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Title: An impartial history of the wars of Ireland, with a continuation thereof
Year: 1693 (1690s)
Authors: Story, George (Warter), d 1721
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Publisher: London, Printed for R. Chiswell
Contributing Library: Kelly - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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the 2)th, when aconfiderable Breach being made, Five hundred Grana-deers. fupported by Seven Regiments of Foot, and allour Works double manned, were ordered to attackthe Counterfcarp, and lodge themfelvcs as convenient-An Attack ly as they could thereabouts. Between three and fourmade upon in the Aftemoon, the Signal being given, our men at-theTown. jackd the Enemy very briskly , beating them fromtheir Works, and fo over the Breach into the Town;but feveral of them purfuing too far, and the reft notfeconding them, as having no Orders to go any fur-ther, the Iri(h alfo feeing themfelves purfued by fo imall TT ■I 119 nve .-... —J, ^.^rt^^^ Lij^ Kill. \ji ^iu^uji^ an our JT^^^ ivrneitv Army drew off; mofl: of the Protefl-ants that lived in cf^^^^^* that part of the Countrey taking that opportunity of ^^^ removing A PRO SPEC Toi-LIMERICK BKARINcI DLfK W^K S T%u x;u-f^i- i/uain^fj/ifu o^<:^i<-i 3dltcri,j k Breach ic% =3 frUhA--i/i:^Mj^^^^■^^.^■i^ faj.^S. T7ic Kricjli^i Tanrti
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of the Wars of Ireland. J9 fmall a number, they were perfuaded to face about, 1690.an J out-numbring our poor men they killed a great *^-/y^many of them ; fiefh Regiments alfb coming from be-yond the River, and all together adventuring upon theWalls; our men below having likewife no cover, af-ter a Difpute of three hours and an half (in whichtime there was nothing but one continued Fire ofGreat and Small-fhot) our men were obliged to re-Ouimenturn back to their own Trenches again, having loft^r*woff15 Officers, ( befides the Foreigners, and thofe of theGranadiers ) about 50 wounded, 500 men killed, andnear One thoufand woundeJ, whereof greateft part re-covered; tho Im apt to think the Inflj did not lo(efb many, fince its a much eafier thing to defendWalls, than by plain ftrength to force people from,them. Next day the Soldiers were in hopes that his Ma-jefty would give orders for a fecond Attack, and fcem-ed refolved to have the Town, or lofe all their lives;but this was too great a r

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