I am not able to give you any assistance this day; you are the older soldier, and the greatest part of the work of this day must lie upon your soldiers. Upon which the officers smiled; and so he bid God be with us,' and went away with the lieutenant-general of the horse, that was upon our left wing; from which time we never saw him, till we were in pursuit of the enemy. When the avenues were cleared, both the French and English army marched out of the lines towards the enemy. We were forced to march up in four lines (for we had not room enough to wing, for the canal between Furnes and Dunkirk, and the sea) till we had marched. above half a mile; then we came to a halt on rising hills of sand, and, having more room, took in two of our lines.

Major-general Morgan, seeing the enemy plain in battalia, said, before the head of the army, See! yonder are the gentlemen you have to trade withal.' Upon which the whole brigade of English gave a shout of rejoicing, that made a roaring eccho betwixt the sea and the canal. Thereupon, the Marshal Turenne came up, with above an hundred noblemen, to know what was the matter and reason of that great shout. Major-general Morgan told him, It was an usual custom of the red-coats, when they saw the enemy, to rejoice.'

Marshal Turenne answered, They were men of brave resolution and courage.' After which, Marshal Turenne returning to the head of his army, we put on to our march again. At the second halt, the whole brigade of English gave a shout, and cast up their caps into the air, saying, 'They would have better hats before night.' Marshal Turenne, upon that shout, came up again, with several noblemen and officers of the army, admiring the resolution of the English, at which time we were within three quarters of a mile of the enemy in battalia. Marshal Turenne desired Major-general Morgan, that, at the next halt, he would keep even front with the French, For, says he, I do intend to halt at some distance, that we may see how the enemy is drawn up, and take our advantage accordingly.' Major-general Morgan demanded of his excellency, Whether he would shock the whole army at one dash, or try one wing first?' Marshal Turenne's reply was, That as to that question, he could not resolve him yet, till he came nearer the enemy.' Major-general Morgan desired the Marshal, not to let him languish for orders, saying, 'That oftentimes opportunities are lost, for want of orders in due time.' Marshal Turenne said, he would either come himself and give orders, or send a lieutenant-general;' and so Marshal Turenne parted, and went to the head of his army. In the mean time, Major-general Morgan gave orders to the colonels and leading officers, to have a special care, that, when the French came to a halt, they keep even front with them; and farther told them, if they could not observe the French, they should take notice when he lifted up his hat (for he marched still above threescore before the center of the bodies): But, when the French came to a halt, it so happened, that the English pressed upon their leading officers, so that they came up under the shot of the enemy. But, when they saw that Major

general Morgan was in a passion, they put themselves to a stand. Major-general Morgan could soon have remedied their forwardness, but he was resolved he would not lose one foot of ground he had advanced, but would hold it as long as he could. We were so near the enemy, the soldiers fell into great friendship, one asking, Is such an officer in your army;' another, Is such a soldier in yours;' and this passed on both sides. Major-general Morgan endured this friendship for a little while, and then came up to the center of the bodies, and demanded, How long that friendship would continue; and told them further, that, for any thing they knew, they would be cutting one another's throats, within a minute of an hour. The whole brigade answered, Their friendship should continue no longer than he pleased.' Then Major-general Morgan bid them tell the enemy, No more friendship: Prepare your buff-coats and scarfs, for we will be with you sooner than you expect us. Immediately after the friendship was broke, the enemy poured a volley of shot into one of our battalions, wounded three or four, and one dropped. The Major-general immediately sent the Adjutant-general to Marshal Turenne for orders, Whether he should charge the enemy's right wing, or whether Marshal Turenne would engage the enemy's left wing,' and advised the Adjutant-general not to stay, but to acquaint Marshal Turenne, that we were under the enemy's shot, and had received some prejudice already; but there was no return of the Adjutant-general, nor orders. By and by the enemy poured in another volley of shot, into another of our battalions, and wounded two or three. general Morgan, observing the enemy mending faults, and opening the intervals of the foot, to bring horse in, which would have made our work more difficult, called all the colonels and officers of the field together, before the center of the bodies, and told them, he had sent the Adjutant-general for orders, but, when he saw there was no hope of orders, he told them, If they would concur with him, he would immediately charge the enemy's right wing: Their answer was, They were ready whenever he gave orders.' He told them, He would try the right wing with the blue regiment, and the four-hundred firelocks, which were in the interval of the French horse; and wished all the field-officers to be ready at their several posts. Major-general Morgan gave orders, that the other five regiments should not move from their ground, except they saw the blue regiment, the white, and the four-hundred firelocks shocked the enemy's right wing off of their ground, and farther, shewed the several colonels what colours they were to charge, and told them moreover, That, if he was not knocked on the head, he would come to them.' In like manner, as fast as he could, he ad, monished the whole brigade, and told them, They were to look in the face of an enemy who had violated, and endeavoured to take away their reputation, and that they had no other way, but to fight it out to the last man, or to be killed, taken prisoners, or drowned; and farther, that the honour of England did depend much upon their gallantry and resolution that day.'

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The enemy's wing was posted on a sandy hill, and had cast the sand breast-high before them: Then Major-general Morgan did order the blue regiment, and the four-hundred firelocks, to advance to the charge. In the mean time Major-general Morgan, knowing the enemy would all bend upon them that did advance, removed the white regiment more to the right, that it might be in the flank of them, by that time the blue regiment was got within push of pike.

His royal highness the Duke of York, with a select party of horse, had got into the blue regiment, by that time the white came in, and exposed his person to great danger. But we knew no body at that time. Immediately the enemy were clear shocked off of their ground, and the English colours flying over their heads, the strongest officers and soldiers clubbing them down. Major-general Morgan, when he saw this opportunity, stepped to the other five regiments, which were within six score of him, and ordered them to advance, and charge immediately: But, when they came within ten pikes length, the enemy, perceiving they were not able to endure our charge, shaked their hats, held up their handkerchiefs, and called for quarter; but the red-coats cried aloud, They had no leisure for quarter.' Whereupon the enemy faced about, and would not endure our charge, but fell to run, having the English colours over their heads, and the strongest soldiers and officers clubbing them down, so that the six-thousand English carried ten or twelve thousand horse and foot before them. The French army was about musquet-shot in the rear of us, where they came to halt, and never moved off of their ground. The rest of the Spanish army, seeing the right wing carried away, and the English colours flying over their heads, wheeled about in as good order as they could, so that we had the whole Spanish army before us; and Major-general Morgan called out the colonels, To the right as much as you can, that so we might have all the enemy's army under the English colours. The six-thousand English carried all the Spanish army, so far as Westminster-abby to Paul's Church-yard, before ever a Frenchman came in, on either wing of us; but then at last we could perceive the French horse come pouring on each wing, with much gallantry: but they never struck one stroke, only carried prisoners back to the camp. Neither did we ever see the Ambassador Lockhart, till we were in pursuit of the enemy; and then we could see him amongst us very brisk, without his white cap on his When we were at head, and neither troubled with gravel or stone.

the end of the pursuit, Marshal Turenne and above a hundred officers of the army came up to us, quitted their horses, embraced the officers, and said, 'They never saw a more glorious action in their lives, and that they were so transported with the sight of it, that they had no power to move, or do any thing. And this high compliment we had for our pains. In a word, the French army did not strike one stroke in the battle of Dunkirk, only the sixthousand English. After we had done pursuing the enemy, Majorgeneral Morgan rallied his forces, and marched over the sands

where he had shocked them at first, to see what slaughter there was - made. But ambassador Lockhart went into the camp as fast as he could, to write his letters to England, for what great service he had done, which was just nothing. Marsbal Turenne and Majorgeneral Morgan brought the armies close to invest Dunkirk again, and to carry on the approaches. The Marquis de Leda happened to be in the counterscarp, and received an accidental shot, whereof he died; and the whole garison being discouraged at his death, came to capitulate in few days; so the town was surrendered, and ambassador Lockhart marched into it with two regiments of English for a garison; but Major-general Morgan kept the field, with Marshal Turenne, with his other four regiments of English.

The next siege was Bergen St. Winock, six miles from Dunkirk, which Marshal Turenne beleaguered with the French army, and the four regiments of English; and, in four or five days siege, Bergen St. Winock was taken upon capitulation. Marshal Turennne did rest the army for two days after, and then resolved to march through the heart of Flanders, and take what towns he could, that campaign.

The next town we took was Furnes, the next Menin, after that Oudenard; and, in a word, eight towns, besides Dunkirk and Ypres; for, so soon as the red-coats came near the counterscarp, there was nothing but a capitulation, and a surrender presently. All the towns we took were towns of strength.

The last siege we made was before the city of Ypres, where the Prince de Ligny had cast himself in before, for the defence of that city, with two thousand five-hundred horse and dragoons: Besides, there were in the city four-thousand burghers, all proper young men, under their arms, so that the garison did consist of sixthousand five-hundred men. Marshal Turenne sent in a summons, which was answered with a defiance: Then Marshal Turenne broke ground, and carried on two approaches towards the counterscarp: Major-general Morgan went into the approaches every night, for fear of any miscarriage by the English, and came out of the approaches at sun-rising to take his rest, for then the soldiers had done working. The fourth morning, Major-general Morgan went to take his rest in his tent, but, within half an hour afterwards, Marshal Turenne sent a nobleman to him, to desire him to come to speak with him. When the Major-general came, there were above a hundred noblemen and officers of the army walking about his tent. And his gentlemen had decked a room for his excellency with his sumpter-cloaths, in which homely place there were about twenty officers of the army with him; but, as soon as Major-general Morgan came, Marshal Turenne desired all of them to retire, for he had something to communicate to the Major-general. The room was immediately cleared, and Marshal Turenne turned the gentlemen of his chamber out, and shut the door himself. When this was done, he desired the Major-general to sit down by him, and the first news that he spake of, was, that he had certain intelligence, that the Prince of Conde and Don John of

Austria were at the head of eleven-thousand horse, and four-thousand foot, within three leagues of his camp, and resolved to break through one of our quarters, to relieve the city of Ypres; and therefore he desired Major-general Morgan, to have all the English under their arms every night at sun-set, and the French army should be so likewise. Major-general Morgan replied, and said, That the Prince of Conde and Don John of Austria were great captains, and that they might dodge with Marshal Turenne to fatigue his army.' The Major-general farther said, That, if he did keep the army three nights to that hard shift, they would not care who did knock them on the head.' Marshal Turenne replied, We must do it, and surmount all difficulty.' The Majorgeneral desired to know of his excellency, Whether he was certain the enemy was so near him;' he answered, He had two spies came just from them.' Then Major-general Morgan told him, His condition was somewhat desperate, and said, that a desperate disease must have a desperate cure.' His Excellency asked, What he meant Major-general Morgan did offer him, to attempt the counterscarp upon an assault, and so put all things out of doubt with expedition. The Major-general had no sooner said this, but Marshal Turenne joined his hands, and looked up thro' the boards towards the heavens, and said, ' Did ever my master, the King of France, or the King of Spain, attempt a counterscarp upon an assault, where there were three half-moons covered with cannon, and the ramparts of the town playing point-blank into the counterscarp: Farther he said, What will the King my master think of me, if I expose his army to these hazards?' And he rose up, and fell into a passion, stamping with his feet, and shaking his locks, grinning with his teeth; he said, Major-general Morgan had made him mad. But, by degrees, he cooled, and asked the Major-general, whether he would stay to dinner with him: But the Majorgeneral begged his pardon, for he had appointed some of the officers to eat a piece of beef at his tent that day. His Excellency asked him, If he would meet him at two of the clock, at the opening of the approaches?' The Major-general said, He would be punctual; but desired he would bring none of his train with him (for it was usually a hundred noblemen with their feathers and ribbands) because, if he did, he would have no opportunity, to take a view of the counterscarp; for the enemy would discover them, and fire incessantly. His Excellency said, He would bring none, but two or three of the lieutenant-generals. Major-general Morgan was at the place appointed a quarter of an hour before his Excellency, and then his Excellency came, with eight noblemen, and three lieutenant-generals, and took a place to view the counterscarp: After he had looked a considerable time upon it, he turned about, and looked upon the noblemen and lieutenant-generals, and said, I do not know what to say to you, here is Major-general Morgan has put me out of my wits, for he would have me attempt yonder counterscarp upon an assault.' None of the noblemen or Lieutenants made any reply to him, but Count Schomberg, saying,