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<HEAD>A FULL AND PERFECT ACCOUNT Of the Particulars of the Terrible and Bloody Fight, which the Chri&s;tian Armies have obtained over the whole Turki&s;h Forces near the Bridge of <HI>E&s;&s;eck.</HI> With a particular of what Plunder they have Seiz'd and Taken.</HEAD>
<BYLINE>Written from a Per&s;on of Quality, who was pre&s;ent in the whole Action.</BYLINE>
<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Augu&s;t the 30th, 1687.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>LEtters ye&s;terday Afternoon (by three <HI>Flanders</HI> Mails) of the 21&s;t in&s;tant; from <HI>Vienna,</HI> bring us the joyful increa&s;e, and particulars of the entire and accompli&s;h'd Victory, the Chri&s;tian Arms have obtain'd over the <HI>Turks</HI> near <HI>Darda,</HI> the 12th Courant; for which glorious Atchieve|ment their Imperial Maje&s;ties, attended by all the Nobility of that Court, paid their Devotions in the Cathedral of St. <HI>Stephen,</HI> where <HI>Te Deum</HI> was Sung (with a <HI>Royal Salvo</HI>) of a triple di&s;charge of all the Cannon; upon the Ramparts continued by Vollies of Mu&s;queteers, re&s;ounding with ringing of Bells, Bonefires, and Acclamations of the people, the &s;ame being brought the Empe|rour from the Duke of <HI>Lorain,</HI> by General Count <HI>Taaffe,</HI> &s;ince the di&s;patch of Prince <HI>Eugine</HI> of <HI>Savoy.</HI></P>
<P>The better to con&s;erve the method of acquiring this mighty Action, 'tis nece&s;&s;ary at fir&s;t to know the inducement that obliged the Grand <HI>Vizier</HI> to quit his impregnable Retrenchments, and give Battle to the Chri&s;tians: On the 27th the Grand <HI>Vizier</HI> pa&s;|&s;ed the <HI>Drave</HI> with his Army, and fortified his Camp near <HI>Darda,</HI> with two modern Retrenchments in Front, &s;trengthned with <HI>Palli&s;ado</HI>'s, having <HI>E&s;&s;eck</HI> and the <HI>Drave</HI> in his Rear, the <HI>Danube</HI> and the <HI>Mora&s;s</HI> on his Right, with a Wood and the <HI>Mora&s;s</HI> on his Left, which being viewed by the Generals, 'twas judged impo&s;&s;ible, without ha|zarding the ruine of the whole Army, to attack, and force his Camp; therefore was re|&s;olv'd by &s;tratagems of War, to draw the Grand <HI>Vizier</HI> from tho&s;e &s;ecured Retrench|ments, &s;o marched, and counter-marched the Army in divers figures: one Detachment of them making &s;hew, as if they would re-pa&s;s the <HI>Danube</HI> at <HI>Moha<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">z,</HI> and go into high <HI>Hungary,</HI> whil&s;t another made a feigned movement of marching towards <HI>Sygeth</HI> and <HI>Syclo&s;s,</HI> not without being able &s;uddenly to re-unite their Main Body; which the Turks perceiving, lookt upon it at fir&s;t, (as really it was intended) to decoy him out of his Po&s;t; and thereupon, would &s;carce permit the ravaging Tartars to pick up &s;ome of our Forragers, till believing they might be retreating in earne&s;t, made &s;ome Detachments to ob&s;erve the Countenance of our Army, and &s;ometimes skirmi&s;h'd with our advanced Guards, gave us the Alarm; and having taken 200 of our men, returned to their Camp; (flu&s;h'd with this advantage) the Turks began to &s;hew them&s;elves in different Parties; our Generals concerted new methods, marching their Army in &s;everal Fronts, further a field, as well to be di&s;tant from a Wood, which incommoded our Foragers, as to give the Grand <HI>Vizier</HI> a large &s;pace of ground. with de&s;ire to follow us, but this march was &s;till in vain: yet notwith&s;tanding the &s;ame day we perceived a con&s;iderable Body of Turki&s;h Cavalry in our Rear; but &s;o &s;oon as we faced about, and began to skirmi&s;h with them, they made a ha&s;ty Retreat: The Duke of <HI>Lorain,</HI> by this time, judging that he &s;hould not be able to cau&s;e him to give Battle in open Field, took a re&s;o|lution to march for <HI>Syclo&s;s</HI> and <HI>Five-Churches,</HI> and withdraw tho&s;e Garri&s;ons, demo|li&s;hing
<PB N="2" REF="2"> the Fortifications, which otherwi&s;e might have fallen into the Enemies po&s;&s;e&s;|&s;ion, began to move towards them on the 10th, and with ea&s;ie marches, continued the 11th, &s;ending Baron <HI>De Orlick</HI> to precede the Vant-Guard with 4 or 500 Hor&s;e: In this march, a great Body of Turki&s;h Spahi's did what they could to interrupt our moti|on, &s;hewing them&s;elves &s;ometimes on the Wing, then on the Flank; we entred upon di&s;pute with them, but they retired with precipitation. On the 12th, the Grand <HI>Vi|zier,</HI> thinking the Chri&s;tians were making the be&s;t of their way from him, would not lo&s;e the opportunity, but detached &s;ome of his be&s;t Troopers, to give us a Diver&s;ion; and about two in the Afternoon 10000 Turki&s;h Cavalry, and half the number of <HI>Jani|zaries</HI> came right upon our Left Wing, commanded by the Elector of <HI>Bavaria</HI> and Prince <HI>Lewis</HI> of <HI>Baden,</HI> preceded by &s;ome <HI>German Curia&s;iers;</HI> who vigorou&s;ly &s;u|&s;tained the Turki&s;h Charge, but retir'd into their fir&s;t Line: On a &s;udden the <HI>Janiza|ries</HI> were po&s;ted on an Eminence, with &s;ome Field-pieces, and made continual firing with &s;mall and great &s;hot, whil&s;t 10000 of their Hor&s;e endeavoured to put us in di&s;or|der, which obliged the Elector of <HI>Bavaria</HI> to extend his Front to be in proportion with that of the Enemy, the Regiments of <HI>Savoy</HI> and <HI>Comercy</HI> &s;u&s;tain'd this fir&s;t Charge, which was very fierce and ob&s;tinate, the Chri&s;tians continuing firm with great Re&s;olu|tion and Courage, notwith&s;tanding they were attack'd in Front and Flank; the Elector came in per&s;on to their A&s;&s;i&s;tance, and found the Di&s;pute &s;o warm, that he received a Shot in his Hand, Prince <HI>Comercy</HI> a Wound in the Brea&s;t with an Arrow, which yet did not hinder his continuing in the Action, to give what nece&s;&s;ary orders were required.</P>
<P>The Duke of <HI>Lorain</HI> to get ground, cau&s;ed at the &s;ame time the Right Wing to march cro&s;s, and &s;tretch towards the Flank of the Enemies, who attacked our Left, and the Left went to meet another Body of Hor&s;e and Foot, which marched to Charge them: And now the Fight began to be bloody on both &s;ides, the Victory hanging in &s;u&s;pence for two or three hours; but by the coming in of a fre&s;h Detachment on the Chri&s;tian &s;ide, the Turks began to lo&s;e ground, afterwards to mend their pace; and in the end to take a perfect Flight, one Body of their Cavalry retiring upon their Foot, put the whole in di&s;order; a great &s;laughter being made, and we pur&s;ued the Enemy with &s;o much vi|gour and heat, that we entred Pell-mell with them into their Camp, and made our &s;elves with little re&s;i&s;tance, Ma&s;ters of both their Retrenchments, and pur&s;ued the Enemy as long as the day would permit. This Victory is &s;o great, as not to have any parallel for &s;ome Ages: we drove many into the <HI>Mora&s;s</HI> and <HI>Drave,</HI> where they peri&s;h'd, and the Bridge over the River, through the weight of people thronging to get over, broke down; &s;ome &s;ay the Grand <HI>Vizier</HI> caus'd the &s;ame to be done, leaving a multitude on this &s;ide the <HI>Drave,</HI> who are retir'd to the Woods, Mar&s;hes, and I&s;les, where they are &s;hut up, and mu&s;t &s;urrender upon di&s;cretion for want of Food: And &s;ome per&s;ons re|port, that there is no le&s;s than 25 or 30000 Men thus di&s;pers'd, and of 15000 old <HI>Ja|nizaries,</HI> &s;carce 50 are &s;av'd; and they reckon above 20000 are kill'd and drown'd. They have &s;eiz'd a mighty Rich Booty, the Grand <HI>Vizier</HI>'s Tent, which fell to the lot of the Elector of <HI>Bavaria,</HI> is &s;o Rich in Gold and Pearl, Precious Stones, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> as is ine&s;timable, 116 Canon and Mortars taken, 6000 head of Cattle, 1500 Camels, 100 Buffulors &s;eiz'd, 2000 Waggons with all Provi&s;ion and Ammunition, are fell into our hands, a number of Tents, Standards, and Hor&s;es Tails; and there is &s;carce a Souldier but abounds in Gold and Silver. The Pri&s;oners al&s;o report, That the Grand <HI>Vizier</HI> had not been induced to come out of his Retrenchments, but by the per&s;wa&s;ion of &s;ome Chri&s;tians in his Army, who flatter'd him with a&s;&s;urance of Succe&s;s; and that they &s;hould certainly take the Dukes of <HI>Lorain</HI> and <HI>Bavaria</HI> Pri&s;oners; and thereby oblige the Emperour to make Peace with the Grand <HI>Seignior,</HI> and re&s;tore all the Places in <HI>Hun|gary</HI> he has Re-conquer'd during the War: But Providence has di&s;po&s;ed otherwi&s;e, and 'tis not to be doubted, but that this Glorious Victory will have a quite contrary effect.</P>
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<P><HI>Holy-Rood-Hou&s;e:</HI> Printed by <HI>James Wat&s;on,</HI> Printer to His mo&s;t Excellent Maje|&s;ties Royal Family and Hou&s;hold. 1687.</P>
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