Tour Through The Eastern Counties Of England, 1722 By Daniel Defoe











































































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About nine in the morning we heard the enemy's drums beat a march,
and in half an hour more their - Page 23
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About Nine In The Morning We Heard The Enemy's Drums Beat A March, And In Half An Hour More Their First Troops Appeared On The Higher Grounds Towards Lexden.

Immediately the cannon from St. Mary's fired upon them, and put some troops of horse into confusion, doing great

Execution, which, they not being able to shun it, made them quicken their pace, fall on, when our cannon were obliged to cease firing, lest we should hurt our own troops as well as the enemy. Soon after, their foot appeared, and our cannon saluted them in like manner, and killed them a great many men.

Their first line of foot was led up by Colonel Barkstead, and consisted of three regiments of foot, making about 1,700 men, and these charged our regiment in the lane, commanded by Sir George Lisle and Sir William Campion. They fell on with great fury, and were received with as much gallantry, and three times repulsed; nor could they break in here, though the Lord Fairfax sent fresh men to support them, till the Royalists' horse, oppressed with numbers on the left, were obliged to retire, and at last to come full gallop into the street, and so on into the town. Nay, still the foot stood firm, and the volunteers, being all gentlemen, kept their ground with the greatest resolution; but the left wing being routed, as above, Sir William Campion was obliged to make a front to the left, and lining the hedge with his musketeers, made a stand with a body of pikes against the enemy's horse, and prevented them entering the lane.

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