
it
is
more
a
Wonder
that
such
Reasons
should
be
alledged
for
the
bombarding
of
it
,
than
that
the
French
King
should
bombard
it
at
all
:
For
the
ways
of
the
French
are
so
well
known
,
that
without
pretending
to
alledge
any
thing
to
justifie
their
Proceeding
,
I
dare
say
no
body
wou●d
have
been
surpriz'd
at
it
:
But
to
pretend
to
bombard
Brussels
with
Pain
and
Reluctancy
,
as
if
they
were
forc'd
to
it
by
way
of
Reprisal
▪
and
as
if
his
Most
Christian
Majstey
abhorr'd
such
Proceedings
,
is
such
incoherent
Stuff
,
that
the
whole
World
knows
the
contrary
.
If
a
Man
red
this
Letter
that
knew
nothing
of
the
Actions
of
the
fore-going
Years
,
he
would
believe
the
French
to
be
the
most
merciful
People
in
the
World
,
and
that
they
did
not
know
what
Bombarding
was
,
till
we
had
taught
it
them
.
Whereas
this
barbarous
Treatment
of
Towns
is
wholly
due
to
them
,
and
't
is
they
themselves
that
have
first
practis'd
it
in
the
World
:
They
began
first
with
Argiers
;
and
't
is
12
Years
since
they
began
to
treat
Christians
in
the
same
manner
as
they
had
chastis'd
this
Nest
of
miscreant
Pyrates
.
Genoua
,
Audenarde
▪
and
Luxembourg
,
above
all
Places
,
should
not
read
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy's
Letter
.
But
in
this
War
the
French
have
more
openly
practis'd
their
incendiary
Trade
;
they
have
not
only
bombarded
Liege
,
the
last
Campaign
was
Four
Years
,
but
at
the
beginning
of
this
War
,
they
have
more
cruelly
and
barbarously
destroy'd
Towns
that
were
in
their
own
Possession
,
and
that
rely'd
upon
the
publick
Faith
of
their
own
Capitulations
:
Some
Reason
may
be
alledg'd
to
justifie
the
bombarding
of
an
Enemy's
Town
.
We
have
bombarded
their
Sea
Ports
,
because
they
doe
us
all
the
Mischief
they
can
:
But
what
Reason
can
be
given
for
the
burning
of
so
many
Towns
in
the
Palatinate
,
that
had
deliver'd
themselves
up
to
the
Dauphin's
Army
,
as
Worms
,
Spire
,
Openheim
,
and
Frankendal
,
Manheim
,
and
afterwards
Heidelberg
?
In
short
,
if
the
Enemies
publish'd
these
Reasons
to
fling
Dust
in
the
Eyes
of
the
Allies
,
they
have
been
mightily
mistaken
;
and
whereas
they
would
have
thrown
the
original
Cause
of
the
bombarding
of
Brussels
upon
the
King
of
England
,
to
animate
the
People
of
this
Country
against
him
,
their
Mine
has
sprung
backwards
,
and
has
rather
serv'd
to
encrease
their
Hatred
against
the
French
.
They
know
that
we
have
bombarded
those
Nests
of
Privateers
that
interrupt
and
spoil
our
Trade
to
the
utmost
of
their
Power
;
but
they
expected
better
Treatment
to
a
Town
that
had
never
done
the
French
the
least
harm
,
but
had
rather
in
a
manner
a
free
Trade
with
them
▪
so
far
the
bombarding
of
Brussels
has
done
a
great
deal
of
Mischief
to
the
French
King
's
own
Subjects
,
who
had
vast
Effects
in
this
Town
,
and
several
have
been
ruin'd
by
it
;
but
Mischief
must
be
done
,
to
magnifie
an
invincible
Monarch's
Power
in
'spite
of
the
Siege
of
Namur
,
let
it
fall
where
it
will
.
I
have
yet
omitted
a
considerable
Reflexion
upon
this
Letter
,
and
that
is
,
That
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
would
have
an
Answer
from
the
Town
in
Five
Hours
about
a
Proposal
to
make
a
Cessation
of
Bombarding
on
both
sides
,
which
regarded
not
only
the
King
but
all
the
Allies
;
and
yet
this
Answer
must
be
given
in
Five
Hours
,
else
he
must
execute
without
delay
the
Orders
of
his
Master
,
which
makes
his
Letter
a
Jest
,
and
nothing
else
.
As
Villeroy
had
promis'd
to
execute
the
Orders
of
his
Master
after
Five
of
the
Clock
,
he
was
then
as
good
as
his
Word
.
Between
Five
and
Six
the
Enemies
began
to
throw
their
Bombs
into
the
Town
,
firing
them
one
by
one
,
and
their
red
Balls
,
till
about
Ten
of
the
Clock
at
Night
.
The
Marquis
de
Mirmont
Major-General
had
then
the
Guard
towards
the
Enemy
,
with
Brigadier
Packmoer
.
About
this
time
of
Night
the
Enemies
began
to
play
most
furiously
,
with
their
Mortars
and
red
Balls
by
whole
Batteries
:
The
Fire
was
then
in
several
Places
of
the
Town
,
and
there
they
were
sure
to
throw
their
Bombs
,
and
fire
their
red
Balls
to
encrease
the
Fire
,
and
to
hinder
the
Inhabitants
from
quenching
of
it
:
They
had
25
Mortars
in
two
Batteries
behind
the
two
Barns
,
which
(
I
reckon
)
they
fir'd
three
times
an
Hour
round
at
least
,
and
all
together
,
so
that
one
could
see
25
Bombs
at
once
in
the
Air
,
which
they
immediately
follow'd
with
their
Batteries
of
Cannon
,
charg'd
with
red
Balls
,
which
did
so
much
the
more
Execution
,
that
the
most
wealthy
part
of
the
Town
is
all
open
on
this
side
lying
upon
the
descent
of
a
Hill
towards
the
River
:
The
Enemies
continu'd
this
Fire-work
all
Night
.
The
next
Day
we
fir'd
upon
them
as
much
as
we
could
from
our
Batteries
by
the
Gate
of
Anderlecht
,
still
endeavouring
to
beat
down
the
Barns
about
their
Ears
which
cover'd
their
Mortars
The
Chevalier
de
Montgon
,
and
Two
Officers
of
the
French
King's
Guards
were
kill'd
with
a
Cannon
Ball
by
the
Duke
du
Maine
.
The
whole
Day
the
Enemies
fir'd
with
their
Mortars
and
Cannon
as
they
had
done
the
Night
before
;
and
by
this
time
the
Stadthuys
and
Market-Place
was
all
burnt
down
and
several
Streets
about
it
.
They
neglected
the
nearest
part
of
the
Town
,
towards
the
Gates
of
Anderlecht
and
Flanders
,
as
being
the
poorest
:
The
upper
or
nobler
part
of
the
Town
,
about
the
Court
,
and
towards
the
Gate
of
Namur
,
they
could
not
reach
,
but
't
was
the
Wealthy
and
Trading
Part
they
were
resolv'd
to
destroy
,
which
lay
about
the
Heart
of
the
Town
.
In
the
Evening
,
Major-General
La
Meloniere
had
the
Guard
with
Brigadier
St.
Paul
.
The
Elector
of
Bavaria
order'd
besides
,
a
Detachment
of
Ten
Squadrons
of
our
Horse
,
encamp'd
at
Scarbeck
,
to
guard
all
the
Streets
leading
to
the
Fire
,
to
prevent
Rogues
and
Thieves
from
going
in
,
and
to
prevent
all
Disorders
;
the
Ten
Squadrons
were
commanded
by
a
Brigadier
.
A
Detachment
of
Foot
was
also
order'd
to
go
in
,
and
help
the
Burghers
to
pull
down
the
Houses
,
and
quench
the
Fre.
At
Night
the
Wind
grew
high
and
stormy
,
which
very
much
enrag'd
the
Fire
,
and
made
the
Mischief
of
the
Enemies
Bombs
and
red
Balls
greater
than
it
would
otherwise
have
been
.
Notwithstanding
the
Care
that
was
taken
to
prevent
Plundering
in
the
Confusion
of
the
Fire
,
several
Soldiers
made
a
shift
to
get
within
the
Guards
,
and
plunder'd
the
Houses
whilst
they
were
burning
:
The
Elector
of
Bavaria
caus'd
one
to
be
hang'd
upon
the
spot
.
Several
Thieves
of
the
Town
took
(
no
doubt
)
this
convenient
occasion
to
make
Booty
;
for
the
Inhabitants
thought
that
the
Enemies
Bombs
could
not
reach
beyond
the
Market-Place
,
which
made
them
crow'd
all
their
Wealth
in
the
Houses
beyond
it
,
where
they
thought
them
secure
;
but
't
was
in
these
very
Places
that
the
thickest
of
the
Enemies
Bombs
fell
,
which
made
the
Inhabitants
Loss
so
much
the
greater
.
The
5th
.
about
Nine
of
the
Clock
in
the
Morning
,
the
Mortars
ceas'd
,
and
about
Noon
the
Cannon
,
having
fir'd
from
Saturday
.
Six
of
the
Clock
in
the
Evening
to
this
time
,
and
always
(
except
the
first
three
or
four
Hours
)
by
whole
Batteries
,
which
made
the
most
terrible
Bombarding
that
(
I
believe
)
ever
has
been
known
,
and
render'd
the
Town
a
most
piteous
and
dismal
Spectacle
.
They
fir'd
their
Mortars
,
being
25
in
number
,
39
hours
full
;
which
being
(
as
I
computed
it
)
fir'd
three
times
an
hour
at
least
,
amounts
to
2925
Bombs
thrown
into
the
Place
.
The
fire
of
the
Cannon
lasted
from
the
same
time
Saturday
Night
till
Monday
Noon
,
in
all
42
hours
,
which
at
three
times
an
hour
amounts
to
2268
red
Balls
.
This
Computation
of
the
Bombs
and
Red
Balls
,
is
(
I
dare
say
)
much
within
compass
.
And
indeed
,
the
Damage
done
to
the
Town
has
too
much
answer'd
the
Enemies
terrible
Preparations
;
all
the
Heart
of
the
Town
(
the
Wealthy
and
Trading
Part
of
it
)
being
burnt
down
to
the
very
Ground
:
and
as
the
Figure
of
the
Town
is
Oval
,
so
are
the
Ruines
caus'd
by
the
Enemy
,
rekoning
your
cross
Diameters
of
the
Circle
,
the
one
from
the
Stein
Porte
to
the
Fish-Market
,
and
the
other
from
half
way
up
the
Berg-street
,
and
near
the
Wood-Market
,
over
the
Market-Place
,
and
so
towards
the
Rampart
between
Halle
Porte
and
that
of
Anderlecht
;
all
this
is
in
a
manner
burnt
down
to
the
Ground
,
with
a
great
many
rich
Churches
,
and
fine
Cloysters
involv'd
in
the
Ruines
.
The
last
Church
they
burnt
,
which
was
that
without
Steine
Porte
,
they
seem'd
to
do
it
on
purpose
on
the
Monday
Morning
,
firing
all
their
Red
Balls
upon
it
;
and
this
was
the
wealthiest
Parish-Church
in
Brussels
,
being
enrich'd
within
with
very
costly
Ornaments
,
such
as
Altars
,
(
which
were
the
finest
and
the
most
stately
in
the
Town
)
Pictures
,
and
Images
,
and
abundance
of
Marble
and
Porphyry
to
adorn
and
set
out
the
Altars
.
It
is
no
wonder
that
several
Churches
should
suffer
in
the
thick
of
such
a
Conflagration
,
and
so
this
cannot
be
taxed
of
particular
disrespect
to
these
Holy
Places
:
But
that
this
Church
shou'd
be
particularly
singl'd
out
,
as
it
was
in
the
Monday
Morning
,
cannot
but
be
thought
on
with
horrour
,
by
Persons
who
believe
that
their
Saviour
dwells
there
Bodily
:
And
yet
this
has
been
done
by
those
very
Persons
who
pretend
to
be
the
only
Asserters
and
Maintainers
of
this
Catholick
Cause
.
A
little
before
the
Enemies
Mortars
had
done
,
we
at
last
fir'd
with
our
Red
Balls
one
of
the
Barns
,
behind
which
the
Enemies
had
made
their
Bomb-Batteries
;
and
it
had
been
well
for
the
Town
if
they
had
pull'd
them
down
at
first
,
as
soon
as
they
heard
of
the
Enemies
approach
;
they
had
then
wanted
this
Conveniency
of
bringing
their
Mortars
under
cover
so
close
to
the
Town
.
After
the
Enemies
had
done
with
their
Mortars
and
Cannon
,
they
began
this
Afternoon
to
draw
them
off
their
Batteries
;
and
because
't
was
expected
the
Army
wou'd
have
march'd
back
towards
Halle
,
the
General
beat
in
our
Camp
by
Brussels
,
to
be
ready
to
march
of
our
side
:
However
the
French
did
not
stir
;
which
made
some
People
believe
they
design'd
to
exchange
their
Batteries
,
and
bring
them
towards
the
Lacker
Porte
,
and
the
Canal
,
to
burn
the
King's
Magazines
of
Hay
,
which
were
of
the
other
side
,
and
see
how
far
their
Bombs
would
reach
in
the
Town
this
way
.
But
I
suppose
their
Bombs
were
spent
,
and
the
King's
Magazines
,
which
were
very
great
,
were
sav'd
.
The
farthest
Bomb
the
Enemies
shot
from
before
Anderlecht
Porte
,
reach'd
just
below
Prince
Vaudemont's
House
,
belonging
to
the
King
,
and
just
by
the
Court
;
it
broke
in
the
fall
before
it
came
to
the
Ground
,
and
a
piece
of
the
Shell
kill'd
an
English
Woman
in
the
Street
:
She
was
dress'd
like
a
Gentlewoman
,
and
had
a
considerable
quantity
of
Gold
and
Silver
in
her
Pocket
;
but
I
have
never
heard
who
she
was
.
The
6th
.
the
Enemies
having
drawn
off
the
Day
and
Night
before
all
their
Cannon
and
Mortars
,
(
tho'
not
without
Loss
,
for
the
Cannon
from
the
Town
still
fir'd
upon
them
the
Afternoon
before
,
during
their
Work
)
they
sent
them
back
again
to
Mons
before
with
a
strong
Detachment
,
and
their
Army
was
ready
to
follow
them
.
The
7th
.
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
withdrew
his
Army
from
before
Brussels
,
and
march'd
back
and
encamp'd
between
Halle
,
and
Enghien
.
The
same
Day
,
the
Two
Battalions
that
had
been
detach'd
from
my
Lord
of
Athlone's
Army
at
Braine
Alleu
to
Brussels
,
under
Major-General
Heukelem
,
march'd
back
through
the
Bois
de
Sogne
,
and
rejoin'd
my
Lord
of
Athlone
,
who
had
now
chang'd
his
Camp
,
with
his
Right
before
Braine
Alleu
,
and
his
Left
towards
Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
,
to
be
nearer
to
defend
the
Passage
from
Halle
to
Namur
at
Braine
le
Chasteau
.
This
Night
the
Artillery
march'd
from
Prince
Vaudemont's
Army
,
and
the
Baggage
,
towards
Genap
;
and
the
next
Day
,
Prince
Vaudemont
follow'd
with
his
Army
,
marching
upon
one
Line
through
the
Bois
de
Sogne
:
My
Lord
of
Athlone
likewise
march'd
from
his
Camp
at
Braine
Alleu
,
and
the
Cavalry
from
Scarbeck
,
commanded
by
Monsieur
D'Auverquerque
,
(
which
march'd
through
Brussels
,
and
the
Bois
de
Sogne
;
)
and
so
both
Armies
join'd
in
one
Line
of
Battel
,
encamping
with
the
Left
at
Genap
,
and
the
Right
at
Waterlo
,
with
the
Causey
of
Brussels
before
us
:
Prince
Vaudemont
had
his
Quarter
at
a
House
call'd
the
King's
House
upon
it
.
And
this
is
the
first
time
since
the
Siege
of
Namur
,
that
we
had
an
Army
to
oppose
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
,
which
consisted
of
182
Squadrons
and
70
Battalions
,
including
that
of
Buchan
,
which
had
not
yet
join'd
us
from
Malines
,
where
he
had
been
sent
to
Garrison
during
the
Bombarding
of
Brussels
:
And
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
went
back
this
Day
from
Brussels
to
the
Siege
of
Nam●r
.
Villeroy
was
now
encamp'd
between
Enghien
and
Steinkirk
,
epecting
the
Rhine
Detachment
,
the
Remainder
of
the
King's
House
,
and
some
Battalions
from
the
Coast
,
to
march
to
the
Relief
of
Namur
,
which
they
made
sure
of
,
and
so
to
give
(
as
they
boasted
)
Peace
to
Christendom
.
The
Rhine
Detachment
was
already
arriv'd
at
Rocroy
the
7th
.
having
march'd
through
Lorrain
,
Luxembourg
,
and
Champagne
,
being
now
upon
the
Frontiers
of
Hainault
,
were
Monsieur
de
Pracontal
Major-General
was
sent
to
march
them
up
to
Villeroy's
Army
.
This
Detachment
consisted
of
12
Battalions
,
3
of
Champagne
,
2
of
Anjou
,
2
of
la
Châtre
,
1
of
Thiange
,
2
of
Lorrain
,
and
2
of
Blaisois
;
and
4
Regiments
of
Dragoons
of
3
Squadrons
each
,
in
all
12
Squadrons●
,
being
the
Regiments
of
Gobert
,
Estrade
,
Br●toncelle
,
and
Sailly
.
At
the
same
time
that
the
Enemies
had
made
this
Detachment
from
the
Rhine
,
the
Prince
Lewis
of
Baden
made
another
for
Flanders
to
counterballance
it
,
the
King
having
writ
to
the
Prince
before
,
that
if
the
French
King
order'd
a
Detachment
from
the
Rhine
to
the
Low-Countries
,
he
should
send
another
to
reinforce
our
Army
,
and
make
head
against
all
the
united
Forces
of
Villeroy
.
This
Detachment
consisted
of
10
Battalions
,
of
the
Troops
of
Lunenburg
and
Hesse
,
and
22
Squadrons
commanded
by
Count
de
Lippe
,
Velt-Maréchal
of
the
Landtgrave
of
Hesse's
Forces
;
but
the
Landtgrave
himself
,
who
is
extreamly
affection'd
to
the
common
Cause
of
the
Allies
,
but
more
particularly
to
his
Majesty's
,
and
the
Protestant
Interest
,
came
himself
to
command
in
Person
:
He
arriv'd
at
the
Camp
before
Namur
the
5th
.
of
August
,
with
the
Prince
his
Son
;
his
Army
follow'd
him
,
having
march'd
from
Prince
Lewis's
Army
upon
the
Neckre
to
the
Rhine
at
Coblentz
,
from
whence
the
Foot
came
down
by
Water
to
Cologne
,
and
by
this
time
they
were
got
between
Aix
la
Chapelle
and
Liege
.
The
8th
.
Prince
Vaudemont
decamp'd
from
between
Genap
and
Waterlo
,
and
march'd
upon
the
Left
to
Sombref
,
passing
the
Dyle
at
old
Genap
,
upon
four
Bridges
laid
over
this
little
River
,
two
for
each
Column
,
and
so
on
between
the
Abbey
of
Villers
Perwijs
upon
our
Left
Flank
,
and
Melle
upon
our
Right
,
the
Artillery
and
Baggage
by
the
Causey
.
We
came
late
to
the
Camp
,
by
reason
of
some
Desilés
which
interrupted
our
March
between
these
two
Places
.
Prince
Vaudemont
had
his
Quarter
at
Sombref
,
with
our
Left
here
,
and
our
Right
at
Marbais
,
and
the
Plains
of
Fleury
before
us
▪
The
10th
.
we
march'd
still
on
upon
the
Left
,
to
take
up
the
strong
Camp
of
Masy
.
Buchan's
Regiment
join'd
us
upon
this
March
from
Malines
.
We
encamp'd
at
Masy
,
our
two
Lines
in
the
Figure
of
a
Semicircle
;
the
Convex
part
of
it
at
Masy
,
our
Right
before
Temploux
and
the
Cense
or
Farm
de
Boquet
,
and
our
Left
between
Spy
and
Melmont
towards
the
Sambre
.
Prince
Vaudemont
took
his
Quarter
at
Golsines
,
an
old
ruinous
Castle
,
formerly
the
dwelling-Place
of
the
Counts
of
Namur
.
Fitspatrick's
,
and
Selwyn's
Brigades
,
encamp'd
before
the
Prince's
Quarter
,
at
Bessire
,
to
take
up
a
high
Ground
which
forms
a
Tongue
of
Land
towards
Masy
,
something
steep
towards
Sombref
,
and
cover'd
with
thick
Woods
.
Some
Horse
and
Dragoons
encamp'd
upon
the
left
of
these
two
Brigades
,
close
to
the
Village
of
Bessire
,
and
two
Regiments
of
Dragoons
at
the
Prince's
Quarter
.
And
because
this
is
the
Camp
that
must
decide
the
Fate
of
the
Castle
of
Namur
,
I
shall
give
a
short
Description
of
it
.
There
is
a
little
River
that
has
its
spring
about
Gemblours
,
and
falls
into
the
Sambre
,
which
contributes
very
much
to
the
strength
of
this
Camp
;
for
in
its
short
course
to
the
Sambre
,
it
runs
along
a
narrow
Valley
,
with
Hills
upon
each
side
,
which
makes
the
Passage
of
it
difficult
,
and
so
much
the
more
that
the
side
of
the
Hills
towards
the
River
is
cover'd
with
thick
Trees
.
At
Masy
the
Ground
is
more
level
on
both
sides
of
the
River
,
which
makes
this
a
considerable
Passage
,
being
the
only
one
from
Gemblours
to
the
Sambre
that
is
convenient
for
an
Army
.
Beyond
Masy
,
as
this
River
comes
near
the
Sambre
by
Melmont
,
it
runs
at
the
Foot
of
a
steep
Hill
cover'd
with
thick
Trees
,
which
made
our
Left
between
Spy
and
Melmont
inaccessible
to
the
Enemy
.
Our
Right
was
cover'd
from
Bessire
and
Golsines
,
the
Prince's
Quarter
,
(
besides
the
little
River
now
mention'd
)
with
several
thick
Woods
,
as
far
as
Gemblours
;
and
there
was
no
passage
from
the
Enemy
into
this
Camp
,
but
by
Gemblours
,
Conroy
le
Chasteau
,
and
so
to
the
narrow
Plain
before
our
Camp
taken
up
by
the
Brigades
of
Fitspatrick
and
Selwyn
,
which
Plain
goes
from
Gemblours
to
Bessire
,
with
a
Wood
upon
the
Right
,
and
another
upon
the
Left
:
This
we
took
care
to
fortifie
with
a
Retrenchment
from
the
River
of
Masy
(
which
the
Maps
call
Orne
)
to
Prince
Vaudemont's
Quarter
,
cross
this
narrow
Plain
,
to
defend
the
Passage
from
Gemblours
to
our
Camp
.
Masy
(
which
is
a
Gentlemen's
House
just
upon
the
little
River
now
mention'd
,
where
it
commands
a
Stone
Bridge
over
it
)
is
two
Leagues
distant
from
Namur
,
and
is
the
Passage
from
thence
to
Brussels
,
Mons
,
and
Charleroy
.
And
being
now
so
near
this
Place
,
it
brings
me
to
speak
of
our
Progress
in
the
Siege
of
the
Castle
,
Cohorne
,
and
other
Out-works
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
,
which
render
it
one
of
the
strongest
Fortresses
of
Christendom
.
We
took
Possession
of
the
Town
(
as
we
have
said
before
)
the
27th
.
of
July
,
after
the
French
had
all
withdrawn
into
the
Castle
for
the
defence
of
it
;
We
quitted
likewise
the
Line
of
Circumvallation
before
the
Town
,
which
of
it self
,
with
the
Sambre
and
the
Posts
we
had
upon
it
at
the
Abbey
of
Salsen
,
and
the
Ballance
,
did
sufficiently
invest
the
Castle
.
Thirty
Battalions
,
English
and
Dutch
,
were
sent
the
same
Day
out
of
this
Line
of
Circumvallation
to
join
Prince
Vaudemont
;
and
the
day
after
,
(
28th
.
)
the
King
left
his
Quarter
at
Maison
rouge
,
to
get
t'other
side
of
the
Sambre
at
the
Abbey
of
Malogne
,
which
hitherto
had
been
the
Elector's
Quarter
;
he
left
it
to
the
King
,
and
took
his
Quarter
,
during
the
Siege
of
the
Castle
,
at
a
Cloyster
of
the
Carmelites
near
the
Meuse
:
The
rest
of
the
Troops
before
the
Town
pass'd
the
Sambre
(
whereof
Six
were
English
)
to
be
employ'd
in
the
Siege
.
So
that
we
had
now
before
the
Castle
,
to
carry
on
the
Siege
,
42
Battalions
.
The
English
Regiments
of
Seymour
,
Columbine
,
Stanley
,
and
Lauder
,
encamp'd
at
the
Maison
Blanche
,
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen's
Quarter
,
opposite
to
Flavennes
.
The
next
Day
,
Collonel
Seymour's
Regiment
mounted
in
the
Line
we
had
made
before
the
Casotte
when
we
gain'd
the
Stone
Line
made
by
the
French
:
Captain
Congrave
of
the
same
Regiment
was
kill'd
.
And
this
Day
the
manner
of
mounting
the
Trenches
before
the
Castle
was
agreed
upon
:
That
it
shou'd
be
mounted
by
Detachments
of
100
Men
out
of
each
Regiment
,
making
the
Number
of
4000
Men
,
(
besides
700
Men
to
work
)
commanded
by
a
Major-General
,
a
Brigadier
,
Four
Collonels
,
Four
Lieutenant-Collonels
,
Four
Majors
,
and
one
Major
of
Brigade
,
37
Captains
,
40
Lieutenants
,
and
35
Ensigns
:
The
two
Battalions
of
Guards
gave
none
.
The
30th
.
according
to
this
Regulation
,
Count
de
Rivera
,
Major-General
of
the
Bavarians
,
mounted
the
Guard
of
the
Lines
,
and
my
Lord
Cuts
Brigadier
,
with
the
Colonels
Lauder
,
Stochausen
,
Marquet
,
and
Count
d'Enhoff
Colonel
of
the
Brandenbourghs
,
who
had
the
Misfortune
to
be
wounded
.
The
31st
.
the
King
went
from
hence
to
my
Lord
of
Athlone's
Camp
at
Waterlo
.
At
Night
Major-General
Arnheim
,
of
the
Brandenbourgh
Troops
,
mounted
the
Guard
,
with
the
Prince
of
Holstein
Norbourg
Brigadier
,
and
Colonels
Stanley
,
Sparre
,
Capol
and
Bekel
,
the
last
of
Brandenbourghs
.
The
Enemies
still
fir'd
from
the
Casotte
and
cover'd
way
upon
our
Line
,
but
hitherto
with
little
damage
.
The
1st
.
of
August
,
Major-General
Lindeboom
commanded
,
with
Brigadier
Dedem
,
and
Colonel
Seymour
commanded
the
English
Detachment
.
We
had
by
this
time
finish'd
several
Batteries
to
fire
against
the
Castle
and
Cohorne
,
being
ready
for
the
Cannon
and
Mortars
.
The
2d
.
some
of
the
said
Batteries
began
first
to
play
,
20
Pieces
of
Cannon
dispos'd
in
Three
Batteries
at
the
Fauxbourg
St.
Croix
upon
the
Sambre
,
just
without
Brussels
Porte
,
which
fir'd
against
the
side
of
the
Cohorne
opposite
to
the
Sambre
.
We
had
another
Battery
of
the
Brandenbourgh
side
of
the
Meuse
to
fire
against
the
Lower
Town
along
this
River
;
besides
several
Mortars
to
incommode
the
Enemies
in
the
Lower
Town
,
and
to
hinder
their
coming
to
the
Water-side
.
We
had
another
of
〈◊〉
Haubitz
and
Four
Mortars
upon
the
Left
of
our
Line
,
before
the
Casotte
towards
the
Sambre
:
But
all
this
did
no
great
damage
to
the
Enemies
.
Major-General
Cohorne
,
who
had
the
Management
of
the
Siege
of
the
Castle
,
was
preparing
another
Entertainment
for
them
from
the
Town
.
For
tho'
Count
Guiscard
pretended
to
deliver
up
the
Town
for
its
Safety
and
Preservation
,
not
that
they
were
forc'd
to
it
by
the
Necessity
of
their
own
Affairs
,
yet
it
was
forgot
in
the
Capitulation
;
wherein
there
was
no
Provision
made
to
prevent
Hostilities
between
the
Town
and
Castle
,
as
it
had
been
agreed
upon
in
the
Capitulation
made
with
the
French
when
they
took
it
.
At
Night
Major-General
Sweryn
commanded
,
with
my
Lord
Cuts
Brigadier
,
and
Colonel
Columbine
of
the
English
.
We
open'd
the
Trench
this
Night
before
the
Cohorne
in
two
places
,
to
make
two
parallel
Lines
for
our
Approaches
between
the
Cohorne
and
the
Sambre
.
The
first
upon
the
Right
was
open'd
at
the
Left
of
our
Line
against
the
Casotte
,
producing
it
down
the
Hill
towards
the
Sambre
:
The
second
upon
the
Left
,
where
the
English
mounted
,
was
open'd
in
the
Descent
of
the
Hill
nearer
to
the
Sambre
.
A
Brandenbourgh
Major
was
wounded
this
Night
.
The
2d
.
in
the
Evening
,
His
Majesty
came
back
to
the
Siege
from
the
Camp
at
Waterlo
by
Brussels
;
and
the
next
Morning
his
Electoral
Highness
went
to
see
the
Elect'ress
that
had
miscarried
upon
the
Approach
of
the
French
before
Brussels
,
and
to
be
present
to
give
his
Orders
during
the
bombarding
.
The
same
Day
,
Major-General
la
Cave
of
the
Brandenbourgh
Forces
reliev'd
the
Trenches
,
with
the
Prince
of
Holstein
Norbourg
Brigadier
,
and
Colonel
Lauder
.
I
shall
omit
the
Names
of
the
other
Colonels
,
being
Forraigners
,
and
unknown
in
England
.
We
continu'd
to
advance
our
Trench
upon
the
Right
down
the
Hill
,
and
the
other
upon
the
Left
nearer
to
the
Sambre
,
between
which
we
began
to
work
at
a
Line
of
Communication
.
The
Besieged
had
Three
Fauconets
or
Drakes
within
the
Pallisado's
of
the
Casotte
to
fire
upon
our
Workmen
,
from
whence
they
would
sometimes
detach
small
Pellotoons
of
Men
to
incommode
our
Work
.
The
4th
.
Major-General
Rivera
,
and
Brigadier
Dedem
,
mounted
the
Trenches
:
Colonel
Stanley
commanded
the
English
.
We
advanc'd
our
Trenches
near
250
Paces
,
which
Work
we
travers'd
with
Fascines
to
hinder
it
from
being
flock'd
by
the
Enemy
.
On
the
other
side
of
the
Meuse
,
opposite
to
the
foot
or
first
precinct
of
the
Terra
nova
,
at
the
bottom
of
the
Hill
,
we
open'd
a
Battery
of
17
Pieces
of
Cannon
to
fire
against
the
Lower
Town
,
and
the
Horn-work
of
Bale
.
We
re-inforc'd
at
the
same
time
our
Battery
before
Brussels
Porte
at
Sancte
Croix
against
the
side
of
the
Cohorne
.
Upon
the
Right
of
all
towards
the
Meuse
,
where
our
great
Line
against
the
Works
of
the
Castle
finishes
,
we
plac'd
three
12
Pounders
in
the
room
of
three
others
of
a
lesser
Calibre
,
to
fire
in
the
Lower
Town
which
lay
open
to
our
view
from
this
Place
.
Lieutenant
Wallis
of
the
Royal
Regiment
,
one
of
our
Engineers
that
serv'd
in
the
Siege
of
the
Castle
,
was
wounded
this
Night
.
The
other
English
Engineers
were
,
Major
Blood
,
then
of
Colonel
Seymour's
Regiment
,
now
Lieutenant-Colonel
to
Sir
Matthew
Bridges
his
Regiment
,
known
before
for
his
Services
of
this
kind
in
Ireland
;
Captain
Burgh
,
of
the
Royal
Regiment
,
Son
to
the
late
Lord-Bishop
of
Ardagh
;
and
Lieutenant
Richards
,
of
Brigadier
Selwyn's
Regiment
,
Brother
to
Colonel
Richards
;
who
all
gave
very
good
Proofs
of
their
Abilities
in
this
kind
.
The
5th
.
we
produc'd
our
Trenches
100
Paces
,
turning
the
Line
to
the
Left
towards
the
Sambre
,
and
the
Point
of
the
Cohorne
,
where
we
made
an
Angle
saillant
,
turning
again
a
little
to
the
Right
,
which
we
advanc'd
100
Paces
more
.
About
60
Dragoons
sallied
out
of
the
Cohorne
,
which
at
first
put
our
Workmen
in
some
disorder
;
but
they
were
immediately
rally'd
by
the
Care
of
the
Officers
.
The
Enemies
plac'd
this
Day
Three
Fauconnets
o●
Drakes
upon
the
point
of
the
Cover'd-way
of
the
Cohorne
which
looks
towards
the
Sambre
,
to
incommode
us
from
hence
in
our
Lines
.
A
Bomb
fell
this
Day
in
the
Casotte
,
which
put
fire
to
some
Grenades
,
not
without
some
damage
to
the
Enemies
.
Major-General
Arnheim
commanded
the
Trenches
this
Night
,
with
the
Prince
of
Anhalt
Brigadier
,
of
the
English
Colonel
Seymour
.
The
6th
we
advanc'd
our
Trench
upon
the
Left
170
Paces
,
and
that
upon
the
Right
considerably
,
to
bring
both
between
the
side
of
the
Cohorne
and
the
Sambre
:
But
the
Rain
was
very
troublesome
to
us
at
this
time
,
which
coming
down
in
Torrents
from
the
top
of
the
Hill
,
fill'd
our
Trenches
with
Water
,
which
were
made
upon
the
side
of
it
.
The
Enemy
work'd
at
anouter
Line
before
the
Cover'd-way
of
the
Ravelin
of
the
Cohorne
,
upon
the
Descent
of
the
Hill
▪
and
indeed
,
from
the
taking
of
the
Town
,
to
this
time
,
they
have
still
been
making
new
Retrenchments
down
the
Hill
before
the
Cover'd-way
of
the
Cohorne
.
They
plac'd
Three
Pieces
of
Cannon
more
in
one
of
these
Trenches
to
fire
upon
our
Works
;
for
the
Cannon
of
the
Cohorne
being
considerably
high
upon
the
Hill
,
could
not
bear
down
upon
our
Trenches
,
for
which
reason
they
were
oblig'd
to
make
these
Retrenchments
lower
without
the
Cover'd-way
.
Major-General
Lindeboom
had
the
Trenches
this
Night
,
with
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Norbourg
Brigadier
,
and
Colonel
Columbine
of
the
English
.
We
began
at
this
time
to
work
at
several
Batteries
within
the
Town
,
some
along
the
Sambre
,
and
others
upon
the
Rampart
between
the
Porte
de
Fer
and
the
Sambre
,
which
were
to
fire
over
the
Town
upon
the
Terra
nova
.
Upon
which
the
Maréchal
de
Boufflers
threaten'd
to
lay
the
Town
in
Ashes
,
if
we
should
offer
to
make
any
Batteries
from
thence
.
But
't
was
reply'd
of
our
side
,
That
above
500
Sick
and
Wounded
which
they
had
still
in
our
Hospitals
,
which
could
not
be
transported
to
Dinant
,
(
where
we
had
sent
above
1600
since
the
Town
was
taken
)
should
answer
for
it
.
This
Answer
,
besides
that
they
could
only
do
Mischief
to
the
Town
,
(
if
we
would
sacrifice
it
)
without
hindering
our
Batteries
,
made
them
civil
,
and
never
offer'd
to
fire
in
the
Town
,
but
where
they
saw
us
work
to
attack
them
.
The
7th
.
we
began
to
draw
a
Line
of
Communication
from
the
upper
Trench
upon
the
Right
,
to
the
lower
upon
the
Left
:
We
advanc'd
the
upper
Trench
with
an
Angle
saillant
towards
the
side
of
the
Cohorne
;
we
continued
to
work
at
our
new
Batteries
in
the
Town
,
and
re-inforc'd
the
old
ones
with
several
Pieces
of
Cannon
and
Mortars
.
Major-General
Swerin
reliev'd
the
Trenches
this
Night
,
with
Brigadier
Dedem
,
and
Colonel
Lauder
of
the
English
.
The
8th
.
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
return'd
to
the
Siege
from
Brussels
.
Major-General
la
Cave
commanded
the
Trenches
and
Brigadier
Horne
of
Brandenbourgh
,
with
Colonel
Stanley
of
the
English
.
The
Rain
hinder'd
us
this
Night
from
advancing
our
Works
;
so
that
we
only
apply'd
our selves
to
put
what
we
had
done
in
a
better
defence
.
Our
Works
were
now
brought
near
the
Enemy
,
which
made
them
fire
very
briskly
upon
us
,
both
with
Cannon
and
Small-shot
.
The
9th
.
Major-General
Rivera
,
and
my
Lord
Cuts
Brigadier
,
mounted
the
Trenches
,
and
Colonel
Seymour
of
the
English
.
In
the
Evening
,
a
French
Officer
was
taken
swimming
down
the
Meuse
,
endeavouring
to
get
into
the
Place
:
He
came
from
Dinant
,
and
had
swam
a
great
way
to
come
undiscovered
in
the
beginning
of
the
Night
.
He
deny'd
that
he
had
any
particular
Commission
,
but
that
his
Regiment
was
in
the
Place
,
and
that
he
endeavour'd
to
repair
to
his
Post
.
About
Midnight
,
the
Enemies
made
a
Sally
of
200
Dragoons
and
600
Grenadiers
:
Major-General
Rivera
commanded
the
Right
Trench
,
and
my
Lord
Cuts
the
Left
.
Major
General
Rivera
had
plac'd
a
Captain
and
60
Men
without
the
Trench
upon
the
Right
,
to
lie
down
upon
their
Arms
,
and
to
have
Centries
to
observe
the
Enemy
to
prevent
surprisal
.
My
Lord
Cuts
had
done
the
same
upon
the
Left
.
The
Centries
of
the
Right
gave
notice
,
That
they
saw
a
Body
of
Men
coming
down
the
Hill
from
the
Casotte
.
Upon
which
we
stood
all
to
our
Arms
in
our
Trenches
,
and
made
some
Detachments
without
to
oppose
to
the
Enemies
.
The
French
Grenadiers
came
down
with
a
mighty
Fury
,
making
a
great
Noise
as
soon
as
they
came
near
our
Works
,
to
strike
a
Terror
amongst
our
Men
;
but
we
were
ready
for
them
,
which
they
found
by
the
briskness
of
our
fire
:
The
Van
of
the
Enemies
would
then
have
retreated
the
same
way
they
came
,
but
being
hinder'd
by
those
that
sustain'd
them
,
they
were
oblig'd
to
turn
to
the
Right
,
where
they
fell
into
the
fire
of
the
Out
guards
we
had
plac'd
to
cover
our
Trenches
.
The
Dragoons
sallied
(
much
about
the
same
time
with
the
Grenadiers
)
out
of
the
Castle
,
coming
between
the
Cohorne
and
the
Sambre
,
where
they
fell
among
the
Out-guards
plac'd
by
my
Lord
Cuts
to
cover
our
Left
Trench
.
We
had
then
,
as
we
had
every
Night
,
a
Body
of
Dragoons
commanded
by
a
Major
,
between
our
Left
Trench
and
the
Abbey
of
Salsen
;
this
Night
they
were
Spaniards
,
commanded
by
Major
Zuniga
:
My
Lord
Cuts
brought
him
up
immediately
with
his
Body
to
succour
our
Men
,
where
he
fell
upon
the
Enemies
Dragoons
,
and
pursued
them
to
the
very
Palisiades
of
the
Castle
,
making
a
considerable
Slaughter
among
them
.
The
Major
had
his
Horse
shot
under
him
in
this
Action
;
for
which
,
and
for
his
considerable
Service
at
this
time
,
his
Majesty
sent
him
a
Horse
out
of
his
Stable
the
next
Day
,
with
rich
Furniture
,
and
a
very
fine
Sword
.
We
had
in
this
Occasion
but
Four
-
English
,
One
Brandenbourgh
,
and
Three
Dutch
Soldiers
,
kill●d
.
One
English
Ensign
,
and
Seven
Soldiers
;
One
Bavarian
Lieutenant
,
and
one
Soldier
;
one
Major
,
one
Lieutenant
,
and
17
Brandenburgh
Soldiers
;
one
Dutch
Ensign
,
and
11
Soldiers
,
wounded
.
We
continued
this
Day
(
9th
.
)
to
work
with
great
vigour
upon
our
new
Batteries
in
the
Town
,
from
whence
we
expected
the
Success
of
this
Siege
;
for
hitherto
we
had
done
no
damage
to
the
Enemies
Works
,
and
had
only
advanc'd
our
Trenches
.
The
10th
.
the
Enemies
beat
a
Parley
to
reclaim
some
considerable
Officers
they
had
lost
the
Night
before
,
if
Prisoners
,
or
to
have
leave
to
look
for
their
Bodies
among
the
Dead
.
At
Night
Major-General
Arnheim
commanded
in
the
Trenches
,
with
the
Prince
of
Anhalt
Brigadier
,
and
Colonel
Columbine
of
our
Forces
.
We
perfected
this
Night
our
Communication
between
the
upper
and
the
lower
Trench
.
Prince
Vaudemont
came
and
encamp'd
at
Masy
this
Evening
,
as
has
been
said
before
.
The
11th
.
early
in
the
Morning
we
open'd
all
the
Batteries
we
had
made
in
the
Town
,
which
made
a
most
terrible
noise
,
and
no
doubt
caus'd
a
great
Disorder
and
Consternation
among
the
Enemies
;
for
the
Bombs
play'd
incessantly
in
all
their
Works
,
and
from
all
sides
,
so
that
the
Besieged
could
hardly
stirr
,
without
running
the
hazard
of
being
wounded
,
or
knock'd
on
the
Head
with
our
Bombs
that
were
still
showring
down
among
them
.
Our
Batteries
were
made
along
the
Sambre
;
the
first
at
the
Village
of
Sainte
Croix
,
where
we
had
20
Guns
dispos'd
in
Two
Batteries
:
the
next
in
the
Sambre
and
Brussels's
Bastions
,
these
fir'd
against
the
side
of
the
Cohorne
towards
the
River
to
make
a
breach
.
Some
from
the
Brussel's
Bastion
fir'd
against
the
Courtin
of
the
Terra
nova
,
which
comes
down
the
Hill
towards
the
Sambre
.
Several
other
Batteries
were
made
upon
the
very
Bank
of
the
Sambre
within
the
Town
,
upon
the
Wall
they
have
along
this
River
,
which
fir'd
very
furiously
upon
the
●fore-said
Courtin
of
the
Terra
nova
.
We
had
some
other
Batteries
of
a
lesser
Calibre
(
the
others
being
generally
24
Pounders
)
dispos'd
upon
the
Walk
,
or
Chemin
des
rondes
of
the
Courtin
,
between
the
Porte
de
Fer
and
that
of
Brussels
;
these
fir'd
in
reverse
over
the
Town
,
and
the
River
,
upon
the
ascent
of
the
Terra
nova
,
and
old
Castle
,
which
over-looks
the
Town
,
and
lay
open
to
our
view
,
which
very
much
incommoded
the
Enemies
;
for
they
could
hardly
stir
in
the
Castle
without
being
seen
,
and
all
the
Houses
in
it
lay
expos'd
to
this
Cannon
.
Our
Mortars
were
dispos'd
up
and
down
in
several
Courts
and
Gardens
along
the
Sambre
,
where
the
House●
or
Walls
serv'd
for
Blinds
to
cover
them
;
some
in
the
Governour
's
Garden
,
and
in
the
Court
of
his
House
,
which
is
a
very
stately
Fabrick
,
built
by
the
Prince
of
Barbar●●n
;
others
in
the
Jesuits-Garden
,
and
in
that
of
the
Ursuline
Nuns
;
others
in
the
Garden
of
the
Refuge
,
and
the
Court
of
the
Arsenal
;
and
most
of
the
Lanes
,
which
go
to
the
Sambre
,
had
Mortars
or
Haubitz
(
these
are
little
Mortars
which
have
under
a
Foot
diameter
)
in
them
,
cover'd
with
Blinds
.
The
Batteries
from
the
Brandenburgh
Quarter
,
of
the
other
side
of
the
M●use
,
play'd
with
equal
Fury
against
the
Lower
Town
,
and
Horn-work
of
Bul●
,
to
ruine
the
Work
,
and
to
incommode
the
Enemies
,
who
had
their
Stables
and
Stores
in
the
Lower
Town
along
the
Meuse
,
and
a
great
many
,
both
Officers
and
Soldiers
,
were
quarter'd
here
,
being
more
under
cover
.
'T
was
computed
that
we
had
now
136
Pieces
of
Cannon
dispos'd
in
several
Batteries
against
the
Castle
and
Out-works
,
and
50
Mortars
and
Haubitz
;
which
from
this
Day
,
till
the
Surrender
of
the
Castle
,
play'd
without
Intermission
:
And
this
being
the
first
Day
that
we
open'd
our
Batteries
to
make
a
breach
,
we
may
reckon
that
we
have
carry'd
the
Castle
,
with
all
its
prodigious
Out-works
,
in
11
Days
,
having
capitulated
the
22d
.
The
Besieged
had
9
Pieces
of
Cannon
,
and
3
Mortars
,
with
which
they
endeavour'd
to
incommode
us
in
our
Batteries
in
the
Town
,
but
they
were
soon
silenc'd
.
Monsieur
de
Rondeau
,
formerly
Governour
of
the
Castle
for
the
King
of
Spain
,
and
82
Years
old
,
was
kill'd
this
Day
by
one
of
these
Cannons
.
Prince
Vaudemont
having
encamp'd
with
his
Army
at
Masy
the
over-night
,
the
King
went
this
day
to
his
Camp
,
who
with
the
Elector
had
hitherto
gone
twice
a
day
in
the
Trenches
,
to
visit
our
Approaches
,
and
to
give
their
Directions
.
At
Night
,
Major-General
Lindeboom
,
and
the
Duke
of
Holstein-Norburg
Brigadier
,
mounted
the
Trenches
,
with
Colonel
Buchan
of
our
National
Forces
;
the
Regiments
of
Seymour
,
Columbine
,
Stanley
,
and
Lauder
,
having
been
reliev'd
this
Day
by
the
Regiments
of
Courthop
,
Mackay
,
Friderick
Hamilton
,
and
Buchan
,
from
the
Camp
at
Masy
.
The
12th
.
our
Batteries
continu'd
with
the
same
Fury
they
had
began
Yesterday
,
and
we
found
that
they
play'd
to
the
purpose
;
for
they
had
already
tore
up
the
side
of
the
Cohorne
,
and
the
descending
Courtin
of
the
Terra
nova
,
where
they
had
made
breach
in
so
little
time
.
Major-General
Swerin
,
and
Brigadier
Dedem
,
mounted
the
Trenches
with
Colonel
Mackay
of
our
Forces
.
The
13th
.
Major-General
la
Cave
,
and
Brigadier
Horne
,
with
Colonel
Friderick
Hamilton
commanding
our
Forces
,
mounted
the
Trenches
.
The
14th
.
Major-General
Rivera
,
my
Lord
Cuts
Brigadier
,
and
Colonel
Courthop
.
The
15th
.
Major-General
Arnheim
,
the
Prince
of
Anhalt
Brigadier
,
and
Colonel
Buchan
.
These
Four
Days
,
our
Artillery
and
Mortars
continu'd
as
before
,
and
widen'd
very
much
the
Breaches
,
and
struck
such
a
Terror
among
the
Enemies
,
that
they
kept
close
,
hardly
daring
to
shew
their
Heads
over
their
Works
,
for
which
reason
we
lost
but
very
few
Men
in
our
Trenches
,
having
had
but
2
killed
and
9
wounded
the
4
last
Days
;
in
which
we
advanc'd
our
Trenches
considerably
,
having
brought
them
now
under
the
side
of
the
Cohorne
,
between
it
and
the
Sambre
.
The
Enemies
were
Masters
of
a
Half-moon
upon
the
side
of
the
Sambre
,
at
the
foot
of
the
bottom
which
runs
down
between
the
Terra
nova
and
the
Cohorne
:
This
was
made
for
an
Out-work
to
the
Town
formerly
,
before
the
Cohorne
was
built
,
for
which
Reason
it
faces
outwards
towards
the
Hill
of
the
Cohorne
.
Our
Trenches
being
now
so
far
advanc'd
between
the
Cohorne
and
the
Sambre
,
it
was
thought
fit
to
dislodge
the
Enemies
from
it
.
This
Place
was
so
much
under
the
command
of
our
Batteries
,
along
the
Sambre
,
on
the
Town
side
,
that
the
Enemies
did
not
dare
to
shew
themselves
in
it
.
We
put
a
Detachment
in
a
Bilander
at
the
Abbey
of
Salsen
,
which
came
down
the
River
,
to
attack
this
Post
;
but
upon
the
approach
of
our
Men
,
the
Enemies
made
little
Resistance
,
and
deliver'd
it
up
;
a
Lieutenant
,
and
17
Men
,
were
made
Prisoners
in
it
,
having
liv'd
in
the
Vault
several
Days
without
appearing
.
The
Brandenbourghers
at
the
same
time
made
another
Attack
to
dislodge
the
Enemies
out
of
some
Houses
they
had
along
the
Meuse
,
just
without
the
Gate
of
the
Horn-work
of
Bulé
,
upon
the
way
that
goes
to
Givet
,
from
whence
they
beat
the
Enemy
with
little
or
no
loss
,
and
made
some
Prisoners
.
The
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
being
now
expected
for
the
Relief
of
the
Castle
of
Namur
,
Orders
were
given
to
fortifie
the
Avenues
of
the
King's
Quarter
at
Malogne
,
and
the
Hills
that
command
it
:
For
tho'
there
was
no
probability
that
the
Body
of
the
Army
could
march
this
Way
to
relieve
the
Place
,
being
all
close
Woods
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
;
yet
this
was
necessary
to
prevent
the
surprisal
of
flying
Detachments
,
which
having
pass'd
the
Sambre
,
could
have
march'd
by
the
Abbey
of
Floreff
to
this
Place
,
which
is
in
the
way
between
Floreff
and
Namur
.
Prince
Vaudemont's
Army
being
now
so
near
Namur
,
(
which
we
have
brought
to
the
Camp
at
Masy
)
we
shall
leave
the
Account
of
the
Siege
for
a
while
,
to
speak
of
the
Proceedings
of
the
Prince's
Army
,
and
of
that
of
the
Enemies
commanded
by
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
.
Prince
Vaudemont
came
to
the
Camp
of
Masy
the
10th
.
his
Army
consisting
then
of
70
Battalions
,
and
182
Squadrons
.
The
11th
.
the
second
Battalion
of
Scots
Guards
,
and
the
second
of
Dutch
Guards
,
which
hitherto
had
not
been
concern'd
in
this
Siege
,
were
commanded
to
the
King's
Quarter
at
Malogne
,
to
relieve
the
Battalion
of
the
Coldstream
Regiment
of
Guards
,
and
the
first
Battalion
of
Dutch
;
and
the
Regiments
of
Cou●thop
,
Mackay
,
Friderick
Hamilton
,
and
Buchan
,
reliev'd
those
of
Seymour
,
Columbine
,
Stanley
,
and
Lauder
,
imploy'd
in
the
Siege
;
so
that
we
still
kept
the
same
Complement
of
●0
Battalions
.
The
12th
.
in
the
Morning
,
all
the
heavy
Baggage
of
the
Army
was
commanded
away
,
to
draw
up
at
the
Bridge
of
Communication
upon
the
Meuse
below
Namur
:
We
expected
now
the
Enemies
;
and
as
we
were
then
to
be
still
in
Motion
to
observe
them
,
the
heavy
Baggage
was
sent
away
,
to
make
the
Marches
of
the
Army
easier
,
less
difficult
,
and
quicker
;
and
besides
Forrage
was
not
plenty
in
our
Camp
after
so
long
a
Siege
,
and
such
Armies
,
which
the
Horses
belonging
to
the
Baggage
could
find
more
conveniently
here
,
having
the
liberty
of
both
sides
of
the
Meuse
.
The
same
Morning
,
Count
Tilly
Lieutenant-General
,
was
detach'd
with
Pyper's
,
and
another
Brigade
of
Horse
,
by
Louvain
to
Brussels
,
where
the
Marquis
de
Bedmar
,
Mestre
de
Camp
General
of
the
Spanish
Infantry
,
commanded
a
small
body
of
Spanish
Horse
;
and
both
these
Generals
were
join'd
and
re-inforc'd
at
Brussels
by
Lieutenant-General
Bellasis
,
who
upon
Villeroy's
Motion
towards
Namur
,
march'd
hither
with
the
10
Battalions
under
his
Command
,
to
cover
either
Louvain
or
Brussels
,
which
(
our
Army
being
now
at
Masy
)
were
both
expos'd
to
the
French
Army
.
The
same
Day
(
12th
.
)
the
Regiments
of
Sparre
and
Knoring
,
and
that
of
the
Marquet
,
join'd
us
at
the
Camp
of
Masy
,
having
been
detach'd
from
the
Siege
.
I
cannot
tell
whether
others
were
sent
from
the
Camp
to
the
Siege
in
their
Place
.
The
15th
.
being
inform'd
that
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
,
(
who
after
the
bombarding
of
Brussels
had
retir'd
to
Soigny
)
had
pass'd
the
Senne
,
above
Nivelle
,
to
join
the
Rhine
Detachment
,
and
the
other
Troops
he
expected
from
the
Coast
,
and
the
Remainder
of
the
Houshold
of
France
,
which
was
all
commanded
away
from
Versailles
,
and
that
he
was
incamp'd
with
his
Right
at
Seneffe
,
and
his
Left
towards
Arkiennes
and
Feluy
,
in
order
to
march
to
the
Plains
of
Fleury
:
For
this
Reason
our
Right
Wing
of
Horse
which
encamp'd
towards
Temploux
,
turning
back
from
the
Line
,
was
order'd
to
march
up
,
and
rectifie
our
Camp
,
and
possess
the
Woods
and
Avenues
between
Gemblours
and
our
Camp
;
Collier's
Brigade
was
detach'd
at
the
same
time
to
interline
the
Right
Wing
of
Horse
.
The
Hesse
and
Lunenburgh
Troops
that
had
been
detach'd
from
the
Rhine
by
Prince
Lewis
of
Baden
,
commanded
by
the
Count
de
Lippe
,
(
which
we
have
left
in
their
way
in
the
Neighbourhood
of
Aix
la
Chapelle
,
and
had
pass'd
the
Meuse
some
Days
before
between
Liege
and
Maestricht
,
and
had
halted
to
refresh
themselves
between
Huy
and
Namur
)
came
up
this
Day
,
and
incamp'd
upon
our
Right
at
St.
Denis
,
a
Village
situated
in
the
Skirts
of
a
Wood
,
near
the
Springs
of
the
Mehaigne
.
The
Landtgrave
of
Hesse
,
who
had
come
before
to
wait
upon
the
King
in
this
Siege
,
put
himself
at
the
Head
of
his
Troops
here
,
which
were
in
a
very
fine
and
serviceable
Condition
,
both
Foot
,
Horse
,
and
Dragoons
,
but
especially
the
Foot
,
which
made
extraordinary
good
Battalions
,
very
well
Cloath'd
,
and
very
good
Men.
At
their
coming
,
they
work'd
at
a
very
good
Retrenchment
to
cover
the
narrow
Plain
,
between
the
Wood
of
St.
Denis
upon
the
Right
,
and
that
of
Meux
upon
their
Left
.
Villeroy
,
as
we
have
said
just
now
,
encamp'd
the
15th
.
between
Seneff
and
Arkiennes
,
upon
the
River
Senne
,
with
Nivelle
before
his
Left
:
He
was
join'd
here
by
the
Rhine
Detachment
,
which
we
have
brought
in
their
way
as
far
as
Rocroy
,
where
they
arriv'd
the
7th
.
and
being
headed
by
the
Maréchal
de
Camp
Pracontal
,
who
was
sent
from
Villeroy's
Army
to
meet
them
,
he
march'd
them
towards
the
Sambre
,
which
they
pass'd
at
Maubeuge
,
and
join'd
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
this
Day
:
And
now
having
all
the
Reinforcements
he
expected
,
and
having
a
prodigious
Army
,
consisting
of
119
Battalions
and
235
Squadrons
,
't
was
resolv'd
to
march
the
next
Day
to
the
Plains
of
Fleury
,
in
order
to
attempt
the
Relief
of
Namur
.
The
French
having
such
an
Army
,
spoke
of
it
as
of
a
certain
thing
,
and
began
to
maltreat
strangely
our
Prisoner-Garrisons
of
Dixmuyde
and
Deinse
,
to
force
them
from
our
Service
,
as
if
our
Army
had
been
lost
.
'T
was
given
out
,
that
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
had
express
and
positive
Orders
to
attack
us
,
and
the
Devotions
of
the
People
were
requir'd
to
implore
the
divine
Blessing
.
And
here
I
cannot
forbear
mentioning
the
Preface
,
the
Dean
and
Chapter
of
Paris
put
to
their
Mandate
for
the
Prayers
of
40
Hours
,
to
be
us'd
in
that
Diocess
,
(
the
See
being
now
vacant
)
That
as
God
punishes
Princes
,
who
make
War
only
to
attack
their
Neighbours
,
and
make
themselves
great
;
so
he
blesses
those
who
act
only
for
the
defence
of
their
People
,
and
to
procure
Peace
.
Certainly
People
must
be
very
much
put
to
it
for
want
of
a
Preface
,
who
made
this
the
French
King's
Case
:
For
't
is
a
very
plain
Matter
of
Fact
,
that
he
himself
has
been
the
Aggressor
in
this
War
,
by
attacking
the
Emperor
,
and
the
States
;
and
if
other
Princes
have
enter'd
into
an
offensive
and
defensive
Alliance
with
them
,
it
has
been
for
their
own
necessary
Safety
and
Preservation
,
which
had
such
a
certain
and
visible
dependance
upon
that
of
the
Empire
,
and
States
of
the
United
Provinces
.
I
do
not
know
any
Places
where
the
French
King's
Subjects
have
been
attack'd
,
but
by
our
Sea-Bombardments
;
and
in
this
case
he
has
taken
more
care
to
maintain
his
Conquests
,
than
to
defend
his
People
.
If
this
Character
is
,
or
has
been
due
to
any
Princes
engag'd
in
War
,
it
is
certainly
to
our
King
,
who
was
now
engag'd
in
the
Siege
of
Namur
,
for
no
other
Interest
but
to
establish
the
Liberties
of
Christendom
,
oppress'd
by
the
ambitious
Greatness
of
our
Enemies
,
who
were
still
incroaching
upon
their
Neighbours
,
and
had
lately
ravish'd
this
important
Place
out
of
the
King
of
Spain's
Hands
.
He
does
not
aggrandize
his
Dominions
by
it
,
and
has
no
other
Interest
in
it
,
but
the
glory
of
doing
so
much
Good
to
the
World
in
general
,
and
of
establishing
the
Welfare
and
Security
of
his
Subjects
in
particular
,
by
the
Reduction
of
this
strong
Key
of
the
Spanish
and
United
Provinces
.
Thus
much
for
this
Preface
.
I
believe
the
French
depended
more
upon
the
strength
and
greatness
of
their
Army
,
than
upon
any
Hopes
the
Dean
and
Chapter
's
Preface
could
give
them
.
The
16th
.
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
left
the
Camp
of
Seneff
and
Nivelle
:
He
commanded
all
the
heavy
Baggage
away
to
Mons
,
and
march'd
with
the
whole
Army
to
the
Plains
of
Fleury
,
where
he
encamp'd
with
his
Right
between
St.
Amand
and
Fleury
,
and
his
Left
towards
Sombref
;
the
head
Quarter
was
at
Marbais
.
At
Night
he
caus'd
about
50
Pieces
of
Cannon
to
be
drawn
at
the
Head
of
his
Camp
upon
the
Causey
that
goes
to
Namur
,
which
were
discharg'd
round
to
give
the
Besieged
notice
of
his
Arrival
,
who
now
made
every
Night
some
Signals
from
the
top
of
the
Cavalier
of
the
Terra
nova
,
with
lighted
Torches
,
sometimes
Four
,
and
Three
,
and
Two
,
which
we
suppos'd
to
signifie
the
time
of
the
Resistance
they
could
make
.
The
Besieged
did
not
answer
Villeroy's
Signal
,
and
(
as
't
was
told
after
the
Siege
)
did
not
hear
it
,
the
Wind
being
contrary
,
tho'
't
was
a
still
Night
.
The
King
,
upon
Villeroy's
Approach
with
the
French
Army
,
left
his
Quarter
at
Malogne
,
and
the
Siege
of
the
Castle
to
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
and
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
,
and
took
his
Quarter
that
very
Night
at
the
Castle
of
Bovesse
,
a
Gentleman's
House
,
in
the
Rear
of
our
Right
Wing
of
Horse
;
but
most
of
His
Majesty's
Domesticks
remain'd
at
the
more
convenient
Quarter
in
the
Abbey
of
Malogne
.
The
next
Day
the
King
was
very
early
with
Prince
Vaudemont
,
at
his
Quarter
at
Golsines
,
being
then
indispos'd
,
which
hinder'd
him
from
waiting
upon
the
King
at
his
own
Quarter
.
Measures
were
then
taken
for
the
Security
of
our
Camp
,
by
making
Retrenchments
where
they
were
requisite
.
The
King
brought
with
him
from
the
Siege
Velt-Maréchal-General
Fleming
,
and
Count
d'Arco
General
of
the
Bavarians
,
to
command
our
Right-Wing
of
Horse
;
and
Lumley's
Brigade
of
English
Horse
was
detach'd
from
the
Left
to
the
Right
Wing
,
which
was
most
expos'd
to
the
Enemy
,
to
re-inforce
it
:
They
encamp'd
at
St.
Denis
,
between
the
Hesse
Troops
,
and
the
Right
of
our
Army
,
which
we
advanc'd
yet
farther
in
the
Front
,
and
drew
our
Line
closer
to
the
Woods
and
the
Avenues
between
them
.
The
same
Day
(
17th
.
)
the
second
Battalion
of
Dutch
Guards
,
and
the
second
of
Scots
,
which
had
reliev'd
some
Days
before
my
Lord
Cuts
his
Battalion
,
and
the
first
Battalion
of
Dutch
Guards
,
were
countermanded
back
to
the
Camp
,
and
12
Battalions
more
of
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourgh's
and
States
Forces
,
besides
more
of
the
Horse
imploy'd
in
the
Siege
;
so
that
't
was
computed
we
had
this
Day
97
Battalions
,
and
237
Squadrons
to
oppose
to
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
,
besides
about
30
Battalions
,
which
continu'd
the
Siege
,
and
Six
in
Garrison
in
the
Town
.
This
is
the
true
state
of
our
Forces
in
this
great
Conjuncture
:
and
at
this
time
500
Men
is
the
most
that
we
can
rate
a
Battalion
at
,
one
with
another
,
and
110
each
Squadron
in
either
Armies
.
I
leave
the
Calculation
to
the
Reader
,
and
the
difference
of
the
two
Armies
will
appear
upon
it
.
This
Day
we
began
to
work
at
our
Retrenchments
,
to
fortifie
the
House
and
Bridge
of
Masy
;
we
made
a
Retrenchment
at
Bossire
before
Fits-patrick
and
Selwyn's
Brigades
,
which
had
before
Prince
Vaudemont's
Quarter
at
Golsines
in
their
Rear
,
and
Bossire
upon
their
Left
;
but
upon
the
approach
of
Villeroy
,
they
chang'd
their
Ground
,
and
encamp'd
with
their
Right
at
the
Prince's
Quarter
,
and
Left
towards
the
little
River
which
runs
by
Gemblours
and
Masy
to
the
Sambre
,
and
Bossire
in
their
Rear
,
their
Line
being
perpendicular
to
the
Line
of
our
Army
:
This
Retrenchment
defended
the
Plain
which
runs
with
a
Wood
upon
the
Right
,
and
another
upon
the
Left
towards
Conroy
and
Gemblours
.
Farther
towards
Conroy
we
cut
down
Trees
to
barricade
the
High-ways
,
and
plac'd
there
a
Captain
and
60
Men
,
detach'd
out
of
the
two
'fore-said
Brigades
,
with
Orders
to
maintain
the
Post
as
long
as
possibly
they
could
,
to
give
notice
of
the
Enemies
Approach
:
These
two
Brigades
were
then
under
the
Command
of
Major-General
Ramsay
.
The
same
Day
(
17th
.
)
Brigadier
Fitspatrick
was
detach'd
with
8
Battalions
(
3
whereof
were
Maitland
,
Tiffeny
,
and
Ferguson
,
the
rest
Dutch
and
Germans
)
to
the
Village
of
St.
Denis
,
which
lying
upon
the
skirt
of
a
Wood
,
they
fortified
very
strongly
.
The
Hessians
were
more
to
the
Right
,
where
they
defended
with
a
good
Retrenchment
the
little
Plain
between
St.
Denis
,
and
Meux
,
situated
on
the
skirts
of
another
Wood
more
towards
the
Mehaigne
.
Velt-Maréchal
Fleming
,
and
Count
d'Arco
,
with
Lumley's
Brigade
,
and
the
Brandenbourgh
Horse
,
and
Bavarian
Cuirassiers
,
were
order'd
more
to
the
Right
,
between
the
Wood
of
Meux
,
and
the
Village
of
Du
,
where
they
made
another
Retrenchment
over
the
Plain
,
from
the
Wood
upon
the
Left
,
to
Du
upon
the
Right
.
The
Mehaigne
has
several
little
Springs
,
and
some
in
this
Place
This
was
the
Disposition
of
our
Affairs
the
1●th
.
in
the
Army
.
As
for
the
Enemies
,
they
did
not
march
this
Day
,
but
continued
in
their
Camp
between
Fleury
and
Sombref
;
they
had
made
a
considerable
March
the
Day
before
with
such
a
vast
Body
,
that
they
halted
this
Day
,
to
compleat
their
Army
,
to
Forrage
,
and
give
out
Bread
to
the
Soldiers
.
The
18th
.
they
march'd
more
upon
their
Left
,
towards
Gemblours
,
to
come
nearer
to
our
Right
,
which
was
the
most
open
part
of
our
Camp
,
our
Left
towards
the
Sambre
being
very
strongly
encamp'd
,
as
we
have
describ'd
it
above
.
They
encamp'd
with
their
Right
at
Gemblours
,
and
Left
at
Grandléz
,
the
head
Quarter
at
Saunier
:
Upon
which
Motion
of
the
Enemy
,
Orders
were
given
in
our
Army
not
to
stir
out
of
the
Camp
,
and
every
Body
to
be
ready
at
a
Minute's
warning
,
which
should
be
given
by
the
firing
of
three
Pieces
of
Cannon
.
The
same
Day
(
18th
.
)
22
Grenadiers
per
Company
out
of
his
Majesty's
Forces
,
were
order'd
to
be
ready
to
march
,
and
make
an
Assault
upon
the
Breach
we
had
made
in
the
Terra
nova
,
jointly
with
the
rest
of
the
Besiegers
,
who
were
to
attack
the
Breach
of
the
Cohorne
,
and
other
Out-works
:
But
his
Majesty
expecting
the
Enemies
should
attack
us
the
next
Day
,
thought
it
more
convenient
to
deferr
the
Assault
longer
,
and
in
the
mean
while
to
widen
and
applanish
the
Breaches
,
with
the
usual
violence
of
our
Cannon
,
these
Grenadiers
being
more
necessary
in
our
Camp
at
this
time
.
The
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
intended
to
attack
us
the
next
Day
,
the
King
was
inform'd
of
it
,
and
the
Army
expected
it
;
for
which
Reason
all
Officers
and
Soldiers
were
order'd
to
lie
in
their
Cloaths
with
their
Arms
,
ready
to
turn
out
upon
call
.
Prince
Vaudemont
,
tho'
very
much
indispos'd
,
came
by
Three
of
the
Clock
in
the
Morning
in
his
Coach
,
and
stood
at
the
Head
of
the
English
Guards
,
notwithstanding
that
he
had
kept
his
Bed
Three
or
Four
Days
before
,
and
had
then
a
Feaver
upon
him
;
the
whole
Army
turn'd
out
an
Hour
before
Day
.
We
form'd
our
Battalions
and
Squadrons
in
a
readiness
,
and
the
King
came
at
the
same
time
to
see
us
in
a
posture
of
defence
,
and
went
in
Prince
Vaudemont's
Coach
to
conferr
with
him
upon
the
present
Conjuncture
.
The
Weather
was
very
thick
and
foggy
,
so
that
we
could
hardly
see
50
Yards
before
us
,
but
we
had
Out-guards
all
along
beyond
our
Retrenchments
,
to
prevent
any
surprize
;
nevertheless
we
were
very
much
concern'd
at
the
unseasonableness
of
the
Fog
,
tho'
't
was
as
inconvenient
to
the
Enemy
as
to
us
.
In
the
Morning
,
the
Brigade
of
Guards
was
commanded
to
the
Right
at
St.
Denis
,
under
the
Command
of
Major
General
Churchil
,
to
form
a
Reserve
,
and
sustain
the
Eight
Regiments
,
that
had
been
posted
here
under
Brigadier
Fitspatrick
,
which
were
all
fresh
,
and
had
not
been
concern'd
in
the
Siege
of
Namur
.
This
was
the
most
convenient
Passage
in
our
Camp
,
and
't
was
expected
that
the
most
vigorous
Attack
of
the
Enemies
would
be
here
;
therefore
there
was
a
great
deal
of
Care
taken
to
fortifie
all
the
Avenues
,
and
Church-yard
of
this
Village
.
The
Brigade
of
Guards
continu'd
the
Retrenchment
from
the
Village
within
the
Hedges
,
and
a
marshy
bottom
,
by
which
they
continu'd
it
to
the
Hesse
Retrenchment
.
And
we
had
now
provided
so
well
for
the
defence
of
this
Passage
,
that
we
had
no
great
Apprehension
of
the
Enemies
coming
here
.
The
Hessians
had
made
very
good
Batteries
upon
their
Retrenchments
cover'd
with
Gabions
,
from
whence
they
commanded
the
whole
Plain
.
There
was
another
Passage
to
the
Left
of
St.
Denis
,
about
an
English
Mile
before
our
Right
Wing
of
Horse
,
which
we
retrench'd
and
fortify'd
;
and
Sir
David
Collier
was
posted
here
with
his
Brigade
and
some
Artillery
:
We
retrench'd
all
the
Rising
Ground
within
Masy
and
Golsines
,
and
so
to
the
Woods
we
had
upon
our
Right
.
This
was
the
Posture
of
our
Camp
this
Day
.
The
Enemies
had
made
several
Motions
the
Night
before
,
and
this
Morning
sending
several
Bodies
,
sometimes
to
their
Right
,
and
sometimes
to
their
Left
,
and
their
whole
Camp
was
under
Arms
most
part
of
the
Night
before
,
and
this
whole
Day
.
About
Noon
the
Weather
began
to
clear
up
,
upon
which
Villeroy
advanc'd
to
St.
Denis
,
to
observe
our
Posts
and
our
Army
.
We
had
barricaded
the
way
through
the
Wood
with
several
Trees
we
had
cut
down
;
and
the
Boughs
being
thick
and
green
,
and
there
being
a
large
Barn
hard
by
,
he
came
by
this
way
through
the
Wood
,
and
took
the
opportunity
of
this
Cover
,
to
come
up
close
to
this
Retrenchment
.
As
soon
as
he
was
perceiv'd
,
all
our
Men
within
the
Retrenchment
took
the
Alarm
,
and
stood
to
their
Arms
,
expecting
it
to
be
the
Van-guard
of
the
Enemies
Army
:
The
King
was
at
Dinner
in
his
Tent
,
which
was
pitch'd
hard
by
for
that
purpose
,
who
immediately
got
on
Horse-back
to
observe
the
Enemy
:
But
Villeroy
finding
himself
discover'd
,
retir'd
immediately
,
having
seen
enough
to
convince
him
that
't
was
not
fit
to
meddle
with
us
here
.
The
Day
being
pass'd
without
any
Action
,
and
the
Time
pressing
,
(
for
now
we
began
to
wait
in
our
Camp
)
the
King
thought
it
not
convenient
to
deferr
the
Assault
of
the
Breaches
of
the
Terra
nova
,
and
Cohorne
,
any
longer
;
wherefore
a
Detachment
was
made
this
Evening
(
19th
.
)
of
36
Grenadiers
per
Company
out
of
those
Regiments
of
His
Majesty's
Forces
,
which
had
not
been
concern'd
in
the
Siege
,
and
18
out
of
those
that
had
been
employ'd
in
it
.
The
Grenadiers
of
the
Brigade
of
Guards
were
commanded
by
Lieutenant-Colonel
Evans
,
Captain
of
Grenadiers
in
the
first
Battalion
;
and
the
rest
by
Colonel
Epping
,
Colonel
of
one
of
the
Danish
Battalions
.
But
before
I
proceed
to
give
an
Account
of
this
Assault
,
it
is
necessary
to
continue
the
Affairs
of
the
Siege
to
this
time
.
The
15th
.
as
(
we
have
said
it
before
)
we
took
the
Half-moon
of
the
Sambre
,
which
would
otherwise
have
flank'd
our
Trenches
,
if
we
had
not
beat
the
Enemies
from
it
,
and
likewise
our
Assault
upon
the
Breach
of
Terra
nova
.
The
16th
.
being
Masters
of
this
Half-moon
,
we
began
to
work
at
a
Pattery
of
10
Pieces
of
Cannon
,
upon
the
Left
of
our
inferiour
Trench
,
between
it
and
the
Half-moon
,
which
fir'd
upon
the
inward
Face
of
the
small
Bastion
,
at
the
Foot
of
the
descending
Courtin
of
Terra
nova
:
Our
Batteries
from
the
Town
could
only
fire
upon
the
outward
Face
towards
the
Sambre
;
and
besides
,
this
Battery
firing
more
perpendicular
upon
the
Breach
of
Terra
nova
,
had
yet
a
better
effect
than
those
from
the
Town
.
Captain
Hart
,
of
Colonel
Courthop's
Regiment
,
was
killed
this
Day
in
the
Trenches
.
In
the
Evening
his
Majesty
left
the
Siege
,
to
put
himself
at
the
Head
of
the
Army
,
upon
Villeroy's
Approach
.
Major-General
Lindeboom
reliev'd
the
Trenches
this
Night
,
with
the
Prince
of
Holstein
Norbourg
Brigadier
,
and
Colonel
Mackay
of
our
Forces
.
This
Night
we
advanc'd
our
Trenches
between
the
side
of
the
Cohorne
,
and
the
Sambre
.
The
Descent
of
the
Hill
from
the
Cohorne
to
the
Sambre
being
steep
,
this
gave
the
Enemies
opportunity
to
make
use
of
a
Machine
to
hinder
our
Work
;
they
fill'd
some
Casks
with
Powder
,
Bombs
,
and
Grenades
,
with
a
Fuzee
at
each
end
of
the
Cask
,
which
they
tumbl'd
down
the
Hill
upon
our
Men
;
but
the
Bombs
and
Grenades
being
too
heavy
in
the
Casks
for
the
Powder
,
caus'd
an
unequal
Motion
of
the
Machine
,
which
hinder'd
its
Effect
;
for
it
could
not
roul
down
strait
,
but
inclin'd
either
to
the
Right
or
to
the
Left
,
and
if
it
fell
per
chance
among
our
Workmen
,
they
only
open'd
to
the
Right
and
Left
,
and
let
it
run
down
the
Hill
,
tho'
at
first
it
put
them
into
some
disorder
;
but
the
Machine
made
more
Noise
than
Mischief
.
The
17th
.
early
in
the
Morning
,
our
Battery
of
10
Pieces
of
Cannon
,
upon
the
Left
of
our
inferior
Trench
,
began
to
play
with
very
good
success
,
and
contributed
very
much
to
level
the
Breach
of
the
Terra
nova
for
a
more
easie
Assault
.
By
this
time
most
of
the
Enemies
Cannon
were
dismounted
,
except
some
great
Pieces
upon
the
Cavalier
of
Terra
nova
,
which
could
not
bear
low
enough
upon
us
that
attack'd
from
the
bottom
of
the
Hill
,
and
so
did
us
no
harm
;
but
their
Drakes
were
still
troublesome
,
which
being
light
,
they
could
easily
draw
up
and
down
where
they
were
most
convenient
for
them
.
In
the
Afternoon
we
discover'd
a
Party
of
the
Enemies
,
of
20
Troopers
from
the
Garrison
of
Dinant
,
which
had
posted
themselves
in
Ambuscade
just
by
our
Line
of
Circumvallation
towards
the
Meuse
,
where
a
Detachment
of
the
Elector's
Guards
were
posted
,
who
attack'd
them
,
killing
6
of
the
Enemy
.
and
made
the
Lieutenant
Prisoner
,
and
7
more
of
his
Party
.
In
the
Evening
Major-General
Swerin
commanded
the
Trenches
,
with
Brigadier
Dedem
,
and
Colonel
Friderick
Hamilton
.
The
Breaches
being
now
considerable
,
the
Enemies
work'd
hard
every
Night
to
make
Retrenchments
and
Traverses
within
the
Breaches
of
the
Terra
nova
,
and
Cohorne
:
and
our
Bombs
playing
without
intermission
in
these
Works
,
did
(
no
doubt
)
kill
them
a
great
many
Men.
The
18th
Major-General
la
Cave
had
the
Trenches
,
and
Brigadier
Horne
,
with
Colonel
Courthop
of
the
English
.
Our
Artillery
from
all
Parts
continu'd
its
usual
Fury
,
and
the
Enemies
,
whilst
we
work'd
in
our
Trenches
,
still
us'd
their
Machines
to
interrupt
our
Men
;
they
tumbl'd
down
Six
Bombs
this
Night
,
but
with
as
little
effect
as
before
.
The
19th
.
upon
expectation
that
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
would
attack
the
King's
Army
,
the
Elector
waited
upon
his
Majesty
:
But
Villeroy
having
thought
it
more
convenient
to
let
it
alone
,
the
King
,
with
the
Elector
,
and
Prince
Vaudemont
,
and
other
chief
Generals
,
concerted
the
Assault
for
the
next
Day
.
A
MEMOIR
of
the
General
Attack
made
upon
the
CASTLE
of
NAMUR
.
The
Disposition
of
this
Attack
was
as
follows
:
MY
Lord
Cutts
,
with
3000
English
,
was
to
attack
the
Counterscarp
and
Breach
of
the
Terra
nova
,
and
that
part
of
the
Line
of
Communication
between
the
Cohorne
and
the
Terra
nova
,
which
was
next
to
the
Terra
nova
.
The
Count
de
Rivera
was
to
attack
the
Breach
of
the
Cohorne
,
and
that
part
of
the
aforesaid
Line
of
Communication
,
next
the
Cohorne
,
with
3000
Bavarians
,
and
others
.
Major
General
la
Cave
was
to
attack
on
the
Right
of
Count
Rivera
,
(
with
2000
Brandenburghers
)
the
upper
point
of
the
Cohorne
,
and
part
of
the
Communication
to
the
Casotte
.
Major-General
Swerin
was
to
attack
the
Casotte
with
2000
Dutch
;
and
at
the
same
a
time
,
Colonel
was
to
attack
the
Lower
Town
with
600
Men.
The
Signal
was
to
be
a
considerable
Quantity
of
Powder
,
blown-up
upon
the
old
Battery
near
the
Brussels
Port
;
and
the
Word
of
Battle
,
given
by
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
was
God-with-us
.
The
Directions
given
by
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
to
the
aforesaid
General
Officers
,
that
were
to
Command
the
respective
Attacks
in
chief
,
were
as
follows
:
That
a
certain
Number
of
Men
should
be
commanded
in
each
Attack
upon
the
Forlorn-hope
,
another
Number
to
sustain
them
,
and
the
rest
to
be
upon
the
Reserve
;
and
as
to
Particulars
,
he
left
it
to
each
General
Officer
,
commanding
an
Attack
in
chief
,
to
do
as
his
own
Judgment
,
and
the
Occasion
,
should
direct
him
;
only
it
was
order'd
that
Count
Rivera's
Attack
,
and
those
upon
the
Right
of
him
,
should
begin
some
Minutes
before
the
English
Attack
,
because
that
was
like
to
be
the
most
difficult
.
The
Lord
Cutts
,
the
Night
before
the
Attack
,
receiv'd
a
Detachment
from
the
King
,
of
1000
chosen
Men
,
which
were
to
be
part
of
his
3000
:
For
His
Majesty
was
now
at
the
head
of
the
Confederates
Army
,
and
had
left
my
Lord
Cutts
to
command
all
the
English
that
stay'd
with
the
Duke
of
Bavaria
to
carry
on
the
Siege
.
It
was
order'd
by
the
Duke
of
Bavaria
,
the
Night
before
the
Action
,
That
all
the
Troops
design'd
for
the
several
Attacks
,
should
march
into
the
Trenches
before
Day
,
there
to
lie
undiscover'd
till
the
Hour
of
the
Signal
.
The
Lord
Cutts
,
in
pursuance
of
this
Order
,
march'd
into
the
Trenches
with
his
Men
some
Hours
before
Day
;
but
there
not
being
room
enough
to
cover
all
his
Men
,
he
was
forced
to
place
Three
Regiments
at
the
Abbey
of
Salsen
,
which
was
the
nearest
Place
to
the
Trenches
where
they
could
lie
undiscover'd
.
The
Disposition
which
my
Lord
Cutts
made
for
the
English
,
was
as
follows
:
He
commanded
4
Sergeants
,
each
with
15
Men
,
(
promising
,
in
His
Majesty's
Name
,
Advancement
to
the
Sergeants
,
and
Rewards
to
the
private
Men
,
if
they
did
their
Duty
)
to
go
upon
the
Forlorne
Hope
:
These
were
to
be
follow'd
by
the
Grenadiers
of
the
Guards
,
under
the
Command
of
Colonel
Evans
;
and
those
by
the
rest
of
the
Grenadeers
,
design'd
for
the
Attack
of
the
Breach
,
making
in
all
700
,
under
the
Command
of
a
Colonel
:
300
Grenadeers
were
order'd
to
attack
the
Line
of
Communication
.
Colonel
Courthop
,
and
Colonel
Mackay's
Regiments
,
were
order'd
to
sustain
those
that
attack'd
the
Breach
:
Colonel
Hamilton
,
and
Colonel
Buchan's
Regiments
,
were
to
make
the
Reserve
:
And
that
this
might
be
the
better
perform'd
,
it
was
order'd
that
the
Regiments
of
Mackay
,
Hamilton
,
and
Buchan
,
which
were
plac'd
at
the
Abbey
of
Salsen
,
should
immediately
after
the
Signal
given
;
march
to
the
Place
of
Action
,
and
draw
up-behind
the
Regiment
of
Courthop
,
there
to
receive
further
Orders
.
About
Noon
,
or
soon
after
the
Attack
was
begun
,
the
English
marching
out
of
the
Trenches
,
drew
up
under
the
Enemies
Fire
,
and
notwithstanding
they
had
900
Paces
to
march
before
they
came
to
the
Breach
,
expos'd
all
the
way
to
the
Enemies
great
and
small
shot
,
which
fir'd
sorely
upon
their
Flank
all
the
way
,
they
went
on
with
a
great
deal
of
firmness
and
resolution
.
Immediately
after
the
Grenadeers
follow'd
Colonel
Courthop's
Regiment
,
with
Dr●●●eating
,
and
Colours
flying
.
The
〈◊〉
of
this
Attack
look'd
very
hopeful
;
but
the
Three
Regiments
at
Salsen
not
marching
so
soon
as
was
intended
(
either
by
a
failure
or
mistake
in
the
Signal
)
the
English
Troops
that
were
already
engag'd
,
were
over-power'd
by
the
Numbers
of
the
Enemies
;
and
that
which
contributed
to
their
Misfortune
,
was
the
Count
de
Rivera's
being
shot
dead
upon
the
spot
;
the
Count
de
Marsilly
,
(
who
commanded
the
600
Men
that
were
to
attack
the
Line
of
Communication
next
the
▪
Cohorne
)
with
his
Lieutenant-Colonel
,
being
both
immediately
shot
dead
;
Colonel
Courthop
being
likewise
shot
dead
,
and
his
Lieutenant-Colonel
,
Sir
Matthew
Bridges
,
desperately
wounded
;
most
of
the
Officers
of
the
Grenadeers
being
kill'd
or
wounded
,
particularly
Captain
Mitchel
of
the
Guards
shot
dead
,
and
Colonel
Evans
desperately
wounded
;
my
Lord
Cutts
receiving
a
shot
in
his
Head
,
which
disabl'd
him
for
some
time
;
the
Count
de
Mercy
,
Colonel
Windsor
,
Colonel
Stanhop
,
Mr.
Thompson
,
and
several
other
Gentlemen
,
who
went
Voluntiers
with
my
Lord
Cutts
in
this
Action
,
being
wounded
,
and
totally
disabled
.
And
Count
Rivera's
Attack
not
beginning
quite
so
soon
as
was
intended
(
by
reason
of
the
aforesaid
Mistake
of
the
Signal
)
all
the
Fire
of
that
part
of
the
Cohorne
,
which
was
next
the
Terra
nova
,
fell
upon
the
English
,
which
had
been
otherwise
employed
,
if
every
thing
,
had
succeeded
as
was
intended
.
After
some
time
,
the
3
Regiments
from
Salsen
arriv'd
;
but
things
were
then
in
such
a
Posture
,
that
they
were
forced
to
begin
a
new
Attack
,
instead
of
sustaining
that
already
begun
:
For
Count
Nogent
,
and
Monsieur
L'Abadié
were
by
this
time
come
down
,
by
Order
of
the
Maréchal
de
Boufflers
,
(
as
we
were
afterwards
inform'd
by
the
French
Commanders
)
in
the
space
which
is
between
the
Cohorne
and
Terra
nova
,
with
1200
Foot
and
Dragoons
,
all
fresh
Men
,
whereof
200
were
of
the
Dragoons
of
the
French
King's
Houshold
;
and
with
these
Troops
they
charg'd
our
Forces
in
Flank
and
Rear
,
which
were
already
in
the
middle
of
6
different
Fires
.
The
Battalions
from
Salsen
,
tho'
they
came
too
late
to
do
us
the
Service
intended
,
did
not
want
their
share
of
suffering
,
as
appears
by
the
List
of
their
kill'd
and
wounded
Officers
and
Soldiers
.
By
this
time
my
Lord
Cutts
being
dress'd
of
his
Wounds
,
and
come
to
himself
,
finding
the
Affair
of
the
Terra
nova
not
possibly
to
be
retriev'd
,
and
observing
the
Bavarians
,
upon
Count
Rivera's
Attack
,
engag'd
in
a
very
hot
●ire
,
who
(
notwithstanding
Count
Rivera
was
kill'd
,
and
the
Prince
of
Holstem
Norburg
Brigadier
,
wounded
;
and
that
most
of
the
Officers
of
the
Bavarian
Guards
,
and
other
Regiments
,
were
kill'd
and
wounded
)
had
fix'd
themselves
upon
the
outermost
Retrenchment
of
the
Point
of
the
Cohorne
next
to
the
Sambre
,
and
maintain'd
the
Post
with
a
great
deal
of
obstinacy
,
but
could
not
gain
any
more
Ground
;
order'd
200
Men
to
be
detach'd
out
of
the
English
Troops
,
and
that
none
should
be
chosen
,
but
such
as
were
resolv'd
to
carry
their
Point
or
dye
by
it
,
upon
Promise
of
distinguishing
Rewards
to
such
as
should
do
any
extraordinary
Action
;
and
ordering
those
to
be
sustain'd
by
the
Regiment
of
Mackay
,
and
that
the
other
English
Forces
should
rally
and
come
after
as
soon
as
they
could
,
he
resolv'd
to
bend
his
whole
Force
,
to
make
good
the
Bavarian
Attack
:
And
as
soon
as
he
was
come
to
the
Place
of
Action
,
he
detach'd
Lieutenant
Cockle
,
of
Mackay's
Regiment
,
with
a
Party
of
chosen
Men
,
with
the
following
Orders
:
That
he
should
attack
the
Face
of
the
saillant
Angle
,
next
to
the
Breach
,
Sword
in
Hand
,
without
firing
a
Shot
,
that
he
should
pass
the
Palissades
,
and
enter
the
cover'd
way
;
That
if
he
could
not
maintain
the
Post
,
he
should
make
the
best
Retreat
he
could
with
his
Men
,
but
that
he
should
lodge
himself
,
if
he
found
any
Place
capable
of
it
,
with
a
Promise
,
in
his
Majesty's
Name
,
of
a
distinguishing
Reward
if
he
succeeded
,
and
out-liv'd
it
.
At
the
same
time
he
commanded
the
Ensigns
of
Mackay's
Regiment
to
march
strait
to
the
Palissades
,
and
plant
their
Colours
upon
'em
,
with
Promises
of
sutable
Rewards
.
All
this
succeeded
so
well
,
that
Lieutenant
Cockle
entring
the
Palisades
,
beat
the
Enemy
from
the
cover'd
way
,
and
lodg'd
himself
in
a
Battery
of
theirs
,
having
first
turn'd
their
own
Cannon
upon
them
,
for
which
his
Majesty
has
since
rewarded
him
with
Advancement
and
Money
.
Whilst
Colonel
Mackay's
Ensigns
were
advancing
to
the
Palissades
,
the
Bavarians
renew'd
their
Attack
with
undaunted
Vigiour
,
(
tho'
,
as
was
said
before
,
most
of
their
Officers
were
kill'd
and
wounded
)
and
so
this
Post
was
made
good
.
The
Elector
of
Bavaria
expos'd
himself
to
a
degree
not
to
be
imagin'd
,
going
from
Place
to
Place
,
to
observe
what
pass'd
,
and
give
such
Orders
as
he
thought
fit
,
several
Persons
being
kill'd
and
wounded
very
near
him
;
he
gave
away
Handfuls
of
Gold
to
the
English
Soldiers
,
as
well
as
his
own
,
and
saying
many
kind
things
of
the
Bravery
both
of
the
Officers
and
Soldiers
.
No
Gentleman
ever
fell
more
generally
lamented
,
than
Colonel
Courthop
did
on
this
Occasion
,
giving
all
possible
Hopes
of
an
extraordinary
Man
in
the
Military
Art
,
if
he
had
liv'd
.
Colonel
Windsor
,
Colonel
Stanhop
,
the
Count
de
Mercy
,
Mr.
Tomson
,
(
eldest
Son
to
Sir
John
Tomson
)
and
other
Gentlemen
of
Note
before-mention'd
,
behav'd
themselves
on
this
Occasion
with
all
the
Bravery
it
was
possible
for
Men
to
shew
.
And
many
other
remarkable
Actions
were
done
by
several
of
the
English
and
Scotch
,
too
many
to
set
down
here
.
Having
gain'd
the
Cover'd
way
before
the
Breach
of
the
Cohorne
,
and
the
inferiour
Angle
saillant
,
or
Point
towards
the
Sambre
,
and
our
Troops
being
fatigu'd
by
so
long
an
Assault
,
and
the
Enemies
Resistance
,
we
contented
our selves
to
make
a
Lodgment
here
without
any
farther
Attempt
upon
the
Breach
.
Upon
this
Re-inforcement
of
the
Dutch
and
Bavarians
,
at
this
Attack
,
by
my
Lord
Cutts
,
and
the
English
Troops
under
his
Command
,
the
Enemies
were
so
employ'd
in
the
defence
of
this
most
dangerous
Post
,
as
very
much
facilitated
Major-General
la
Cave's
Enterprize
upon
the
Cover'd-way
before
the
Ravelin
,
and
upper
Point
of
the
Cohorne
,
and
so
on
towards
the
Casotte
,
where
he
lodg'd
himself
without
any
considerable
Loss
.
Major-General
Swerin
commanding
the
Right
Attack
of
all
,
before
the
Cas●tte
and
so
towards
the
Meuse
,
design'd
to
beat
the
Enemies
from
the
Cover'd
way
,
and
Retrenchment
between
the
Casotte
and
the
Meuse
,
(
which
reaches
to
the
Brow
of
the
Hill
,
which
has
here
a
very
steep
descent
to
the
River
)
overcame
the
Enemies
Resistance
,
and
made
a
very
good
Lodgment
all
along
this
Cover'd-way
and
Retrenchment
,
of
about
300
Paces
,
which
he
extended
to
the
Left
,
turning
in
towards
the
Cohorne
,
about
140
Paces
more
,
to
join
it
to
that
of
Major-General
la
Cave
,
which
reached
to
the
Ravelin
of
the
Cohorne
.
The
Dutch
and
Bavarians
(
commanded
at
first
by
Major-General
Rivera
)
carry'd
it
to
the
Angle
saillant
,
or
inferior
Point
of
the
Cohorne
towards
the
Sambre
;
and
our
rally'd
Forces
continu'd
it
to
the
other
side
of
this
Angle
before
the
Breach
,
so
that
we
were
now
Masters
of
one
of
the
greatest
Lodgments
that
ever
have
been
made
in
one
Assault
,
being
near
an
English
Mile
in
length
.
Tho'
we
miscarried
in
the
great
Design
of
this
general
Storm
,
(
which
was
to
have
taken
the
Castle
,
with
all
its
prodigious
Outworks
,
by
assault
)
for
want
of
a
due
Correspondence
among
our
several
Attacks
,
either
by
the
Failure
or
Mistake
of
the
Signals
.
Such
a
vast
Lodgment
could
not
be
done
in
a
moment
,
the
Assault
lasted
till
the
Evening
,
nor
could
it
be
gain'd
without
Loss
.
I
have
not
seen
the
particular
List
of
the
Foreigners
,
but
the
chief
Officers
amongst
them
kill'd
,
were
Count
Rivera
,
Major-General
of
the
Bavarians
,
and
Envoy
Extraordinary
from
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
,
to
condole
His
Majesty
upon
the
Death
of
our
late
most
Gracious
Queen
;
Monsieur
de
Marsilly
Colonel
,
commanding
the
Regiment
du
Thei
l
,
and
Fabrice
Lieutenant-Colonel
;
Colonel
Lindrcot
of
the
Brandenbourghers
,
and
Heckeren
of
the
Dutch.
Their
chief
Officers
wounded
,
were
the
Prince
of
Holstein
Norbourg
Brigadier
,
the
Colonels
Lindsburg
,
Caunits
,
Horne
,
d'Ohna
,
and
Denhoff
,
and
Monsieur
de
Milune
,
Colonel
of
a
Swisse
Regiment
,
besides
a
great
many
Lieutenant-Colonels
,
Majors
,
Captains
,
and
subaltern
Officers
.
As
for
our
Loss
,
it
was
as
follows
:
My
Lord
Cutts
was
wounded
in
the
Head
,
who
commanded
our
Attack
;
Colonel
Eppingen
of
the
Danes
,
who
commanded
our
Detachment
of
Grenadeers
,
wounded
.
In
the
first
Battalion
of
he
first
Regiment
of
English
Guards
,
Lieutenant-Colonel
Evans
,
who
commanded
the
Grenadeers
of
the
Brigade
,
wounded
;
he
had
been
wounded
before
in
the
Assault
,
July
8.
In
the
second
Battalion
,
Captain
Mitchel
kill'd
'
in
the
Dutch
Guards
,
Captain
Cock
wounded
;
in
the
Scots
Guards
,
Captain
Campbel
wounded
;
in
the
Royal
Regiment
,
Lieutenant
William
Hamilton
kill'd
,
Lieutenant
Archibald
Hamilton
wounded
,
he
had
been
wounded
before
in
the
Third
Assault
before
the
Town
,
July
●3
.
In
Selwyn's
Regiment
,
Lieutenant
Gilpin
wounded
,
Lieutenant
Richards
wounded
among
the
Engineers
;
in
Trelauney
,
Lieutenant
d'
Aneau
kill'd
;
in
Seymour's
,
Lieutenant
Campbel
kill'd
;
in
Columbine's
,
Captain
Cummins
kill'd
,
Lieutenant
Twinhoe
wounded
;
in
the
Fusiliers
,
Captain
Groves
,
and
Lieutenant
Rainsford
,
wounded
;
in
Tidcomb's
,
Lieutenant
Sowell
wounded
;
in
Stanley's
,
Lieutenant
Mordant
kill'd
;
in
Ingoldsby's
,
Captain
Parry
kill'd
;
in
Saunderson's
,
Lieutenant
Midlemore
kill'd
;
in
Maitland's
,
Lieutenant
Arthurs
wounded
.
All
these
were
Officers
of
Grenadeers
:
There
were
yet
some
others
of
the
same
,
whose
Names
I
could
not
get
The
Loss
of
the
Four
Regiments
concern'd
in
the
Attack
,
was
as
follows
:
In
Colonel
Courthop's
Regiment
,
the
Colonel
,
Captain
Coot
,
and
Lieutenant
Evans
kill'd
;
Sir
Matthew
Bridges
,
Lieutenant-Colonel
,
who
now
has
the
Regiment
,
wounded
;
Captains
,
Wolf
,
and
du
Bourguay
;
Lieutenants
,
Disbordes
,
and
Ash
;
Ensigns
,
Foncebran
,
Eyres
,
and
Denis
,
with
101
Soldiers
kill'd
,
and
149
wounded
.
In
Colonel
Friderick
Hamilton's
Regiment
,
Lieutenant-Colonel
Ormsby
;
Captains
,
Purefoy
,
Pinsent
,
and
Carteret
;
Lieutenants
,
Fitsmorris
,
and
Ramme
;
Ensigns
,
Fettyplace
,
Blunt
,
Baker
,
and
Hayter
,
kill'd
.
Captain
John
Southwel
,
and
Ensign
Lister
,
dead
of
their
Wounds
.
Colonel
Friderick
Hamilton
;
Captains
,
Kane
,
du
Roure
,
Seymour
,
and
William
Southwel
;
Lieutenants
,
la
Planche
,
Brereton
,
Hybert
,
Arphaxad
,
R●leston
;
Ensigns
,
John
Gifford
,
Ormsby
,
and
Blackney
,
wounded
:
Soldiers
kill'd
86
,
wounded
185.
In
Colonel
Mackay's
Regiment
,
Captain
Catenberg
,
Ensign
Macdo●gal
,
kill'd
.
Major
Cunningham
;
Captains
,
Cunningham
,
Mackenzy
,
Camerone
,
and
Bruce
;
Lieutenants
,
Macleod
,
Monro
,
Dickson
,
and
Wilson
;
Ensigns
,
Neil
Macleod
,
Monro
,
John
Macleod
,
Macdonald
,
Gordon
,
and
Martyn
,
wounded
:
Sergeants
and
Soldiers
kill'd
,
73.
wounded
166.
In
Colonel
Buchan's
Regiment
,
Captains
,
Johnston
,
Baily
,
and
Wear
,
Lieutenant
Bailly
,
kill'd
:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Guilliams
;
Captains
,
Dalham
,
Cassin
,
and
Orach
;
Lieutenants
,
Levingston
,
and
Windram
;
Ensigns
,
Gordon
,
Lesley
,
and
Urguhart
,
wounded
:
Soldiers
and
Sergeants
kill'd
65
,
wounded
140.
The
Loss
in
these
4
Regiments
of
Officers
and
Soldiers
,
kill'd
and
wounded
,
being
join'd
together
,
amounts
to
1028.
besides
the
Grenadiers
,
which
,
I
'm
sure
,
had
near
300
kill'd
and
wounded
:
So
that
the
whole
Loss
of
His
Majesty's
Forces
,
concern'd
in
this
Action
,
amounted
to
about
1400
Men
;
tho'
most
Prints
,
that
speak
of
this
Business
,
make
the
whole
Loss
of
the
Allies
to
come
to
little
more
than
this
.
'T
is
true
,
that
the
other
Forces
concern'd
in
the
Attacks
of
the
Cohorne
and
Casotte
,
did
not
suffer
near
so
much
as
we
did
,
or
rather
,
their
Loss
was
but
inconsiderable
,
except
the
Dutch
and
Bavarians
,
employ'd
in
the
Attack
of
the
Breach
of
the
Cohorne
,
under
Major-General
Rivera
,
who
had
many
,
both
Officers
,
and
Soldiers
,
kill'd
and
wounded
;
and
if
the
Loss
of
all
the
rest
of
the
Allies
put
together
be
suppos'd
equal
to
that
we
sustain'd
,
we
must
have
had
in
all
,
kill'd
and
wounded
in
this
Action
,
near
3000
Men.
We
had
a
great
many
Voluntiers
to
signalize
themselves
in
this
Occasion
.
If
I
could
have
got
a
List
of
all
these
worthy
Gentlemen
,
I
would
have
mention'd
them
in
this
Place
.
What
Loss
the
Enemies
sustain'd
,
particularly
in
this
Attack
,
is
not
known
,
no
more
than
in
any
of
the
others
;
but
we
need
not
doubt
,
but
such
an
Attack
,
which
lasted
so
long
,
and
where
our
Bombs
play'd
at
the
same
time
incessantly
in
their
Works
,
must
destroy
them
a
great
many
Men.
This
Night
,
(
30th
.
)
Major-General
Arnheim
had
the
Trenches
,
with
the
Prince
of
Anhalt
Brigadier
.
We
work'd
all
Night
to
strengthen
and
fortifie
the
great
Lodgment
we
had
made
the
Day
before
.
To
return
to
the
two
Armies
,
in
presence
of
one
another
;
the
one
to
endeavour
to
relieve
the
Besieged
,
and
the
other
to
cover
the
Besiegers
.
Villeroy
had
been
the
Day
before
,
to
visit
our
Posts
at
St.
Denis
;
and
though
he
began
then
to
apprehend
the
great
Difficulty
there
was
to
attack
us
in
our
strong
Posts
,
and
the
apparent
Hazard
of
a
Battel
,
yet
to
endeavour
all
Ways
possible
to
relieve
the
Place
,
he
order'd
the
Army
in
the
Morning
,
(
20th
.
)
to
march
upon
the
Left
towards
Perwys
,
to
try
a
Passage
at
the
Springs
of
the
Mehaigne
,
the
Country
being
more
open
thereabouts
.
The
King
,
who
expected
this
Motion
of
the
Enemies
,
order'd
in
the
Morning
our
Cavalry
of
the
Right
,
under
the
Command
of
Velt-Marechal
Fleming
,
and
Count
d'
Arco
,
with
Lumley's
Brigade
,
to
march
on
upon
the
Right
towards
the
Mehaigne
:
The
Hesse
Troops
made
the
same
Motion
,
and
they
all
encamp'd
with
a
Wood
upon
their
Right
,
their
Left
towards
the
Village
of
Du
,
and
that
of
Ypigny's
before
them
.
Lieutenant-General
la
Forest
was
detach'd
at
the
same
time
with
20
Squadrons
of
Horse
to
Taviers
and
Bonef
,
upon
the
Mehaigne
,
to
observe
the
Enemies
March
,
who
came
early
in
the
Afternoon
to
their
Camp
near
the
Mehaigne
.
Lieutenant-General
la
Forest
continu'd
in
his
Post
,
till
the
Left
Wing
of
the
Enemies
Horse
(
which
,
upon
this
March
,
had
the
Van
of
the
Army
)
was
come
up
to
the
Ground
,
which
extended
it self
along
the
River
,
between
Ramelies
,
and
Harlue
,
and
Taviers
,
upon
the
Mehaigne
.
As
soon
as
the
Left
Wing
was
come
up
,
they
detach'd
about
40
Squadrons
of
Horse
and
Dragoons
,
to
beat
us
out
of
the
Post
of
Bonef
:
But
la
Forest
,
who
was
here
posted
,
had
Orders
not
to
dispute
it
,
but
only
to
observe
the
Enemies
March
,
and
abandon
it
;
the
Enemies
being
so
near
,
and
so
much
superior
to
him
in
number
,
this
occasion'd
some
disorder
in
his
Retreat
.
The
Detachment
of
Dopf
,
and
Eppinger's
Dragoons
,
that
had
been
posted
in
some
Hedges
,
to
make
good
our
Retreat
,
were
forc'd
out
of
it
;
and
the
Enemies
having
gain'd
the
Pass
,
endeavour'd
to
flank
our
Horse
,
which
march'd
off
in
two
Columns
,
and
to
surround
them
with
their
Line
of
Squadrons
:
However
,
after
some
Skirmishes
on
both
sides
,
our
Cavalry
made
their
Retreat
good
.
Major
Crowther
commanded
a
Squadron
of
Brigadier
Lumley's
Regiment
in
this
occasion
,
with
which
he
fac'd
about
in
the
Retreat
,
and
with
some
others
skirmish'd
with
the
Enemies
.
The
French
expected
that
this
would
bring
both
Armies
to
a
Battel
,
and
the
Princes
of
the
Blood
put
themselves
at
the
Head
of
the
Cavalry
,
to
shew
a
good
Example
in
so
important
an
Action
.
The
Duke
du
Maine
had
a
Horse
kill'd
under
him
;
the
Marquis
de
Villequier
was
dangerously
wounded
.
On
our
side
,
the
Major
of
Eppinger's
Dragoons
was
kill'd
,
and
Lieutenant
Alexander
,
of
Brigadier
Lumley's
Regiment
,
was
made
Prisoner
,
and
we
lost
about
10
Horses
.
The
French
made
much
of
this
inconsiderable
Success
;
an
Express
was
immediately
dispatch'd
,
to
give
an
Account
of
it
to
Court
.
They
had
already
broke
in
upon
our
Right
Wing
of
Horse
;
and
nothing
less
was
expected
by
the
next
Courier
,
than
the
Defeat
and
Rout
of
our
Army
,
and
the
Relief
of
Namur
;
nay
,
the
thing
was
thought
so
sure
,
that
't
was
immediately
communicated
to
Foreign
Ministers
,
as
't
is
credibly
reported
.
This
also
contributed
very
much
to
the
Oppression
of
our
Dixmuyde
and
Deinse
Prisoners
,
who
were
now
very
ill
treated
and
abused
;
though
afterwards
the
Pretext
was
for
Reprisal
of
their
Sick
and
Wounded
in
the
Town
of
Namur
,
which
they
pretended
were
not
well
us'd
among
us
.
Some
of
the
most
hot-Headed
of
our
National
Enemies
abroad
,
would
then
tell
the
Soldiers
,
to
terrifie
them
,
That
they
must
not
expect
to
be
treated
as
Prisoners
of
War
,
but
as
Rebels
.
But
this
was
making
a
Triumph
before
the
Victory
,
as
it
prov'd
to
their
Confusion
.
The
King
being
inform'd
of
the
Enemies
March
upon
their
Left
,
towards
Perwys
,
order'd
the
Army
to
march
upon
the
Right
,
at
the
same
time
that
our
Besiegers
were
engag'd
in
the
Assault
against
the
Castle
and
Outworks
The
King
took
his
Quarter
this
Day
at
a
Gentleman's
House
,
call'd
Ostin
,
near
the
Village
of
Du.
The
Brigade
of
Guards
being
now
in
the
Reserve
,
encamp'd
upon
the
Right
of
the
King's
Quarter
,
in
a
third
Line
,
near
the
Hesse
Troops
:
Our
Body
of
Foot
encamp'd
within
the
Retrenchment
of
Du
,
and
our
Cavalry
encamp'd
behind
them
,
to
sustain
the
Foot
in
the
defence
of
the
Retrenchments
.
We
abandon'd
the
perpendicular
Retrenchment
at
Bossire
,
between
Masy
and
Gemblours
.
Livingston's
Dragoons
,
with
the
Regiment
of
Foot
,
of
Holstein
Ploen
,
was
left
to
guard
the
Post
of
Masy
:
my
Lord
George
Hamilton
Brigadier
,
was
left
to
guard
the
Retrenchment
of
Golsines
,
with
three
Battalions
.
This
was
made
upon
the
quitting
of
the
Retrenchment
of
Bossire
,
leaving
Golsines
(
Prince
Vaudemont's
Quarter
)
before
it
,
who
was
Quarter'd
at
Ostin
,
in
the
same
House
with
His
Majesty
.
Brigadier
Fitspatrick
continu'd
with
his
Eight
Battalions
at
St.
Denis
.
We
had
a
good
Body
of
Horse
posted
at
Ypignies
before
our
Right
.
At
our
coming
to
this
Ground
,
we
saw
the
Enemies
encamp'd
with
their
Left
near
the
Mehaigne
,
between
Ramelies
and
Taviers
,
and
their
Right
stretching
towards
Orbais
,
with
Perwys
before
them
,
and
Malevre
in
their
Rear
.
At
Night
we
continu'd
our
Retrenchment
from
Du
,
to
the
Wood
upon
our
Right
,
to
be
defended
by
the
Hesse
Troops
,
and
some
of
the
Body
of
Foot
.
The
21st
.
we
continu'd
our
Fire
against
the
Castle
with
the
usual
Fury
,
to
make
all
Things
ready
for
another
Assault
.
We
began
to
apply
the
Miner
to
the
Breach
of
the
Cohorne
;
for
our
Cannon
firing
from
the
Town
,
and
the
other
side
of
the
River
up
the
Hill
,
could
only
break
down
the
upper
part
of
the
Work
,
whilst
the
Foot
of
it
remain'd
entire
under
the
Shot
of
our
Cannon
;
and
besides
,
having
gain'd
the
Counterscarp
of
this
Work
,
our
Cannon
could
not
play
against
the
Cohorne
,
without
doing
harm
to
our
own
Men
:
And
this
I
suppose
was
the
Reason
why
we
design'd
in
the
last
Attack
to
carry
the
Counterscarp
and
Breach
all
at
once
.
At
Night
Major-General
Lindeboom
mounted
the
Trenches
,
with
Brigadier
Dedem
.
The
same
Day
,
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
pass'd
the
Mehaigne
,
with
a
good
Body
of
Horse
,
and
advanc'd
as
far
as
Ypignies
.
The
grand
Guard
we
had
here
,
retreated
to
the
Camp
upon
his
Approach
,
their
Orders
being
not
to
engage
.
The
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
left
the
main
of
his
Body
of
Horse
,
and
rid
on
,
full
speed
,
with
two
Squadrons
of
Hussars
,
(
whose
Horses
are
very
fleet
,
and
fit
for
such
a
purpose
)
close
to
our
Retrenchments
,
upon
our
Right
,
to
view
our
Works
,
and
to
observe
our
Camp
:
He
continued
here
,
wheeling
sometime
to
the
Right
,
and
sometime
to
the
Left
,
near
a
little
Hedge
that
cover'd
him
.
We
brought
down
some
Pieces
of
Cannon
to
fire
upon
him
,
which
as
soon
as
he
perceiv'd
it
,
he
rid
off
full
speed
with
his
two
Squadrons
under
the
shelter
of
a
Wood
we
had
before
the
Hesse
Retrenchment
.
At
the
same
time
that
we
brought
down
our
Cannon
,
we
drew
up
several
Regiments
of
Foot
within
our
Line
,
expecting
the
Enemies
;
but
no
Action
happen'd
,
only
some
pickeering
(
as
they
term
it
;
)
that
is
,
when
single
Men
detach
themselves
voluntarily
from
both
sides
,
to
meet
and
fire
upon
one
another
,
and
then
retire
to
their
several
Bodies
again
.
The
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
having
observ'd
the
Posture
of
our
Camp
,
and
our
strong
Retrenchments
,
rid
back
again
full
speed
with
his
Hussars
,
to
the
main
Body
of
Horse
he
had
left
at
the
heighth
of
Ypignies
.
We
detach'd
some
Squadrons
after
him
,
the
grand
Mousquetaires
of
Brandenbourgh
being
one
of
them
;
but
without
any
other
Action
,
than
the
former
Pickeering
.
Villeroy
having
found
us
so
well
posted
in
this
Place
,
would
yet
try
to
find
out
a
Passage
for
the
Relief
of
Namur
,
between
our
Right
and
the
Meuse
;
and
therefore
he
went
with
his
Detachment
of
Hussars
,
towards
the
Village
of
Verderin
,
where
there
is
another
narrow
Plain
upon
the
skirt
of
a
thick
Wood
,
which
from
hence
continues
to
the
Meuse
.
The
Dragoons
of
Dopf
and
Eppinger
were
posted
here
,
where
they
made
a
Retrenchment
;
and
the
Cavalry
of
the
Right
was
commanded
this
Day
,
with
Lumley's
Brigade
,
to
join
these
Dragoons
,
for
the
Defence
of
this
Post
,
with
Collier's
Brigade
,
which
hitherto
had
continu'd
in
the
little
Retrenchment
,
in
the
Wood
between
St.
Denis
,
and
Golsines
.
Thus
Villeroy
found
all
the
Passages
guarded
before
the
Town
from
the
Sambre
,
where
the
River
of
Masy
falls
into
it
,
by
all
these
Villages
we
have
mention'd
,
round
to
the
Meuse
below
Namur
,
at
our
Bridge
of
Communication
;
making
,
with
Woods
,
Rivulets
,
and
Retrenchments
,
a
kind
of
an
outer
Line
of
Circumvallation
,
near
Twelve
English
Miles
in
length
.
And
this
was
thought
a
better
Defence
,
than
to
have
disputed
the
Passage
of
the
Mehaigne
to
the
Enemies
,
when
they
came
to
Perwys
.
Although
Villeroy
had
now
lost
all
Hopes
of
doing
any
thing
for
the
Relief
of
the
Castle
,
for
he
found
that
he
could
not
attack
us
without
hazarding
the
Loss
of
his
whole
Army
,
and
that
ours
was
in
a
good
Condition
,
and
strongly
posted
,
(
and
indeed
our
Strength
was
such
,
that
,
I
believe
,
had
not
the
Siege
of
the
Castle
depended
upon
the
Issue
of
a
Battel
,
we
should
hardly
have
put
a
Spade
in
the
Ground
to
have
made
a
Retrenchment
)
yet
the
Enemies
Presence
at
Perwys
was
very
inconvenient
to
our
Army
,
which
was
now
shut
up
in
a
kind
of
a
Line
of
Circumvallation
,
where
Forage
was
very
scarce
:
They
had
cut
off
all
Communication
with
Brussels
and
Louvain
,
from
whence
we
had
our
Provisions
:
They
were
now
Masters
of
the
River-side
,
between
Namur
and
Liege
,
so
that
we
could
have
nothing
from
thence
by
Water
,
but
must
be
brought
by
Land
,
on
the
Dinant
side
,
through
a
difficult
Country
.
But
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy
had
secur'd
his
Communication
with
Charleroy
and
Mons
,
by
leaving
the
Marquis
de
Harcourt
with
a
small
Army
near
Fleury
:
From
whence
it
appears
,
that
if
the
French
had
not
left
the
Castle
to
the
last
Extremity
,
before
they
came
to
Relieve
it
,
it
might
have
prov'd
of
a
very
dangerous
Consequence
to
our
Army
,
which
would
have
been
in
a
manner
depriv'd
of
Subsistance
for
Man
and
Horse
.
But
they
must
bombard
Brussels
first
,
and
so
they
came
too
late
;
and
I
cannot
imagine
the
Reason
of
this
Proceeding
,
unless
they
believ'd
all
the
Reports
of
our
Losses
,
publish'd
in
the
Paris
Gazette
;
and
so
to
let
the
Siege
run
on
,
to
shatter
our
Army
,
and
then
to
come
at
last
with
their
Army
,
to
give
the
finishing
Stroke
to
our
Ruine
.
If
they
say
,
their
Rhine
Detachment
was
not
yet
come
up
,
ours
had
not
join'd
us
neither
,
and
so
there
had
still
been
the
same
Proportion
between
the
two
Armies
.
Though
we
began
to
want
at
this
time
,
yet
our
Soldiers
suffer'd
it
with
a
great
Constancy
,
and
few
or
none
deserted
to
the
Enemies
.
Upon
the
Maréchal
de
Villeroy's
posting
himself
near
the
Mehaigne
,
a
Re-inforcement
of
Horse
and
Foot
was
sent
to
L●uvain
,
from
our
little
Army
at
Brussels
,
commanded
by
the
Marquis
de
Bedmar
,
Lieutenant-General
Bellasis
,
and
Count
Tilly
,
to
watch
after
the
Security
of
this
great
and
defenceless
Place
,
which
was
now
wholly
expos'd
to
the
Enemies
.
The
22th
,
in
the
Morning
the
Thunder
of
our
Canons
continued
against
the
Castle
,
and
we
were
working
hard
to
bring
our
Mine
to
perfection
under
the
breach
of
the
Cohorne
,
when
about
Noon
the
Besieged
beat
a
Parley
to
bury
the
Dead
which
had
been
killed
in
the
Assault
the
20th
.
which
began
to
stink
and
incommode
them
very
much
:
A
Cessation
was
agreed
upon
for
Two
Hours
to
bury
the
Dead
:
But
the
Besieged
finding
that
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
could
not
relieve
them
;
that
they
had
already
sustain'd
a
desperate
Assault
;
that
we
had
made
a
great
Lodgment
upon
the
Cover'd
way
of
the
Cohorne
,
and
Casotte
;
that
the
Cohorne
could
not
hold
out
anothet
Assault
,
and
the
breach
of
the
Terra
Nova
,
which
was
wholly
commanded
by
it
was
not
then
defensible
;
that
the
Soldiers
were
reduc'd
to
eat
Horse-Flesh
;
(
For
though
at
the
beginning
,
when
Athlone
was
marching
to
invest
the
place
,
they
had
brought
in
all
the
Cattle
of
the
Countrey
round
about
,
yet
it
being
Salted
in
hast
,
and
in
the
Heat
of
Summer
,
when
they
came
to
make
use
of
it
in
the
Siege
of
the
Castle
,
it
was
so
corrupted
,
that
they
were
forced
to
throw
it
away
,
and
to
prefer
Horse-Flesh
before
it
,
)
and
that
the
whole
Garrison
was
extreamly
fatigu'd
by
their
long
Service
in
this
Siege
,
and
by
the
fury
of
our
Boombs
which
fell
in
their
Works
without
ceasing
:
For
these
reasons
they
resolv'd
to
Capitulate
and
Surrender
the
Place
:
The
Count
de
Guiscard
came
upon
the
Breach
a
little
before
the
Cessation
was
over
,
and
called
for
the
Major
General
of
the
Trenches
,
who
was
then
Lindeboom
,
and
told
him
that
he
desir'd
to
speak
with
the
Elector
.
Count
Verita
one
of
the
Gentlemen
to
his
Electoral
Highness
was
then
in
the
Trenches
,
and
he
immediately
gave
notice
of
it
to
the
Elector
,
who
thereupon
came
to
the
Breach
.
Count
de
Guiscard
at
first
offered
to
surrender
the
Cohorne
,
but
the
Elector
refu'sd
to
Capitulate
for
any
part
,
but
for
the
whole
:
The
Count
de
Guiscard
replyed
that
the
Marechal
de
Boufflers
Commanded
in
the
Castle
,
and
that
he
would
let
him
know
it
;
and
in
the
mean
while
desired
the
Cessation
to
be
continued
.
The
Marechal
de
Boufflers
consented
to
surrender
the
whole
upon
Honourable
Terms
,
and
the
Count
de
Guiscard
came
back
to
the
Breach
of
the
Cohorne
to
acquaint
the
Elector
with
it
,
The
White
Flag
was
immediately
put
up
upon
the
Breach
,
and
Hostages
exchanged
;
which
for
the
Besieged
were
Monsieur
de
l'
Abadie
Brigadier
,
and
the
Count
de
Monthron
Colonel
of
the
Dauphin's
Regiment
of
Foot
;
and
for
us
,
Major
General
La
Cave
,
and
Colonel
Frederick
Hamilton
,
who
had
been
lightly
wounded
in
the
Assault
,
and
Baron
Meyer
one
of
the
Electors
Ministers
was
sent
in
to
manage
the
Capitulation
.
An
Express
was
immediately
dispatch'd
to
give
Notice
of
it
to
the
King
at
Ostin
:
But
His
Majesty
was
then
coming
to
the
Siege
with
Prince
Vaudemont
,
in
his
Coach
to
order
a
second
Assault
,
and
the
Express
met
His
Majesty
in
the
way
.
The
Capitulation
was
agreed
upon
,
and
Sign'd
that
very
Night
.
The
Count
d'
Guiscard
obliged
the
Marechal
d'
Boufflers
to
Sign
it
,
because
he
had
Commanded
in
the
Castle
during
the
Siege
;
but
the
Count
de
Guiscard
had
only
Commanded
in
the
Cohorne
and
Out-works
,
and
so
could
not
Sign
for
the
Surrender
of
the
Castle
;
and
this
I
believe
is
the
first
Capitulation
that
has
been
Sign'd
by
a
Marechal
of
France
,
which
was
as
follows
.
Articles
propos'd
for
the
Capitulation
of
the
Castle
of
Namur
,
to
His
Electoral
Highness
of
Bavaria
,
joyntly
with
the
Allies
by
the
Marechal
de
Boufflers
.
1
THAT
the
said
Castle
,
with
the
Lower
Town
shall
be
delivered
up
to
the
Troops
of
the
Allies
the
10th
of
this
Instant
September
,
in
case
it
be
not
reliev'd
:
And
that
during
the
said
time
no
Act
of
Hostility
shall
be
committed
between
the
Besieged
and
the
Besiegers
.
2.
That
on
the
said
10th
.
of
September
,
the
Outer-gate
of
the
said
Castle
towards
the
Countrey
shall
be
given
up
to
the
Troops
of
the
Allies
,
where
a
Guard
of
the
Troops
of
the
Garrison
shall
be
likewise
plac'd
to
prevent
the
Troops
mixing
together
,
and
all
disorders
.
The
outward
Fortifications
,
viz.
The
Fort
of
Cohorne
,
the
Redoubt
with
a
Casematte
,
the
Casotte
and
the
Horne-work
of
Bulé
shall
be
deliver'd
up
to
Morrow
Morning
,
being
the
second
Instant
,
at
9
of
the
Clock
.
3.
That
the
Marechal
de
Boufflers
,
the
Count
de
Guiscard
,
Lieutenant
General
of
the
Kings
Armies
,
and
Governour
of
Namur
,
with
all
the
General
Officers
,
and
Officers
of
the
State-Major
of
the
place
,
the
Officer
and
Guards
of
the
Marechal
,
all
the
Troops
,
as
well
French
as
Foreigners
,
the
Officers
of
the
Artillery
,
and
all
others
whatsoever
that
are
in
the
Castle
,
in
the
most
Christian
Kings
service
,
shall
march
the
12th
of
this
Moneth
out
of
the
Breach
,
with
their
Arms
,
Baggage
and
Horses
,
Drums
beating
,
lighted
Match
and
Colours
flying
,
with
12
Pieces
of
Great
Canon
and
Mortars
as
the
Besieged
shall
chuse
with
their
Carriages
and
Arms
,
and
Ammunitions
for
Twelve
Shot
to
each
Piece
;
in
order
to
march
altogether
to
Givet
,
the
nearest
way
along
the
Meuse
;
and
in
two
or
three
days
at
the
choice
of
the
Besieged
,
without
being
obliged
to
go
any
other
way
under
any
pretence
whatsoever
;
And
they
shall
have
a
Convoy
given
them
by
the
Allyes
,
as
well
for
the
security
of
the
Garrisons
,
as
for
that
of
the
Equipages
.
They
shall
march
out
the
5th
.
of
this
Moneth
at
Seven
in
the
Morning
,
with
Two
Twenty-four
Pounders
,
Two
Twelve
Pounders
,
and
Two
Six
Pounders
,
and
Two
Mortars
.
The
rest
of
the
Article
is
granted
.
4.
That
for
transporting
the
said
Twelve
Pieces
of
Canon
and
Morters
,
the
Equipages
of
the
Troops
,
and
the
sick
and
wounded
of
the
said
Garrison
,
a
Hundred
Draught
Horses
with
their
Harnesses
,
besides
a
Hundred
Wagons
,
drawn
each
by
Four
Horses
,
and
Fifty
great
Boats
of
the
Meuse
shall
be
furnished
by
the
Allies
at
their
own
charge
;
with
a
sufficient
Number
of
Watermen
and
Horses
to
bring
them
to
Givet
;
all
which
shall
be
provided
by
the
10th
.
of
this
Moneth
,
that
so
they
may
load
them
time
enough
to
go
out
with
the
Garrison
,
and
to
take
the
same
way
,
that
they
may
arrive
together
at
Givet
.
5.
That
the
sick
and
wounded
remaiing
in
the
Town
of
Namur
,
who
are
in
a
Condition
to
go
out
with
the
Garrison
of
the
Castle
,
may
do
it
at
the
same
time
;
and
that
Boats
and
Watermen
shall
be
provided
for
them
at
the
charge
of
the
Allies
to
transport
them
to
Givet
.
A
sufficient
Number
of
Horses
for
the
Canon
and
Mortars
shall
be
provided
for
them
,
and
Eighty
Waggons
,
and
as
many
Boats
as
can
be
found
in
two
days
,
before
that
which
is
fixed
for
the
going
out
of
the
Garrison
,
and
the
rest
as
fast
as
they
can
be
got
,
so
as
the
whole
shall
be
furnished
by
the
Twelfth
of
this
Moneth
.
The
Besieged
may
leave
Officers
and
Commissaries
to
take
care
of
the
Sick
and
Wounded
,
and
the
Equipages
who
cannot
depart
with
the
Garrison
for
want
of
Boats
on
the
5th
.
Instant
,
and
Pasports
shall
be
given
them
.
The
rest
of
these
Articles
is
granted
.
6.
That
such
of
the
Sick
and
Wounded
as
are
at
present
in
the
Castle
,
and
Lower
Town
,
and
who
shall
not
be
in
a
condition
to
be
Transported
to
Givet
at
the
same
time
the
Garrison
marches
out
of
the
Castle
shall
be
carried
in
the
Town
of
Namur
,
by
such
Conveniencies
as
the
Besieged
shall
furnish
before
the
evacuation
of
the
Castle
;
and
shall
have
Convenient
Lodgings
provided
there
by
the
Allies
,
for
the
Officers
,
Dragoons
,
and
Soldiers
,
with
Beds
,
Provisions
,
and
Medicines
at
the
charge
of
the
Allies
,
until
their
perfect
recovery
,
in
the
same
manner
they
are
use
to
be
treated
and
provided
for
in
the
Most
Christian
Kings
Hospitals
;
as
also
to
the
Physitians
,
Surgeons
,
and
other
Persons
appointed
to
take
care
of
them
.
And
as
soon
as
any
of
the
Sick
and
Wounded
shall
recover
,
they
shall
have
Passports
from
the
Allies
,
and
Boats
and
Watermen
to
Conduct
them
safely
by
the
Meuse
to
Givet
,
together
with
the
Physitians
,
Surgeons
,
and
others
appointed
to
take
care
of
them
on
the
way
.
Granted
.
7.
That
Monsieur
de
Megrigny
,
Marechal
de
Camp
of
the
Kings
Armies
,
The
Sieur
Fellet
Director
of
the
Fortifications
,
the
Ingeniers
,
Vndertakers
,
and
others
Imployed
in
the
Fortifications
,
shall
enjoy
the
Benefit
of
this
Capitulation
,
and
shall
march
out
with
the
Troops
,
in
order
to
repair
the
same
way
to
Givet
,
with
their
Equipages
and
Effects
.
Granted
.
8.
That
the
Sieur
de
Fumeron
imployed
in
the
Finances
,
the
Commissaries
of
War
,
the
Recievers
of
Contributions
and
Confiscations
,
the
Treasurers
extraordinary
of
War
,
the
Commissaries
of
the
Provisions
,
and
of
the
Hospitals
,
and
generally
all
those
employed
in
the
Castle
whether
nam'd
or
not
nam'd
in
this
present
Capitulation
,
shall
march
out
of
the
said
Castle
with
the
Garrison
,
in
order
to
go
the
same
way
to
Givet
,
without
stopping
any
of
their
Equipages
,
Papers
or
Effects
,
whether
they
be
in
the
Castle
or
Town
of
Namur
,
under
any
pretence
whatsoever
.
9.
That
no
Officer
nor
other
Person
to
whom
the
Burghers
of
Namur
have
lent
any
Money
,
or
Furnished
Goods
or
Merchandize
,
shall
be
Arrested
for
it
.
Granted
,
provided
they
give
sufficient
Security
or
Hostages
to
his
Electoral
Highness
for
what
they
owe.
10.
That
Six
cover'd
Waggons
shall
be
provided
by
the
Allies
for
the
Besieged
,
which
shall
go
out
of
the
Castle
to
be
Conducted
to
Givet
with
the
Garrison
,
and
the
Allies
shall
not
take
notice
of
what
they
are
loaded
with
,
nor
visit
them
.
Granted
.
11.
That
the
Prisoners
taken
during
the
present
Siege
shall
be
released
on
both
sides
,
and
that
those
who
are
in
the
Allies
Army
,
or
in
the
Town
,
shall
be
sent
back
to
the
Castle
before
the
Garrison
marches
out
:
And
the
rest
that
are
in
places
more
remote
,
shall
be
sent
back
to
Dinant
in
Fifteen
Days
,
reckoning
from
this
Day
,
with
necessary
Pasports
that
they
may
repair
thither
safely
,
and
the
nearest
way
.
Granted
.
12.
That
no
Satisfaction
shall
be
demanded
from
the
Besieged
,
either
upon
account
of
any
Cattle
taken
in
the
County
of
Namur
before
the
Siege
,
or
for
the
Houses
that
have
been
demolished
in
the
Lower
Town
,
or
elsewhere
,
for
the
defence
of
the
place
;
nor
for
the
Boats
burnt
or
broak
during
the
Siege
.
Granted
only
for
what
concerns
the
Houses
demolished
:
The
rest
shall
be
pay'd
.
13.
That
the
Hostages
given
on
both
sides
for
the
due
performance
of
this
Capitulation
,
shall
be
reciprocally
restored
after
the
full
Execution
thereof
,
and
the
Arrival
of
the
Garrison
at
Givett
.
Granted
.
The
Besieged
shall
deliver
up
faithfully
their
Magazines
,
Ammunition
,
Canon
,
Mortars
,
Carriages
,
and
Dependances
,
and
all
other
Instruments
of
War
,
none
reserv'd
or
excepted
,
which
shall
be
in
the
Castle
or
Outworks
to
Morrow
Morning
the
second
Instant
,
to
such
Commissaries
as
his
Electoral
Highness
shall
appoint
for
that
purpose
.
They
shall
also
faithfully
discover
their
Mines
,
and
Fougaces
,
(
a
little
Superficial
Mine
)
to
the
Officers
of
the
Mines
sent
to
inspect
the
same
.
They
shall
likewise
deliver
,
with
the
same
Fidelity
,
all
the
Provisions
that
are
in
the
Magazines
over
and
above
what
they
shall
consume
before
the
time
of
their
quitting
the
Castle
,
and
what
shall
be
necessary
in
their
March
to
Givet
,
without
spoiling
or
wasting
any
;
which
shall
be
inspected
to
Morrow
by
Commissaries
appointed
by
His
Electoral
Highness
for
that
purpose
.
That
all
Spaniards
,
Italians
,
and
others
of
His
Catholick
Majesties
Subjects
,
which
shall
be
found
among
the
Troops
of
the
Castle
shall
have
liberty
to
return
without
any
molestation
or
trouble
either
from
the
one
side
or
the
other
.
Given
at
the
Camp
before
the
Castle
of
Namur
,
the
First
day
of
September
,
N.
S.
1695.
and
Signed
,
-
Emanuel
,
Elector
.
-
Boufflers
.
-
Guiscard
.
That
Evening
the
Castle
Capitulated
,
Orders
were
given
in
His
Majesties
Camp
for
all
Officers
to
lye
in
their
Cloaths
,
and
the
Soldiers
the
same
,
with
their
Arms
ready
;
and
the
Bywacht
or
Camp-Guard
of
a
Captain
,
Lieutenant
,
Ensign
,
and
60
Men
per
Batallion
was
commanded
to
reinforce
our
Post
at
Masy
,
then
defended
by
Levingston's
Dragoons
,
and
the
Regiment
of
Foot
of
Holstein-Ploen
:
This
was
to
prevent
all
manner
of
surprize
from
the
Enemies
,
who
upon
the
news
of
the
Capitulation
might
have
presum'd
upon
our
negligence
,
to
fall
upon
us
,
or
might
have
been
prompted
to
it
by
their
own
despair
,
to
give
this
last
endeavour
to
have
this
Important
Place
;
but
we
did
not
find
it
,
so
we
past
the
Night
quietly
.
The
23d
.
in
the
Morning
we
took
possession
of
the
Cohorne
,
Redoubt
,
with
the
Casematte
,
Casotte
,
&c.
according
to
the
Capitulation
Sign'd
over
Night
.
The
Marechal
de
Villeroy
having
notice
of
the
Capitulation
,
was
extremely
concern'd
at
it
,
and
was
some
Hours
without
admitting
any
Body
to
see
him
;
It
is
probable
he
did
not
hear
of
it
before
this
Morning
;
for
great
part
of
the
Army
was
gone
to
Forrage
this
day
:
The
Marechal
would
not
be
a
Witness
to
our
Rejoycing
for
this
great
Conquest
,
but
Decamp'd
in
the
Afternoon
from
Perwys
and
Grand
Rosiers
to
march
back
upon
his
Right
to
Sombref
,
and
the
Plaine
of
Fleury
,
which
he
did
all
Night
with
such
haste
and
precipitation
,
that
he
left
many
Forragers
and
Out-guards
behind
him
.
This
Evening
we
had
a
Feu
de
Joy
in
our
Camp
for
the
taking
of
the
Castle
of
Namur
,
which
being
dispers'd
in
the
several
Posts
along
our
Retrenchments
from
Masy
to
the
Meuse
;
the
confusion
of
the
Fire
from
so
many
places
was
really
agreeable
,
and
the
triple
Discharge
of
our
Small
Shot
seem'd
to
be
but
one
of
a
long
Continuance
:
Our
Artillery
was
drawn
from
all
the
Posts
upon
a
Line
behind
the
Kings
Quarter
,
consisting
of
56
Pieces
of
English
,
10
Dutch
,
10
of
Brandenburgh
,
and
10
of
Hesse
,
in
all
86
Pieces
of
Canon
.
The
24th
.
the
Marecal
de
Villeroy
continued
his
March
towards
the
Sambre
,
and
Encamp'd
at
Montigny
near
Charleroy
;
The
same
Day
His
Majesty
remov'd
His
Quarters
from
Ostin
to
the
Chasteau
of
Boucquet
near
Templeaux
,
to
be
nearest
to
Namur
,
we
rectified
our
Camp
,
quitting
the
Retrenchments
and
former
Posts
to
Incamp
upon
a
Line
,
with
our
Right
of
Foot
at
St.
Dennis
,
the
Right
Wing
between
Du
and
Meux
,
and
the
Left
at
Masy
;
The
Coldstream
Batallion
,
and
the
first
of
Dutch
Guards
Incamp'd
at
the
Kings
Quarter
at
Boucquet
.
The
25th
.
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
passed
the
Sambre
at
Montigny
below
Charleroy
,
and
Incamp'd
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
about
Gerpynes
and
Florennes
,
in
the
way
between
Charleroy
and
Philipville
,
after
having
viewed
the
Fortifications
of
Charleroy
,
and
given
Orders
for
the
safety
of
that
place
.
The
same
Day
,
the
Count
de
Guiscard
Governour
of
Namur
Din'd
with
the
Duke
of
Ormond
at
His
Graces
Quarter
.
Whilst
the
Duke
of
Ormond
was
Prisoner
at
Namur
after
the
Battle
of
Landen
,
they
contracted
a
Reciprocal
Esteem
and
Friendship
,
which
must
needs
be
very
great
,
being
grounded
upon
so
much
Worth
and
Generosity
on
both
sides
.
In
the
Evening
Major-General
Churchill
was
commanded
with
Twenty
Batallions
to
Encamp
within
the
Line
of
Circumvallation
between
Maison
Rouge
(
the
Kings
Quarter
during
the
Siege
of
the
Town
of
Namur
)
and
the
Town
:
All
the
Regiments
employed
in
the
Siege
of
the
Castle
Incamp'd
within
the
Stone-Line
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
just
before
the
Cohorne
and
Casotte
as
soon
as
we
took
Possession
of
those
Out-works
.
Every
Body
wonder'd
at
this
Detachment
of
20
Batallions
under
the
Command
of
Major-General
Churchill
to
march
near
the
Town
;
but
I
believe
the
Design
being
laid
to
Arrest
the
Marechal
de
Boufflers
,
this
Detachment
was
made
to
Reinforce
our
Troops
there
,
in
case
of
any
Opposition
from
the
Garrison
.
The
26th
.
being
the
Day
prefix'd
for
the
marching
out
of
the
Garrison
four
Brigades
of
Foot
were
commanded
to
make
a
Lane
,
drawing
up
on
both
sides
from
the
Breach
of
Terra
Nova
up
the
Hill
,
and
so
down
again
to
the
Meuse
,
to
the
way
that
leads
to
Givet
;
Colliers
Brigade
had
the
Right
next
to
the
Meuse
,
the
rest
being
Dutch.
A
Bridge
of
Boats
was
made
upon
the
Sambre
between
the
Fauxbourg
,
St.
Croix
and
the
Town
for
His
Majesty
to
come
over
to
be
present
at
the
marching
out
of
the
Garrison
;
and
likewise
for
the
Troops
Incamped
on
the
other
side
,
if
there
had
been
occasion
.
About
Ten
of
the
Clock
the
Garrison
began
to
march
out
of
the
Breach
:
The
Marechal
de
Bouffler's
Guards
du
Corps
march'd
out
first
,
and
then
the
Marechal's
Domesticks
;
The
Marechal
himself
followed
with
the
Count
de
Guiscard
Governour
,
at
the
Head
of
as
many
of
the
King's
and
Alfeld's
Dragoons
as
were
Mounted
,
being
between
Seventy
or
Eighty
:
His
Majesty
was
on
Horseback
with
the
Elector
before
the
Breach
;
the
Mareschal
and
the
Count
de
Guiscard
Saluted
at
the
Head
of
the
Garrison
on
Horseback
with
their
Swords
.
Monsieur
Dickvelt
having
been
acquainted
with
the
Marechal
de
Boufflers
in
his
Embassyes
in
France
Accosted
him
,
and
Rid
with
him
to
the
top
of
the
Hill
,
where
Monsieur
de
L'
Etang
Brigadier
of
the
Brigade
of
Life-Guard
rid
up
to
the
Marechal
,
with
about
Twelve
Gentlemen
of
the
Life-Guard
,
and
Arrested
him
in
His
Majesties
Name
for
Satisfaction
for
the
Garrisons
of
Dixmuyde
and
Deinse
,
Detained
still
Prisoners
by
the
French
King
contrary
to
the
Cartel
.
The
Marechal
was
very
much
Incens'd
at
first
with
our
Proceeding
,
alledging
the
Publick
Faith
of
the
Capitulation
,
wherein
he
was
expresly
mentioned
:
That
the
French
King
his
Master
would
resent
this
Treatment
to
a
Man
of
his
Character
,
and
revenge
it
to
the
utmost
of
his
Power
,
and
that
for
his
part
he
had
defended
the
place
like
a
Man
of
Honour
,
and
did
not
deserve
it
;
To
which
Monsieur
Dickvelt
replyed
,
That
the
French
King
,
by
his
little
regard
to
Capitulations
,
and
particularly
to
that
of
Dixmuyde
and
Deynse
had
forced
us
to
this
way
of
demanding
Satisfaction
for
the
infraction
of
these
Capitulations
,
That
if
he
was
Arrested
,
't
was
not
out
of
any
disrespect
to
his
Person
and
Character
;
On
the
contrary
,
That
when
't
was
proposed
to
His
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
to
retain
the
whole
Garrison
by
way
of
Reprizal
:
The
King
expressed
so
much
value
for
his
Person
,
that
he
look'd
upon
him
as
sufficient
Caution
to
answer
for
Six
Thousand
Men
,
the
Number
of
the
Two
Garrisons
of
Dixmude
and
Deinse
:
And
at
the
same
time
offer'd
him
his
Liberty
by
His
Majesties
Order
,
if
he
would
pass
his
word
for
the
sending
back
the
said
Garrisons
,
or
return
himself
Prisoner
within
a
Fortnight
,
or
words
to
this
effect
;
The
Mareschal
answered
,
That
he
could
not
pass
his
word
of
Honour
in
a
Matter
which
he
could
not
execute
himself
,
that
it
was
in
vain
for
him
to
resist
:
And
so
he
put
up
his
Sword
,
and
went
back
with
his
Domesticks
to
Namur
,
where
he
was
detained
Prisoner
,
and
treated
with
all
the
Honour
due
to
his
Character
,
and
to
a
Marechal
of
France
:
A
Captain
Lieutenant
and
Ensign
mounted
the
Guard
upon
his
Quarter
with
Colours
,
and
beat
a
March
to
him
,
and
saluted
him
when
he
went
abroad
,
having
the
Liberty
of
the
Town
upon
his
word
.
The
Garrison
marched
on
with
the
Count
de
Guiscard
at
the
Head
of
it
,
in
this
order
,
The
Dragoons
of
the
Kings
and
Asfeld's
Regiments
(
as
many
as
were
mounted
)
on
Horseback
,
preceeded
by
Boufflers
Life-Guards
:
Next
followed
the
Infantry
of
the
Garrison
which
march'd
out
in
this
Order
,
One
Battallion
of
Nice
,
then
One
of
Navar
,
then
Three
of
Piemont
severally
,
One
of
La
Marre
,
One
of
Foix
,
One
of
Court
Swisse
,
One
of
Solre
:
Then
the
Independent
Companies
marched
in
the
Center
of
the
Foot
,
followed
by
a
Battallion
of
Haynault
,
One
of
Bugey
,
Two
of
Maulevrier
severally
,
One
of
Beauvoisis
,
Two
of
Dauphin
,
Salade
together
;
and
Three
more
Battallions
of
Dauphin
severally
;
In
all
19
Battallions
.
The
Dragoons
on
Foot
follow'd
in
this
Order
,
Du
Barreau
,
Asfeld
Estranger
,
de
Ganges
,
St.
Hermine
,
Gramont
,
Quelus
,
Dauphin
,
and
the
King
's
,
brought
up
by
Monsieur
de
L'
aumont
,
Lieutenant-Governour
:
All
the
Officers
were
very
desirous
to
see
the
King
in
Marching
out
,
asking
where
the
King
was
,
and
they
saluted
with
their
Pikes
and
Portuisanes
the
King
and
the
Elector
,
who
stood
by
one
another
.
The
Artillery
granted
by
the
Capitulation
,
and
Wagons
,
march'd
out
of
the
Lower
Town
by
the
Meuse
,
and
the
Horn-work
of
Bulè
,
with
the
Battallion
of
Fuziliers
,
the
Gunners
,
Miners
,
Pioneers
,
&c.
The
Four
Brigades
above-mentioned
still
standing
to
their
Armes
,
and
the
Forces
that
had
taken
possession
of
the
Cohorne
,
Redoubt
,
Casotte
,
&c.
And
by
Four
in
the
Afternoon
the
whole
Place
was
evacuated
,
and
delivered
up
into
our
hands
.
The
Battallions
which
march'd
out
of
the
Breach
according
to
the
List
which
I
have
seen
and
cast
up
,
made
3867
Effective
Men
,
and
the
Dragoons
1085
,
which
in
all
amounts
to
4942
Men
,
Foot
and
Dragoons
,
besides
the
Independant
Companies
,
and
the
Battallion
of
Fusiliers
,
which
march'd
out
of
the
Gate
by
the
Meuse
with
the
Artillery
,
all
which
supposing
to
amount
to
500
Men
,
with
the
Gunners
,
Miners
,
&c.
must
make
the
Garrison
marching
out
to
be
5442
Effective
Men
;
which
being
deducted
from
12000
Effective
under
Armes
at
the
beginning
of
the
Siege
,
makes
the
loss
of
the
Besieged
to
amount
to
6558
Men
killed
,
wounded
,
and
deserted
,
supposing
the
Garrison
to
have
been
at
first
but
12000
Effective
Men.
As
for
the
Losses
of
the
Allies
in
this
Siege
,
I
could
not
get
an
Exact
Calculation
of
it
;
and
therefore
shall
pass
it
over
;
but
by
the
best
accounts
I
could
see
,
it
did
not
come
up
to
the
double
of
the
Loss
of
the
Besieged
.
The
Garrison
being
all
marched
out
,
the
Spanish
Terces
(
Regiments
)
of
Manriques
and
Marino
,
which
had
been
sent
from
Brussels
for
that
purpose
,
took
possession
of
the
Castle
to
do
Duty
there
,
according
to
their
Antient
Custom
;
the
Forces
of
the
Allies
having
the
Town
,
and
all
the
Out-works
of
the
Castle
.
His
Majesty
went
this
Evening
into
the
Castle
,
Cohorne
,
&c.
to
view
the
Works
,
the
Breaches
,
and
the
Ruines
,
which
were
very
great
;
the
Ground
was
all
full
of
Bomb
pits
,
and
the
stink
of
the
Dead
Men
and
Horses
very
noisom
.
The
Officers
and
Soldiers
had
cut
in
the
foot
of
the
Walls
within
,
and
Counterscarps
,
little
Cabbins
,
where
they
shelter'd
themselves
from
the
fall
of
our
Bombs
;
some
of
which
were
lined
with
Deal-Boards
,
like
a
kind
of
Wainscot
:
The
Marechal
de
Boufflers
had
his
dwelling
in
a
Cas●matie
upon
the
top
of
the
Terra
nova
.
We
found
104
Pieces
of
Canon
,
of
different
bigness
,
Ten
Mortars
,
and
a
great
quantity
of
Powder
,
and
other
Ammunitions
,
but
most
of
the
Canon
was
Dismounted
.
His
Electoral
Highness
went
this
same
Evening
in
a
Solemn
manner
to
take
possession
of
the
Town
,
as
Governour
of
the
Low-Countreys
,
being
received
by
the
Clergy
,
and
Magistrates
,
and
the
Confrairies
,
(
i.
e.
)
Companies
of
Tradesmen
under
the
Patronage
of
some
Saint
:
The
last
mounted
upon
Stilts
about
four
Foot
high
,
upon
which
they
walk't
and
danc't
very
dexterously
,
Beat
Drums
,
Represented
Battles
,
and
Display'd
their
Banners
,
&c.
The
Elector
went
in
this
order
to
the
Cathedral
,
dedicated
to
St.
Aubin
,
where
the
Bishop
sang
Te
Deum
Pontifically
,
with
Trumpets
and
Kettle-Drums
.
A
Stately
Pyramid
of
Fire-works
was
prepared
before
the
Electors
Lodgings
for
the
Night
,
when
all
the
Cannon
round
the
Place
was
thrice
Discharged
for
its
Deliverance
from
the
French
;
under
which
it
had
been
(
reckoning
from
the
Capitulation
June
20th
.
1692
,
to
the
Capitulation
Aug.
22.
1695.
)
Three
Years
Two
Moneths
and
Two
Days
▪
Thus
this
Important
Place
is
fallen
into
our
hands
,
which
as
the
French
said
,
could
be
Restored
,
but
not
Taken
,
which
justly
deserves
the
name
of
one
of
the
strongest
Towns
of
Europe
.
When
Don
John
of
Austria
took
it
by
Stratagem
out
of
the
hands
of
the
States
of
the
Low
Countreys
,
who
kept
a
Garrison
in
it
by
the
Pacification
of
Ghent
,
he
said
that
he
had
now
the
Key
of
the
Netherlands
in
his
Pocket
,
and
that
he
was
Master
of
the
Countrey
:
We
may
as
well
say
now
,
That
since
Namur
opens
the
way
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
,
where
the
French
have
their
weakest
Frontier
;
that
if
we
maintain
that
superiority
of
Forces
we
had
the
last
Campagne
,
(
as
it
is
our
Interest
,
and
the
sure
way
of
bringing
the
War
to
a
speedy
and
happy
Conclusion
)
that
it
is
the
Key
of
Peace
in
our
hands
:
And
if
we
consider
the
vast
strength
of
the
Place
,
both
by
Nature
and
by
Art
,
the
great
Garrison
in
it
,
the
Character
of
a
Marechal
of
France
in
general
,
and
that
of
the
Marechal
of
Boufflers
in
particular
,
that
defended
it
with
the
many
High
and
Considerable
Officers
under
him
:
The
great
Armies
concern'd
on
both
sides
,
either
to
Cover
or
Attempt
the
Relief
of
this
Siege
,
it
may
justly
be
rank'd
among
the
most
Famous
Sieges
Register'd
in
History
:
But
that
which
adds
very
much
to
the
Boldness
of
the
Undertaking
,
and
which
shews
the
Visible
Blessing
of
Almighty
God
upon
it
(
which
we
ought
alwayes
thankfully
to
acknowledge
)
is
,
that
at
the
same
time
we
had
a
weak
Frontier
left
Naked
,
and
exposed
to
a
Powerful
Enemy
:
Brusselles
,
Bruges
,
and
Ghendt
seem●d
to
be
at
their
Discretion
;
and
though
we
had
both
A●●h
and
〈◊〉
,
yet
they
covered
none
of
these
great
and
defenceless
Places
:
And
't
is
no●
to
be
doubted
,
but
that
the
French
could
have
done
us
a
vast
deal
of
Mischief
in
our
weak
Frontiers
,
such
as
would
have
over
ballanc'd
the
Loss
of
N●mur
,
if
they
had
not
set
their
heart
upon
the
Raising
of
this
Siege
;
but
it
was
the
Darling
of
the
the
French
Kings
Conquests
,
the
finest
S●ene
of
his
History
,
and
therefore
a
Place
not
to
be
taken
,
but
by
the
Arms
of
France
,
and
Lewis
the
14th
.
in
Person
:
If
we
likewise
compare
the
present
Strength
of
Namur
to
what
it
was
when
the
French
took
it
,
and
our
Frontier
to
theirs
;
this
must
raise
a
vast
difference
between
the
Siege
of
Namur
1692
,
and
that
of
1695.
And
that
which
must
Elevate
the
Glory
of
His
Majesty
,
the
Great
and
Happy
Conductor
of
this
Siege
,
above
all
that
other
Conquerors
have
done
,
is
,
That
such
Monarchs
have
made
Conquests
for
themselves
,
Conquests
to
oppress
their
Neighbours
,
and
to
Raise
a
Mighty
Empire
upon
their
Ruine
:
But
here
His
Majesty
Expos'd
Himself
dayly
to
the
greatest
Dangers
to
Conquer
for
the
good
of
Europe
,
to
free
it
from
Oppression
,
and
to
Establish
its
Peace
and
Liberties
upon
a
Lasting
Foundation
.
I
shall
say
no
more
concerning
this
Famous
Siege
,
but
that
the
Forces
of
all
the
Allies
concern'd
in
it
,
have
Acquitted
themselves
like
Gallant
Men
,
and
by
forcing
this
strongest
Ra●part
the
Enemies
had
in
the
Conquer'd
Low-Countreys
,
they
give
us
a
very
good
Earnest
of
what
we
are
to
expect
in
other
like
attempts
;
but
particularly
his
Majesties
National
Forces
have
done
Wonders
;
they
have
Encounter'd
the
greatest
Dangers
with
so
little
Fear
and
Concerne
as
surprized
the
Besieged
,
and
made
them
believe
our
Men
were
flush't
with
Brandy
before
they
went
on
;
as
if
Humane
Nature
,
without
some
adventitious
Supply
was
not
capable
of
so
little
Fear
and
Concern
in
such
Dangers
.
The
same
day
we
took
possession
of
the
Castle
of
Namur
,
Prince
Vaud●mont
went
sick
from
the
Camp
to
Brussels
;
And
though
he
was
so
at
the
very
first
coming
of
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
to
the
Plains
of
Fleury
,
yet
his
Zeal
and
Courage
had
the
better
of
his
weakness
,
and
carried
him
through
all
the
Fatigues
to
see
this
great
Affair
over
.
Whilst
we
continued
in
this
Camp
near
Namur
,
His
Majesty
went
dayly
to
view
the
Fortifications
of
the
Castle
and
Outworks
,
to
give
Orders
about
the
reparation
of
them
,
and
the
making
new
ones
to
defend
the
weakest
parts
;
where
we
had
found
our
advantage
,
not
to
give
the
same
to
others
The
Brigades
that
had
been
present
at
the
marching
out
of
the
Enemies
,
continued
Incamp'd
about
the
Cohorne
,
Casotte
,
and
Abbey
of
Salsen
;
and
Major
General
Churchil
with
his
20
Battallions
in
the
Retrenchments
before
the
Town
.
The
28th
.
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
repassed
the
Sambre
at
Bussiere
and
incamp'd
along
the
River
Haisne
between
the
Sambre
and
Mons
,
with
his
Head
Quarters
at
Binche
,
leaving
the
Marquis
●e
Harcourt
with
a
flying
Army
to
return
into
the
●ay's
de
Luxembourg
to
observe
the
Brandenburgh
Forces
in
their
return
home
,
and
the
Sieur
de
Pracontal
,
with
a
little
Body
about
Philipville
.
The
same
day
the
Regiments
of
●erguson
and
Marton
,
&c.
were
sent
to
joyn
Sir
David
Collier's
Regiment
by
Namur
,
in
order
to
remain
there
under
his
Command
the
Winter
following
;
the
rest
of
●ir
Davids
Collier's
Brigade
march'd
back
this
day
into
the
Camp
.
The
29th
.
the
Army
march'd
upon
the
left
from
Boucqu●t
by
Masy
,
and
Incamp'd
with
the
Right
at
the
Abby
of
Villers
Pe●wys
,
and
the
left
at
Sombref
the
Kings
Quarters
,
and
the
Electors
at
Marbais
,
glad
to
remove
from
the
Neighbourhood
of
Namur
,
where
Forage
was
so
scarce
:
The
Army
consisted
then
of
Seventy
Five
Battallions
,
and
all
the
Cavalry
except
that
of
Brandenburgh
and
Hesse
,
which
with
the
rest
of
those
Troops
march●d
to
Falais
,
and
Incamp'd
with
their
Right
upon
the
Mehaigne
,
and
Left
upon
the
Mense
,
but
the
Lantgrave
of
H●sse
attended
His
Majesty
to
Sombreff
,
and
took
his
leave
the
next
day
to
return
into
Germany
,
leaving
his
Troops
under
the
Command
of
Count
Lippe
,
which
with
the
Brandenburg
Troops
continued
here
sometime
till
the
middle
of
September
to
cover
Namur
,
whilst
we
were
working
dayly
very
hard
to
Repair
the
Breaches
.
Twenty
Five
Battallions
remain●d
besides
at
Namur
under
the
Command
of
Major
General
Cohorne
,
who
has
since
been
made
Lieutenant
General
for
his
extraordinary
Services
in
the
Siege
,
and
the
King
of
Spain
has
confer'd
upon
him
the
Title
of
Baron
.
The
same
Day
(
29th
.
)
the
Marechal
de
Boufflers
was
sent
from
Namur
to
Maestricht
(
under
the
Escort
of
the
Fourth
Troop
of
Guards
)
which
went
this
day
to
Loo
to
expect
His
Majesty
.
The
Marechal
de
Boufflers
had
the
Liberty
of
the
Town
at
Maestricht
,
and
was
treated
with
the
same
Respect
by
the
Garrison
,
as
if
it
had
been
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
himself
,
beating
a
March
,
&c.
Upon
the
Marching
of
our
Army
from
Namur
towards
Halle
,
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
left
Brussels
with
the
Ten
Battallions
under
His
Command
,
and
marched
back
to
Gh●nd●
to
Incamp
at
Bellem
upon
the
Canal
of
Bruges
,
where
he
continued
till
the
separation
into
Winter
Quarters
.
The
30th
.
the
Army
march'd
upon
the
Right
from
Villers
Perwys
and
Sombref
to
Bois
Seigneur
Isaac
,
a
Rich
Abby
,
where
the
King
had
his
Quarter
:
We
passed
the
Dyle
above
Genap
,
and
Incamp●d
with
our
Right
at
Brain
le
Chateau
,
and
our
Left
at
Witersey
by
Nivelle
:
The
same
day
the
Elector
left
the
Camp
to
go
to
Louvain
,
and
meet
the
Dutchess
of
Bavaria
,
who
was
going
to
the
Baths
at
Aix
la
Chapelle
.
The
Marechal
de
Villeroy
march'd
this
day
from
Bin●he
to
the
Plaines
of
Cambron
,
where
he
Incamped
with
his
Right
near
the
Dender
,
above
Aeth
,
and
his
Left
near
the
Abbey
of
Cambron
,
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
had
his
Quarters
at
Chievres
:
Aeth
was
just
in
the
Rear
of
their
Right
,
and
very
much
incommoded
them
in
this
Camp
.
'T
was
said
at
first
they
design'd
to
Besiege
Aeth
,
but
Namur
was
taken
,
and
we
had
too
considerable
an
Army
in
the
Field
for
them
to
undertake
it
.
The
31.
the
Kings
Army
march'd
from
Bois
Seigneur
Isaac
by
Brain
le
Chateau
,
and
passed
the
Senne
between
Lembeck
and
Halle
upon
Two
Bridges
,
the
Artillery
and
Wheel-Baggage
by
the
Town
of
Halle
,
and
so
we
Incamp'd
as
formerly
,
with
our
Right
beyond
Halle
,
and
our
Left
beyond
Tubise
,
the
King's
Quarters
at
Lembeck
,
and
the
Electors
at
Halle
.
The
first
of
September
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
having
attended
her
Electoral
Highness
some
part
of
the
way
between
Louvain
and
Maestricht
came
to
Brusselles
,
where
he
assisted
at
the
Te
Deum
,
sung
in
the
Great
Church
of
St.
Gudules
by
the
Arch-Bishop
of
Malines
for
the
Reduction
of
Namur
;
All
the
High
Officers
of
the
Court
,
the
Council
of
State
,
and
that
of
the
Finances
,
God
save
the
King
of
England
,
and
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
.
The
Joy
was
Universal
all
over
the
Countrey
,
and
they
had
Extraordinary
Solemnities
in
Antwerp
,
Ghent
,
and
Bruges
,
and
all
the
considerable
Towns
,
with
Fire-works
,
Feasting
and
Rejoycing
.
The
2d
.
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
came
from
Brussels
to
the
Camp
at
Hal●e
.
The
3d.
His
Majesty
being
shortly
to
leave
the
Army
to
go
to
Loo
,
Review'd
it
this
Day
,
drawn
up
in
Two
Lines
,
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
Saluting
at
the
Head
of
it
,
and
all
the
General
Officers
in
their
several
Posts
.
The
King
rid
round
every
Squadron
and
Battallion
,
though
it
was
very
foul
Weather
,
which
had
continued
almost
dayly
,
since
the
Capitulation
of
Namur
.
The
French
King
having
order'd
the
Marechal
of
Boufflers
to
pass
his
word
of
Honour
for
the
Garrisons
of
Dixmuyde
and
Deinse
(
who
were
now
better
treated
than
before
the
taking
of
Namur
)
a
Gentleman
sent
express
to
the
Camp
from
the
Marechal
,
was
dispatched
this
day
with
a
Pass
for
his
Liberty
to
return
to
the
French
Court
upon
his
Promise
,
That
the
said
Garrison
should
be
sent
back
forthwith
.
When
the
Dutchess
of
Bavaria
pass'd
through
Maestricht
in
her
way
to
Aix
la
Chapelle
,
the
Marechal
of
Boufflers
went
to
wait
upon
her
Highness
:
And
now
having
his
Liberty
,
he
left
Maestricht
the
5th
,
being
highly
satisfied
of
his
Treatment
,
and
of
the
Honour
and
Respect
that
he
met
with
here
,
and
so
went
on
by
Huy
to
Dinant
,
and
from
thence
to
Court
,
where
he
Arriv'd
the
11th
.
The
Marechal
was
Escorted
from
Maestricht
to
the
French
Frontier
,
by
a
Captain
of
Dragoons
,
to
whom
he
gave
a
Rich
Sword
for
a
Present
,
and
other
Presents
to
the
rest
of
the
Officers
,
besides
a
Louis
d'
Or
to
every
Dragoon
of
the
Detachment
:
In
his
way
going
to
Dinant
he
met
with
the
Brevet
,
by
which
he
was
Created
Duke
and
Peer
of
France
,
as
a
Mark
of
the
French
Kings
satisfaction
of
his
Conduct
in
this
Siege
The
Count
de
●uis●ard
was
at
the
same
time
promis'd
the
Order
of
the
Holy
Ghost
in
the
first
promotion
.
Monsieur
de
Megrigny
Ingenier
,
and
Major-General
was
made
Lieutenant
General
and
the
Brigadiers
Laumont
,
Quelus
,
St.
Laurens
and
L'
Abadie
Major-Generals
,
and
several
Colonels
,
Brigadiers
,
as
a
Mark
of
his
Favour
,
and
that
he
was
sensible
they
had
done
their
Duty
in
this
Siege
.
The
Armies
having
now
done
on
both
sides
all
that
could
be
expected
this
Campagne
,
His
Majesty
left
the
Field
the
4th
.
in
order
to
go
to
Loo
,
to
divert
himself
in
Hunting
,
after
the
Fatigues
of
the
Campagne
,
and
went
this
day
as
far
as
Malines
.
Prince
Vaudemont
waited
upon
the
King
at
Vilvorde
,
half
way
between
Brussels
and
Malines
.
From
Malines
His
Majesty
went
to
Breda
the
next
day
,
and
arriv'd
at
Loo
the
10th
.
The
King
having
now
left
the
Field
,
I
shall
hasten
to
bring
both
Armies
to
their
Winter
Quarters
.
The
5th
.
part
of
the
Dutch
Cavalry
to
be
Quarter'd
in
Guelderland
and
Towns
upon
the
M●use
,
were
sent
from
the
Camp
to
Cantoon
that
way
,
and
the
Brigades
of
Boncou●t
and
Schack
,
which
were
to
Quarter
at
Bruges
,
march'd
near
Ghent
to
Incamp
there
,
for
the
better
conveniency
of
Forage
.
The
6th
.
the
Regiment
of
Slaben●orf
was
sent
to
Garrison
in
H●y
to
relieve
that
of
Oxensterne
to
be
sent
to
Brussels
.
The
8th
.
being
appointed
for
a
Solemn
Thanksgiving-day
for
the
taking
of
Namur
in
His
Majesties
Forces
in
the
Camp
,
as
it
was
Appointed
to
be
kept
at
the
same
time
by
the
Lords
Justices
of
England
,
in
London
,
Westminster
,
&c.
The
same
was
observ'd
accordingly
,
with
Prayers
and
Sermons
suitable
to
the
occasion
;
the
first
Compos'd
by
Dr.
Willis
,
Chaplain-General
,
to
supply
our
want
of
the
Form
set
out
for
that
purpose
by
Authority
in
England
.
The
9th
.
we
still
continued
Incamp'd
at
Halle
,
though
●●●age
was
scarce
,
the
Ways
being
not
only
very
bad
by
reason
of
the
foul
Weather
,
and
consequently
difficult
for
our
Artillery
,
but
also
because
Namur
was
not
yet
in
such
a
condition
of
defence
as
to
venture
the
Enemies
between
the
Sambre
and
our
Army
,
who
were
still
incampt
in
the
Plains
of
Cambron
,
to
ruine
all
the
Forage
and
Countrey
about
Aeth
;
but
that
Garrison
was
very
troublesom
to
them
in
this
Camp
,
sending
out
dayly
Parties
to
take
their
Horses
,
and
to
make
Prisoners
;
in
which
they
had
such
success
,
that
before
the
French
had
left
this
Camp
,
they
had
got
above
500
Horses
from
them
;
and
Count
Nassau
himself
,
one
of
the
Major
Generals
upon
their
Left
Wing
of
Horse
narrowly
escap'd
falling
into
the
hands
of
one
of
these
Parties
,
who
fell
one
Night
upon
his
Quarter
;
he
was
in
Bed
,
and
made
his
Escape
in
his
Shirt
,
but
the
best
of
his
Baggage
was
lost
.
The
11th
.
The
Marechal
de
Villeroy
march'd
upon
the
Right
from
Cambron
and
Chievres
to
Leuze
,
where
the
Army
had
Orders
to
Hurt
,
i.e.
to
make
Straw
Barracks
instead
of
Tents
.
The
Duke
of
Chartres
,
with
most
of
the
Princes
of
the
Blood
left
the
Army
here
to
repair
to
Court
.
The
12th
.
our
Army
marched
from
Halle
upon
the
right
to
St.
Quintin
Linneck
,
where
we
Incamp'd
with
our
Right
near
Ternath
,
and
our
left
a
little
beyond
St.
Quintin
Linneck
towards
Halle
;
The
Elector
had
his
Quarter
at
Esringen
,
the
Duke
of
Holstein
,
Ploen
at
St.
Quintin
.
The
13th
.
our
Army
had
orders
to
Hutt
the
Ways
were
very
bad
and
difficult
to
fetch
Straw
.
The
14th
.
Prince
Vaudemont
came
from
Brussels
to
the
Camp
to
wait
upon
the
Elector
;
The
15th
.
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
,
and
Count
Nassau
Lieutenant-General
went
to
Brussels
to
wait
upon
Prince
Vaudemont
to
receive
his
Orders
for
our
Army
before
he
went
to
Loo
,
where
the
Prince
was
to
go
the
next
day
to
concert
with
His
Majesty
the
business
about
Winter-Quarters
,
and
to
be
present
at
a
Conference
with
the
Elector
of
Brandenburgh
about
the
Operations
of
the
next
Campagn
;
But
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
and
Count
Nassau
missed
very
narrowly
falling
into
the
hands
of
a
French
Party
that
had
crept
between
Halle
and
Brussels
,
in
their
return
to
the
Camp
;
Count
Nassaus
two
Aide
de
Camps
were
made
Prisoners
just
behind
him
,
and
carried
to
Charleroy
:
These
were
not
the
only
Gentlemen
that
had
the
misfortune
to
fall
into
their
hands
:
Their
Little
Sculking
Parties
were
very
troublesom
between
the
Camp
and
Brussels
,
having
the
way
open
to
get
between
our
Camp
and
this
Town
by
Halle
;
if
they
came
in
great
Parties
they
were
more
apt
to
be
discovered
,
for
which
reason
they
came
but
few
together
;
and
if
they
met
with
Parties
of
Strangers
to
the
Countrey
,
as
English
,
Germans
,
&c.
they
would
pretend
themselves
to
be
Walloons
in
the
King
of
Spains
Service
.
The
17th
.
Captains
Hamilton
and
Hemsly
of
Colonel
Seymour's
Regiment
,
with
the
Surgeon
fell
into
the
hands
of
one
of
these
little
Parties
,
they
endeavour'd
to
resist
,
Captain
Hemsly
had
a
dangerous
Wound
upon
his
left
Wrist
,
and
they
were
all
Three
made
Prisoners
,
but
the
Party
left
Captain
Hemsly
wounded
at
Halle
,
upon
the
promise
of
the
other
two
to
see
his
Ransom
paid
.
The
Breaches
of
the
Town
and
Castle
of
Namur
being
now
considerably
repair'd
,
and
the
French
Line
upon
the
Hill
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
produc'd
down
to
the
Sambre
,
besides
some
Works
began
to
defend
the
passages
of
this
River
,
between
the
Line
and
the
Castle
,
and
others
to
defend
the
side
of
the
Cohorne
against
the
Town
,
that
it
may
not
for
the
future
be
attack'd
the
same
way
we
reduc'd
this
strong
place
;
this
I
say
being
now
the
Condition
of
Namur
,
the
Hesse
and
Lunenbourgh
Troops
Decamp'd
from
the
Mehaigne
to
march
by
the
Meuse
(
which
they
passed
between
Liege
and
Maestricht
)
to
Germany
▪
And
the
Brandenbourg
Forces
Canton'd
in
the
Neighbourhood
of
Liege
,
expecting
to
go
into
their
Winter
Quarters
(
as
formerly
)
at
Liege
,
Aix
la
Chapelle
&c.
Upon
our
coming
to
the
Camp
at
S.
Quintin
Linneck
,
the
Spanish
and
Bavarian
Cavalry
was
likewise
sent
to
Canton
along
the
Dendre
between
Alost
and
Dendermond
:
And
the
Weather
having
been
very
bad
now
,
and
most
part
of
the
Summer
,
and
Forrage
scarce
,
and
the
Troops
very
much
fatigu'd
,
and
no
fear
of
any
Enterprize
from
the
Enemies
,
this
made
our
Army
separate
very
early
to
go
into
Quarters
.
The
19th
.
our
heavy
Artillery
consisting
of
Thirty
Pieces
of
Canon
,
began
to
march
to
Winter-Quarters
at
Ghent
,
being
escorted
by
the
Regiments
of
Colonel
Frederick
Hamilton
and
Cinqvilles
.
The
20th
.
My
Lord
of
Athlone
,
General
of
the
Dutch
Horse
,
Reviewed
all
the
Cavalry
here
in
the
States
Service
.
The
21th
.
The
Life-Guards
and
Horse-Granadiers
were
ordered
to
their
Winter-Quarters
,
the
first
to
Breda
,
and
the
last
to
Boisleduc
.
The
23th
.
the
Dutch
Artillery
march'd
to
Malines
its
usual
Winter
Quarter
,
under
the
Convoy
of
the
Regiments
of
Seymour
and
Collingwood
to
be
quarter'd
there
,
and
some
Dutch
Regiments
going
to
the
Frontiers
of
Holland
.
Colonel
Collingwood's
Regiment
afterwards
was
sent
to
Ghent
,
and
Colonel
Trelawnyes
to
Malines
,
where
it
had
been
formerly
.
This
day
the
Elector
had
notice
that
the
French
Army
had
broke
up
the
day
before
,
not
to
go
yet
into
Quarters
,
but
to
Canton
in
the
Villages
between
the
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†
A
little
River
which
falls
into
the
Scheld
at
Escana●●e
.
Ronne
and
the
Scheld
,
Villeroy
having
his
Quarter
at
Cordes
;
upon
which
the
Garrisons
of
Ghendt
and
Bruges
,
Ostend
,
Camerlings
Ambacht
,
and
Canal
of
Bruges
march'd
the
24.
towards
their
respective
Winter-Quarters
,
with
the
remainder
of
the
English
Train
of
Artillery
and
Foot
,
under
the
Command
of
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
,
Count
Nassau
,
&c.
the
Horse
under
the
Command
of
Monsieur
d'
Auverquerque
:
We
incamp'd
this
day
upon
the
Dender
(
which
we
passed
at
Alost
)
at
Arenbodeghem
.
The
25th
.
at
Mallem
near
Ghent
,
where
the
Artillery
and
Garrison
began
to
march
into
Quarters
the
next
day
.
The
Garrisons
of
Bruges
,
Ostend
,
&c.
march'd
on
under
the
Command
of
Major
General
Ramsay
to
their
Winter-Quarters
;
as
the
Ten
Battallions
of
Foot
,
and
Two
of
Dragoons
Incamp'd
at
Bellem
upon
this
Canal
,
had
done
some
days
before
:
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
,
who
Commanded
them
,
went
to
the
Hague
to
receive
His
Majesties
Instructions
about
the
Tryal
of
the
Officers
concern'd
in
the
Capitulations
of
Dixmuyde
and
Deinse
,
being
appointed
President
of
the
High
Court
Marshal
to
try
them
:
For
about
this
time
the
foresaid
Garrisons
were
set
at
liberty
by
the
French
Kings
Order
,
and
come
to
Ghendt
,
but
the
Officers
Commanding
the
respective
Regiments
of
these
Garrisons
were
either
Confin'd
in
Ghent
,
or
sent
Prisoners
to
the
Sas
van
Ghendt
,
Major-General
Ellembergh
Governour
of
Dixmuyde
was
among
the
last
.
These
Garrisons
were
sent
back
with
the
usual
Fidelity
of
the
French
,
they
still
retain'd
those
,
whom
by
their
ill
usage
and
infraction
of
the
Cartel
and
Capitulation
,
they
had
forc'd
to
take
on
in
their
Service
.
'T
is
true
,
as
't
is
said
that
they
publisht
by
Beat
of
Drum
in
several
of
their
Frontier
Garrisons
,
that
those
who
had
so
been
Listed
among
them
had
liberty
to
return
,
but
they
took
care
that
none
of
the
Parties
concern'd
should
have
any
benefit
by
it
;
however
many
of
these
forc'd
Soldiers
have
deserted
back
to
us
this
Summer
,
as
English
,
Scots
,
and
Danes
,
and
do
Desert
dayly
.
The
26th
.
the
Elector
left
the
Army
at
St.
Quintin
Linneck
to
go
to
Brussels
,
and
the
27th
.
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Army
here
separated
into
Winter
Quarters
.
The
same
day
His
Majesty
came
from
Loo
to
the
Hague
with
Prince
Vaudemont
;
and
the
28th
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourgh
;
who
had
been
retarded
at
Cleves
by
some
extraordinay
Business
,
and
so
could
not
come
to
Loo
.
The
State
of
our
Army
in
Flanders
was
resolv'd
upon
here
for
the
next
Campagne
,
and
to
Augment
considerably
our
Forces
,
whereby
(
notwithstanding
the
great
preparations
of
the
Enemies
,
and
their
new
Levyes
)
we
may
still
be
proportionably
Superiour
to
them
in
the
Field
,
and
pursue
that
Success
which
it
has
pleased
God
to
give
us
the
last
Summer
over
our
Enemies
,
to
advance
the
great
and
necessary
work
of
asserting
our
Liberties
,
and
the
Liberties
of
all
Christendom
,
the
only
end
of
our
Just
and
Righteous
Cause
,
and
thereupon
to
ground
a
firm
,
lasting
,
and
happy
Peace
,
which
,
(
if
we
maintain
that
Power
over
our
Enemies
it
has
pleas'd
God
to
give
us
the
last
Campagne
)
we
need
not
doubt
of
effecting
very
speedily
.
One
thing
is
certain
,
That
if
the
Allies
Money
holds
out
as
long
as
that
of
the
French
Kings
,
(
as
't
is
very
reasonable
to
think
it
should
)
his
Forces
must
fail
before
ours
;
for
he
has
only
France
and
his
Conquests
,
with
part
of
Switzerland
to
recruit
his
Forces
,
and
to
make
new
Levyes
,
but
the
Allies
have
all
the
rest
of
Christendom
for
an
Inexhaustible
Supply
to
make
up
their
Armies
.
The
King
having
spent
some
days
in
Conferences
with
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourgh
and
States-General
concerning
this
Important
Work
,
Sailed
the
9th
.
for
England
,
where
His
Majesty
Arriv'd
the
10th
at
Margate
,
and
lay
that
Night
at
Canterbury
,
and
so
His
Majesty
came
the
next
day
to
Kensington
,
being
every
where
receiv'd
by
His
good
and
loving
Subjects
with
all
the
demonstration
of
the
greatest
Joy
imaginable
for
the
preservation
of
His
Sacred
Person
,
amidst
all
the
Dangers
to
which
the
King
has
expos'd
Himself
,
and
for
the
great
Success
of
his
Arms
during
the
Campagne
,
which
next
under
God
,
is
due
to
His
Majesty
.
Though
our
Armies
were
separated
into
Winter-Quarters
,
de
Villeroy
went
to
Court
,
and
the
Army
into
Quarters
;
but
upon
their
passage
of
the
Lys
to
Canton
along
the
River
Mandel
,
they
made
a
Detachment
of
all
their
Forces
design'd
to
quarter
near
the
Sea
to
form
a
Body
near
Furnes
,
which
gave
us
some
Jealousie
for
Newport
;
and
upon
this
Motion
,
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
drew
out
125
Men
out
of
every
Regiment
of
Foot
of
our
Forces
,
besides
the
Regiments
of
Fairfax
Danish
Guards
,
and
Packmore
intire
,
which
made
a
Body
of
about
Ten
Thousand
Men
,
and
Incamp'd
,
with
a
small
Train
of
Artillery
sent
from
Ghent
for
that
purpose
,
upon
the
Sandhills
near
Newport
,
for
the
safety
of
that
place
.
But
it
does
not
appear
that
the
Enemies
had
any
other
design
,
than
to
make
some
new
Works
about
Furnes
and
Kenoque
,
which
the
Marechal
de
Villeroy
came
to
view
,
and
the
Fortifications
of
Dunkirk
,
before
his
going
to
Court
.
The
Weather
was
extraordinary
fair
and
favourable
,
more
than
is
usual
at
this
time
of
the
Year
,
which
I
suppose
kept
the
Enemies
out
so
much
the
longer
.
The
22th
.
the
Duke
of
Wirtemberg
with
the
Detachment
under
his
Command
returned
from
the
Neighbourhood
of
Newport
back
into
Winter-Quarters
,
after
the
Enemies
had
separated
on
their
side
.
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
having
receiv'd
His
Majesties
Instructions
at
the
Hague
,
came
to
Ghent
the
beginning
of
October
,
to
be
President
of
the
Council
of
War
appointed
for
the
Tryal
of
the
Commanding
Officers
in
the
Garrisons
of
Dixmuyde
and
Deinse
,
which
sat
at
the
Golden
Apple
a
great
Inne
in
Ghent
where
all
the
said
Officers
were
brought
and
detain'd
Prisoners
.
The
Council
of
War
began
to
sit
the
9th
.
Composed
of
Sir
Henry
Bellasiss
Lieutenant-General
and
President
,
Major-Generals
Meloniere
,
Ramsay
and
Eppinger
;
●rigadiers
,
Fitz-Patrick
,
Anhalt
,
and
Haxhausen
;
Colonels
Fairfax
,
Collingwood
,
Schoor
,
Erff
,
Arents
and
Bernstorf
.
The
Court
sat
till
the
25th
.
that
they
came
to
Sentence
after
a
full
hearing
on
both
sides
,
which
Sir
Henry
Bellasis
brought
over
to
be
approv'd
of
by
His
Majesty
,
which
was
done
without
any
alterations
.
[
†
](A37139-e73630-b)
†
Executed
at
Ghent
,
Nov.
20.
Major-General
Ellembergh
Governour
of
Dixmuyde
was
Condemned
to
be
Beheaded
,
and
his
Goods
Confiscated
;
some
Colonels
were
Broke
and
render'd
incapable
of
Serving
the
King
,
others
depriv'd
of
their
Regiments
without
any
such
clause
,
others
Suspended
,
and
others
acquitted
with
Honour
.
The
Sentence
(
I
suppose
)
will
be
Published
,
and
I
need
not
swell
this
Account
of
the
Campagne
to
a
greater
Bulk
,
to
give
a
particular
Relation
of
it
.
Gloria
in
Excelsis
Deo
,
in
Terris
Pax.
List
of
the
Forces
in
the
Line
of
Circumvallation
at
the
Siege
A
of
Namur
.
Before
the
Town
the
King
,
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Ploen
,
Earl
of
Portland
,
and
the
D.
of
Ormond
Lieutenant-Generals
of
Horse
.
Infantry
in
the
Kings
Pay
before
the
Town
,
Count
Nassau
,
Lieutenant-General
,
Major-General
Ramsay
.
Brigadiers
,
Lord
Cutts
,
Fitzpatrick
,
Selwyn
,
and
L.
George
Hamilton
.
-
Battal
.
-
English
-
Guards
.
-
First
Regiment
2
-
Second
Regiment
1
-
Dutch-Guards
1
-
Scots-Guards
1
-
Royal
1
-
Selwyn
1
-
Trelawney
1
-
Seymour
1
-
Columbine
1
-
Fusiliers
1
-
Tidcomb
1
-
Stanley
1
-
Collingwood
1
-
Lauder
1
-
Ingoldesby
1
-
Saunderson
1
-
Maitland
1
-
Nassau
1
-
Battallions
19
-
English
Squadrons
,
3
Dutch
37-40
.
In
all
before
the
Town
45
Battallions
.
Dutch
Infantry
before
the
Town
,
Lieut.
General
Tettau
.
Major-Generals
,
Fagel
,
Salisch
,
Lindeboom
,
and
Heukelom
.
Brigadiers
,
Holstein
Norbourg
,
Frisheim
and
Heyden
.
-
Battal
.
-
Tettau
1
-
Weed
1
-
Salisch
1
-
Lindeboom
1
-
Dumont
1
-
Ameliswert
1
-
Frisheim
1
-
Oxenstern
1
-
Braha
1
-
Capol
2
-
Marquet
1
-
Wolfembuttel
1
-
Hasfert
1
-
La
Mothe
1
-
Holstein
Norburg
1
-
Fagel
1
-
Spar
1
-
Carle
1
-
Gohr
1
-
Harscholt
1
-
Lottum
1
-
Essen
1
-
Arents
1
-
Heukelom
1
-
Holstein
Ploen
1
-
Battallions
26
In
the
Line
of
Circumvallation
between
the
Sambre
and
the
Meuse
,
the
Elector
with
the
Spanish
and
Bavarian
Generals
.
Prince
Cerclas
of
Tilly.
Major-Generals
Cohorne
and
Suerin
.
Brigadier
Dedem
,
&c.
-
Battallions
-
Ravarian
Foot
4
-
Brandenbourgh
Foot
8
-
Dutch
-
Nassau
Friesland
2
-
Cohorne
1
-
Dedem
1
-
Obergen
1
-
Stockhausen
1
-
Altholstein
1
-
Heckeren
1
-
Knoring
1
-
Margrave
Lodowick
1
-
Swerin
3
-
Battallions
25
-
Spanish
and
Bavarian
Cavalry
,
Squadrons
20
In
the
Line
of
Circumvallation
,
between
the
two
Meuses
,
(
i
e.
)
on
the
Condros-side
before
the
Fauxbourg
de
Jambe
,
Velt-Marechal
Fleming
.
Lieutenant
General
Hyden
:
Major-Generals
,
Arnheim
and
La
Cave
.
Count
de
Berlo
,
Major-General
of
the
Liege
Horse
.
-
Battallions
-
Brandenbourgh
10
-
Brandenbourgh
&
Liege
-
Cavalry
,
60
Squadr
.
-
60
-
Battal
.
in
all
in
this
Siege
80
-
Squadrons
120
A
Particular
List
of
the
Brandenbourgh
Foot
concerned
in
the
Siege
of
Namur
.
-
Battallions
.
-
Guards
3
-
Lottum
1
-
Slabendorf
1
-
Prince
Philip
1
-
Anhalt
1
-
Huet
1
-
Electoral
Prince
1
-
Prince
Christian
Lodowick
1
-
D'orfling
1
-
Barfus
1
-
Dohnhoff
1
-
Heyden
1
-
Dona
1
-
Brand
1
-
Horne
1
-
Young
Heyden
1
-
Battallions
—
18
A
List
of
the
Forces
come
from
the
Rhine
,
Commanded
by
the
Landtgrave
of
Hesse
,
and
under
His
Highness
by
the
Count
de
la
Lippe
.
Cavalry
,
Major-General
Spiegel
.
-
Squadrons
-
Hanover
Noyelles
3
-
Hesse
-
Regiments
of
Life-Guards
3
-
Lippe
3
-
Spiegel
4
Dragoons
.
-
Zell
Bottmer
2
-
Hanover
Aremberg
1
-
Hesse
-
The
Prince
3
-
Tettau
3
-
Squadrons
22
-
Infantry
,
Major-General
Goerts
.
-
Battallions
-
Hanover
-
Hanover
Guards
1
-
Velt-Marechal
Padewits
1
-
Zell
Holstein
,
alias
Bulaw
1
-
Hesse
-
Guards
1
-
Prince
William
1
-
Goerts
1
-
Sames
1
-
Union
Regiment
1
-
Circle
of
the
Upper
Rhine
1
-
Hesse
Darmstadt
1
-
Battallions
10
List
of
the
Winter-Quarters
for
the
Year
,
1695.
GHENDT
,
The
Three
Battallions
of
English
Guards
,
Churchil
,
Fuziliers
,
Collingwood
Frederick
Hamilton
,
Nassau
,
Packmoer
,
Six
Battallions
of
Danes
,
Train
of
Artillery
.
BRVGES
,
Scots
Guards
,
Royal
,
Fairfax
,
Columbine
,
Bridges
,
Graham
(
the
Colonel
depriv'd
by
the
Court
Marshal
,
the
King
has
given
this
Regiment
to
Colonel
Walter
Collier
,
Brother
to
Sir
David
Collier
,
and
Capt.
Commandant
of
one
of
the
Dutch
Battallions
of
Guards
:
)
Offerrel
(
The
King
has
given
this
Regiment
to
Colonel
Robert
Mackay
,
Colonel
of
a
Regiment
in
Scotland
,
which
His
Majesty
has
bestow'd
upon
Colonel
Macgill
,
that
Commanded
the
first
Battallion
of
Scots
Guards
in
the
Siege
of
Namur
)
Ingoldsby
,
Saunderson
,
and
Buchan
.
MALINES
,
Selwyn
,
Trelawny
,
Seymour
,
and
Brewer
.
NAMVR
,
Collier
,
Ferguson
,
Marton
,
one
of
Danes
,
Hulsen
.
DENDERMOND
,
Stanley
,
Erle
,
OSTEND
,
Lauder
,
Mackay
,
Tiffeny
.
NEWPORT
,
Colonel
George
Hamilton
.
DAMME
,
Lesley
,
(
The
Colonel
depriv'd
by
the
Court
Marshall
,
His
Majesty
has
given
the
Regiment
to
Colonel
How
,
Captain
in
the
first
Regiment
of
Guards
)
Lorne
ANDENARDE
,
Wolfembu●tel
,
Hering
.
LIER
,
Hanover
-
Guards
,
St
Paul
.
In
the
Villages
between
the
Canal
of
Brussels
and
Malines
,
Dutch-Guards
.
In
the
Camerlings
Ambacht
,
Granvill●
,
Strathnaver
,
Belcas●el
,
Cinqvilles
.
Along
the
Canal
of
Bruges
,
Tidcomb
,
Maitland
,
La
Meloniere
and
one
of
Danes
.
BREDA
.
Auer
.
The
Colonel
has
likewise
been
broke
by
the
Court-Marshal
,
but
I
have
not
yet
heard
who
has
the
Regiment
.
All
the
English
Cavalry
and
Danish
is
at
Ghendt
.
The
English
Life-Guards
at
Breda
.
Dutch
Life-Guards
,
and
my
Lord
Portland's
Regiment
of
Horse
at
the
Hague
.
Horse-Granadiers
at
Boisleduc
.
Dutch
Horse
upon
English
Pay
,
at
Bruges
,
except
Tennagel
at
St.
Gertruydenberg
and
Montpouillan
in
some
Villages
near
Malines
.
The
Dragoons
are
quarter'd
in
the
Villages
between
Ghendt
and
Sas
Van
Ghendt
,
except
the
Dragoons
of
Ross
,
in
the
Villages
between
Bruges
and
Damme
.
The
Queens
Dragoons
Commanded
by
Colonel
Lloyd
upon
the
Canal
of
Sluys
,
and
those
of
Cunningham
upon
the
Canal
of
Ostend
,
in
the
Pays
de
Nort.
This
is
the
Repartition
of
His
Majesties
Forces
.
FINIS
.