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<HEAD>A Relation of the Great and Entire Victory obtained by their Maje&s;ties Forces in <HI>Ireland,</HI> under the Com|mand of Lieut. Gen. <HI>Ginckle,</HI> on Sunday, <HI>July</HI> 12. 1691.</HEAD>
<HEAD>Publi&s;hed by Authority.</HEAD>
<P>THE great Convoy of Provi&s;ions be|ing arrived in the Camp from <HI>Dub|lin,</HI> under the Guard of the Earl of <HI>Portland</HI>'s Regiment of Hor&s;e; the whole Army pa&s;&s;ed the <HI>Shannon</HI> on the 12th of <HI>July,</HI> about 11 in the morning, the Hor&s;e by two Fords, and the Foot and Artillery over the Bridge of <HI>Athlone;</HI> &s;ome of the Enemies Squadrons &s;hewed them&s;elves on the Hills, but we quickly drove them from thence with two Squadrons of Hor&s;e and two of Dragoons; and having afterwards viewed the Enemies Camp, and the Ground which we might po&s;&s;e&s;s our &s;elves of be|tween two Bogs, we found that half our Army could not encamp there, which obliged us to begin our Camp on the Right, in order to extend it as far as we were able on the Left. But the Enemy having po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ed them&s;elves of a Pa&s;s on the Left in the middle of a Bog, it was thought nece&s;&s;ary to force them from thence; the Regiment of Blue Dragoons, a Squadron of the Dragoons of <HI>Cunningham,</HI> and the Regiment of my Lord <HI>Portland,</HI> were detached for this Service. The Enemy &s;eeing them advance, and that but a &s;mall part of our Army was yet come up, &s;ent &s;ome Foot and Hor&s;e through the Bog; upon which the Blue Dragoons di&s;mounted, and re|pul&s;ed them. The Enemy detached divers Batta|l<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">o s and Squadrons to &s;upport their men; and the Prince of <HI>Wirtemberg,</HI> with two of his Battalions, came very opportunely to the A&s;&s;i&s;tance of ours, and gave time to the re&s;t of the Troops of his Wing to come up: This obliged the Enemy to retrie to their main Body, who were po&s;ted on a great Hill, &s;urrounded almo&s;t on all &s;ides with Bog<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">, and having a Ca&s;tle on their Left; It was re&s;olved to attack them there; In order whereunto, our Foot pa&s;&s;ed through a Bog, many of them up to the middle, and receiving the Fire from three of the Enemies Retrenchments, and our Hor&s;e, notwith&s;tanding their continual Fire, having pa&s;&s;ed the Defile; the two Armies, about 6 in the eve|ning, were entirely engaged, at a place called <HI>Ayhram</HI> near <HI>Ballina&s;loe;</HI> the Fight was very &s;harp, and la&s;ted about 3 hours, our men being obliged to attack them from Trench to Trench, which they had thrown up for their greater Security; the Iri&s;h were never known to Fight with more Re&s;olution, e&s;pecially their Foot; their Army was Superiour to us in number, con&s;i&s;ting of 20000 Foot, and 8000 Hor&s;e and Dragoons, and had all the Advantage ima|ginable, by &s;he &s;ituation of the Ground; but it plea&s;ed GOD to ble&s;s Their Maje&s;ties Forces with an entire Victory, their whole Body being broke and di&s;per&s;ed; of the Enemy, there are above 5000 killed upon the place, of which number are the Lord <HI>Galmoy,</HI> Colonel <HI>Moor,</HI> with many others; and as &s;ome De&s;erters report, their French General <HI>St. Ruth.</HI> Major-General <HI>Hamilton,</HI> Colonel <HI>Doring|ton,</HI> Lord <HI>Slane,</HI> Lord <HI>Bedlow,</HI> Colonel <HI>Butler,</HI> Co|lonel <HI>Bourke,</HI> Colonel <HI>Gordon,</HI> Colonel <HI>O Neile,</HI> and divers other Per&s;ons of Note, are Pri&s;oners; and had it not been for the coming on of the Night, all their Foot would have been cut off. We took all the Enemies Baggage, Tents, Provi&s;ions, and Can|non, which latter con&s;i&s;ted only of 9 pieces. On our &s;ide we lo&s;t about 500 men; Major-General <HI>Hol&s;taple,</HI> and Colonel <HI>Herbert,</HI> are killed; the Prince of <HI>He&s;&s;e</HI> and the Lord <HI>Cutts</HI> wounded. The Bravery and Courage of our Men in this oc|ca&s;ion exceeded all the Account that can be given of them, and the Vigor and Conduct of the Gene|ral Officers contributed extreamly to this great and glorious Victory.</P>
<P>The General has &s;ent a Detachement to attack <HI>Portumny,</HI> where the Enemy have a great Magazine of Provi&s;ions.</P>
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<P>Printed by <HI>Edw. Jones</HI> in the <HI>Savoy,</HI> 1691.</P>
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