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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80929	A letter from the Lord General Cromwel from Dunbar; containing a true relation of the proceedings of the Parliament army under his command in Scotland; and the success God was pleased to give them against the Scots Army, in a battle at Dunbar the 3 of September. 1650. Together with a list of the Scotish officers then taken. Die Martis, 10. September. 1650. Ordered by the Parliament, that the Lord Generals letter, and the list of names herewith sent, be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1650 (1650)	Wing C7097; Thomason E612_11; ESTC R206487	6,503	17

seen and that he would finde out a way of Deliverance and Salvation for us and indeed we had our Consolations and our Hopes Upon Monday Evening the Enemy whose numbers were very great as we hear about Six thousand Horse and Sixteen thousand Foot at least Ours drawn down as to sound men to about Seven thousand five hundred Foot and Three thousand five hundred Horse the Enemy drew down to their Right Wing about two Thirds of their Left Wing of Horse to the Right Wing shogging also their Foot and Train much to the Right causing their Right Wing of Horse to edge down towards the Sea We could not well imagine but that the Enemy intended to attempt upon us or to place themselves in a more exact condition of interposition Major General and my self coming to the Earl of Roxboroughs House and observing this posture I told him I thought it did give us an opportunity and advantage to attempt upon the Enemy to which he immediately replyed That he had thought to have said the same thing to me so that it pleased the Lord to set this apprehension upon both of our hearts at the same instant we called for Colonel Monk and shewed him the thing and coming to our Quarter at night and demonstrating our apprehensions to some of the Colonels they also chearfully concurred we resolved therefore to put our business into this posture That six Regiments of Horse and three Regiments and an half of Foot should march in the Van and that the Major General the Lieutenant General of the Horse and the Commissary General and Colonel Monk to command the Brigade of Foot should lead on the business And that Colonel Prides Brigade Colonel Overtons Brigade and the remaining two Regiments of Horse should bring up the Canon and Rere the time of falling on to be by break of day but through some delays it proved not to be so till six a clock in the morning The Enemies word was The Covenant which it had been for divers days ours The Lord of Hosts The Major General Lieutenant General Fleetwood and Commissary General Whaley and Colonel Twisletons gave the Onset the Enemy being in very good posture to receive them having the advantage of their Canon and Foot against our Horse before our Foot could come up the enemy made a gallant resistance and there was a very hot dispute at swords point between our Horse and theirs Our first Foot after they had discharged their duty being over-powered with the Enemy received some repulse which they soon recovered but my own Regiment under the Command of Lieutenant Colonel Goff and my Major White did come seasonably in and at the push of Pike did repel the stoutest Regiment the Enemy had there meerly with the courage the Lord was pleased to give which proved a great amazement to the residue of their Foot This being the first Action between the Foot the Horse in the mean time did with a great deal of courage and spirit beat back all opposition charging through the Bodies of the Enemies Horse and their Foot who were after the first repulse given made by the Lord of Hosts as stubble to their swords Indeed I believe I may speak it without partiality both your Chief Commanders and others in their several places and Soldiers also were acted with as much courage as ever hath been seen in any Action since this War I know they look not to be named and therefore I forbear particulars The best of the Enemies Horse and Foot being broken through and through in less then an hours dispute their whole Army being put into confusion it became a total Rout our men having the chase and execution of them near eight miles we believe that upon the place and near about it were about Three thousand slain Prisoners taken or their Officers you have this enclosed List of private Soldiers near Ten thousand the whole Baggage and Train taken wherein was good store of Match Powder and Bullet all their Artillery great and small Thirty Guns we are confident they have left behinde them not less then Fifteen thousand Arms I have already brought in to me near Two hundred Colours which I herewith send you what Officers of quality of theirs are killed we yet cannot learn But yet surely divers are and many men of quality are mortally wounded as Colonel Lumsdel the Lord Liberton and others and that which is no small addition I do not believe we have lost twenty men not one Commissioned Officer slain that I hear of save one Cornet and Major Rooksby since dead of his wounds and not many mortally wounded Colonel Whaley onely cut in the Hand-wrist and his Horse twice shot and killed under him but he well recovered another Horse and went on in the Chase Thus you have the prospect of one of the most signal mercies God hath done for England and his People this War And now may it please you to give me the leave of a few Words It is easie to say the Lord hath done this it would do you good to see and hear our poor Foot go up and down making their boast of God but Sir It is in your hands and by these eminent mercies God puts it more into your hands to give glory to him to improve your Power and his Blessings to his praise we that serve you beg of you not to own us but God alone we pray you own his people more and more for they are the Chariots and Horsemen of Israel disown your selves but own your Authority and improve it to curb the proud and the insolent such as would disturb the tranquility of England though under what specious pretences soever relieve the oppressed hear the groans of poor Prisoners in England Be pleased to reform the abuses of all Professions and if there be any one that makes many poor to make a few rich that suits not a Commonwealth If he that strengthens your Servants to Fight pleases to give you hearts to set upon these things in order to his glory and the glory of your Commonwealth besides the benefit England shall feel thereby you shall shine forth to other Nations who shall emulate the glory of such a patern and through the power of God turn into the like These are our desires and that you may have liberty and opportunity to do these things and not be hindred we have been and shall be by Gods assistance willing to venture our lives and not desire you should be precipitated by importunities from your care of Safety and Preservation but that the doing of these good things may have their place amongst those which concern well being and so be wrought in their time and order Since we came in Scotland it hath been our desire and longing to have avoided blood in this business by reason that God hath a people here fearing his Name though deceived and to that end have we offered much love unto such in the bowels of Christ and