This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ... would completely surround the King. For this purpose it was decided at a council of war that the greater part of Manchester's horse, all Essex's horse and foot, and almost all the forces under Waller and Hesilrige, together with the London brigade, should separate from Manchester, and by a flank march surprise the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ... would completely surround the King. For this purpose it was decided at a council of war that the greater part of Manchester's horse, all Essex's horse and foot, and almost all the forces under Waller and Hesilrige, together with the London brigade, should separate from Manchester, and by a flank march surprise the Royalists' position at Speen Hill, while Manchester and Crawford should remain with the other portion of the troops on the hill at Shaw; it being agreed between Manchester and Waller that, as soon as the sound of cannon should be heard at Speen, the former should advance with his forces upon the Royalist quarters at Shaw. Acting on this decision, the right wing of the Parliamentary army, under Waller, Cromwell, and Skippon, marched by way of Hermitage and Chieveley to North Heath, where they halted for the night (Saturday, Oct. 26). The next morning they were early on the move, and having crossed the Lamborne stream at Boxford with but slight opposition from the Royalist outpost here stationed to defend the passage, proceeded by High Street Lane to Wickham Heath, thence to Speen Hill. As soon as it was daylight on the morning of the battle, Sunday, October 27, Manchester commenced the attack on the Royalist post at Shaw by dispatching a body of 400 musqueteers to force the entrenched position at the south-east angle of the park. Being without adequate support the Parliamentarians were driven back in confusion, and in attempting to gain a passage by a temporary bridge thrown over the Lamborne, many fell by the swords of the pursuing Cavaliers, and numbers were drowned in the attempt to reach the opposite bank. After this unsuccessful attempt to pierce the Royalist line at Shaw no further effort was made by Manchester, who seems to have manifested ...
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