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<NAME>TCP Staff (Michigan)</NAME>
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<HEAD>A Particular RELATION of the great VICTORY obtained by Their Maje&s;ties Forces over the Iri&s;h Army, at <HI>Aghrim</HI> in <HI>Ireland,</HI> on the 12th of <HI>July,</HI> 1691.</HEAD>
<P>THE 11th in&s;tant we encamped on this &s;ide <HI>Ballina&s;lo,</HI> along the River <HI>Suc:</HI> It was once this day re&s;olved to have pa&s;&s;ed the River, and to march three Miles farther to <HI>Aghrim-</HI>Ca&s;tle, where the Enemy was encamped, and to at|tack them, but the great Rain that fell this day, with other Ob&s;tacles, as of not perfectly viewing the Roads and Pa&s;&s;es thither, occa&s;ioned our &s;tay here. This Night Orders were given, that all our Arms &s;hould be di&s;charged, and put in good Order; That the whole Army &s;hould be at their Arms by two of the Clock the next morning, with|out either beat of Drum or &s;ound of Trumpet; Powder, Ball, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> was delivered the &s;ame night to them.</P>
<P>The 12th, According to this Order of la&s;t Night, the Army marched through <HI>Ballina&s;loe,</HI> leaving only at the Camp Two Men of a Company to guard our Tents: After the Right Wing of Hor&s;e and Foot had pa&s;&s;ed, our Artillery, con&s;i&s;ting of 30 Field-pieces, march|ed in three Divi&s;ions, <HI>(viz.)</HI> Two Demy-Culvering, Two &s;hort 6 Pounders, and Five 3 Pounders, for the Right Wing; Two long 6 Pounders, Two &s;hort 6 Pounders, and Five 3 Pounders, for the Left Wing; and Eight fortified 12 Pounders, and Four &s;hort <HI>ditto,</HI> for the Center or Body of the Army.</P>
<P>It took &s;ome time to draw the Army up, which about 11 a Clock at Noon was done, and every thing put in order to attack the Enemy in their Camp: 'Twas re&s;olved to atrack them on the Right, Left, and Center, as the Three Roads in this Paper mark'd <HI>A. B. C.</HI> but the Road <HI>C.</HI> running &s;o much to our Right, and taking &s;o great a Turn about the Bog, with the Con&s;ideration of the Enemies Left Wing not extending farther than <HI>D.</HI> (their Right was <HI>E.)</HI> 'twas re&s;olved to attack only by the Road <HI>B.</HI> leading to their Right Wing, and the Road <HI>A.</HI> leading to the Pa&s;s; this made &s;ome &s;mall Alteration in the Order of Battel, as the &s;ending Three Squadrons from the Right Wing of the Se|cond Line to the Left of the Fir&s;t Line, joyning the Right and Left Guns together for the Left: By 4 in the Afternoon the Duke of <HI>Wirtembergh</HI> marched the Left Wing by the Road <HI>B.</HI> which was much di&s;puted him, the Enemy having all enclo&s;ed Ground to defend: At 7 a Clock he gained the Ground <HI>F.</HI> and the Enemy drew down to him; at the &s;ame time Four Battalions pa&s;&s;ed over the Bog, and met with great oppo&s;ition, the whole Body of the Enemies Foot pre&s;&s;ing them very much; Lieutenant-General <HI>Macoy,</HI> Major-General <HI>Talma&s;h,</HI> with the Right Wing of Hor&s;e and Foot, pu&s;hed through the Pa&s;s under the Fire of the Ca&s;tle; 'twas di&s;puted half an hour, then we gained the Top of the Hill at <HI>H.</HI> which took the Enemy in the Rear, who now begin to be in &s;ome Confu&s;ion. The Fight la&s;ted about two hours, &s;ometimes with Advantage to the Enemy, they having once pu&s;hed the Four Battalions that went over the Bog, but in a quarter of an hour rallied again, which, with the Two Lines, advancing, put the Enemy in &s;uch di&s;order, that they entirely broke, and each made the be&s;t of their Heels; the Hor&s;e got off be&s;t; we pur&s;ued them four Miles, with a great Slaughter of the Foot, which in all probability is intirely ruin'd: By Computation, there lies dead upon the Field of Battel upwards of 5000 Men, with about 15000 Arms which they flung away; their whole Artillery, (&s;ent them out of <HI>France,)</HI> con&s;i&s;ting of Nine Guns, with all the Tents and Baggage of their Army, is ours. Of their General Officers, <HI>Sarsfeild</HI> is only e&s;caped; <HI>St. Ruth</HI> is killed; Major-General <HI>John Hamilton,</HI> Major-General <HI>Dorington,</HI> Brigadier <HI>Tute,</HI> Lord <HI>Bellew,</HI> Colo|nel <HI>Connel,</HI> Brigadier <HI>Gordan O-Neile,</HI> Lieutenant-Colonel <HI>Roberts,</HI> Lord <HI>Slane,</HI> Lord <HI>Kilmure,</HI> Lord <HI>Bu&s;&s;in,</HI> Colonel <HI>Butler,</HI> Colonel <HI>Grace,</HI> Major <HI>Lawle&s;s,</HI> Colonel <HI>Walter Bourke,</HI> Lieute|nant-Colonel <HI>John Baggot,</HI> Lieutenant-Colonel <HI>Jo. Braodier,</HI> Major <HI>William Bourke,</HI> Major <HI>Edmund Bulter,</HI> with a great number of inferiour Officers, both of Hor&s;e and Foot, are Pri|&s;oners: We took al&s;o a great many Standards and Colours.</P>
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<P>Printed by <HI>Edw. Jones</HI> in the <HI>Savoy,</HI> 1691.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>A DRAUGHT<NOTE PLACE="foot"><HI>Figure</HI> (1) <HI>is the Iri&s;h Army. Figure</HI> (2) <HI>Squadrons of Hor&s;e, and Figure</HI> (3) <HI>Battalions of Foot, of Their Maje&s;ties Army.</HI></NOTE> of the Incampment of the Iri&s;h Army at the Bat|tel near</HI> Aghrim <HI>in</HI> Ireland, <HI>and the manner of Their Maje&s;ties Forces Attacking them.</HI> By Colonel <HI>Richards,</HI> Fir&s;t Engineer of <HI>Ireland,</HI> being pre&s;ent at the Engagement.</HEAD>
<P><HI>Publi&s;hed by Authority.</HI></P>
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<FIGDESC>map of the site of battle and the location of the armies</FIGDESC>
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