The Battles and Battle Fields of Yorkshire: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Great Civil WarJames Hunton, 1854 - 204 páginas |
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afterwards archbishop arms army arrived attack barons battle battle of Shrewsbury besiegers blood body Boroughbridge brave bridge Brigantes brother Byland Abbey cannon captain castle church Clifford colonel command contest Cromwell death defeated defended Deira duke earl of Northumberland Edward enemy enemy's England English favourite field fight fire fled forces fought garrison governor Harcla Harold head Henry Hessay honour horse Hull inhabitants joined king king's kingdom Knaresborough Lancaster lord Fairfax marched marquis of Newcastle Marston miles Moor Morrice Myton noble Northumbria parliament parliamentarians party Paulden plundered Pontefract possession prince quarter rebels reign retreat river Roman routed royal royalists Sandal Castle Scarborough Scotland Scots Scottish sent ships side siege Sir John Sir Roger Clifford Sir Thomas Fairfax slain soldiers soon Stamford Bridge surrender sword Tadcaster taken prisoners Thomas Glemham took town troops victory village Wakefield walls warrior Westmoreland whole William wounded York Yorkshire
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Página 71 - This battle fares like to the morning's war, When dying clouds contend with growing light ; What time the shepherd, blowing of his nails, \ Can neither call it perfect day, nor night.
Página 13 - Cuthbert, round which were displayed those of St. Peter of York, St. John of Beverley, and St. Wilfred of Ripon.
Página 101 - It had all the evidences of an absolute Victory obtained by the Lord's blessing upon the Godly Party principally. We never charged but we routed the enemy. The Left Wing, which I commanded, being our own horse, saving a few Scots in our rear, beat all the Prince's horse. God made them as stubble to our swords.
Página 113 - The barbarians chase us into the sea ; the sea throws us back upon the barbarians ; and we have only the hard choice left us of perishing by the sword, or perishing by the waves.
Página 202 - ... and pouring her broadside into us again, without our being able to bring a gun to bear on her. I found it in vain, and in short impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer with the least prospect of success ; I therefore struck, our main-mast at the same time went by the board.
Página 202 - ... less than ten or twelve times in different parts of the ship, and it was with the greatest difficulty and exertion imaginable at times, that we were able to get it extinguished. At the same time the largest of the two frigates kept sailing round us the whole action and raking us fore and aft, by which means she killed or wounded almost every man on the quarter and main decks.
Página 200 - As soon as I received this intelligence .I made the signal for the convoy to bear down under my lee, and repeated it with two guns ; notwithstanding which the van of the convoy kept their wind, with all sail stretching out to...
Página 201 - I hailed him; and asked what ship it was; they answered in English, the Princess Royal; I then asked where they belonged to ; they answered evasively ; on which I told them, if they did not answer directly, I would fire into them ; they then answered with a shot, which was instantly returned with a broadside ; and after exchanging two or three broadsides he backed his topsails, and dropped upon our quarter within pistol shot, then filled again, put his helm...
Página 104 - It brake his leg. We were necessitated to have it cut off, whereof he died. "Sir, you know my own trials this way: but the Lord supported me with this, that the Lord took him into the happiness we all pant for and live for. There is your precious child full of glory, never to know sin or sorrow any more. He was a gallant young man, exceedingly gracious. God give you His comfort.
Página 86 - If York be lost, I shall esteem my crown little less, unless supported by your sudden march to me, and a miraculous conquest in the South, before the effects of the northern power can be found here : but if York be relieved, and you beat the rebels...