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Article THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE. ← Page 6 of 8 →
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The Battle Of The Boyne.
breath animated his countrymen who were passing the river . As he lay bleeding in the arms of four soldiers , he collected strength to exclaim repeatedly in his own language , " A la gloire , mes enfans ' a la gloire ! " « To glory , my boys ! to glory ! " . ' The rapidity of the Irish horse , the flight of the Danes , and the disorder of the French , spread a general alarm , and the want of cavalry struck the minds even of the who
peasants , were but spectators of the battle , so forcibly , that a general cry of" Horse ! horse ! " was suddenly raised , was mistaken for an order to " halt , " surprised and confounded the centre , was conveyed to the right wing , and for a while retarded their pursuit . In this moment of disorder , Duke Schomberg , who had waited to support his friends on any dangerous rushed through the
emergency , river , and placing himself at the head of the Huguenot forces ^ who were now deprived of their leader , pointed to some French regiments in their front , and cried , " Allons , messieurs , voila vos persecuteurs . " " Come on , gentlemen , there are your persecutors . " These were Ins last words . The Irish horse who had broken the French protestants , wheeled through Old-bridge , in order to join their main bod but cut
y , were down b y the Dutch and Eniskii eners . About sixteen of their squadron escaped , and returning furiously from the slaughter of their companions , were mistaken by the Huguenots for some of their own friends , and suffered to pass . They wounded Schomberg in the head , and were hurrying him forward , when his own men fired and slew him . About the same time , Walker of London-Deny , whose passion for military glory had hurried him unnecessarily into this engagement , received ' a wound in his belly , -and instantl y * expired .
After an uninterrupted firing of an hour , the disorder on both sides occasioned some respite . The centre of the English army began to recover from their confusion . The Irish retreated towards Donore , where James stood during the engagement , surrounded by his ouards , and here , drawing up in good order , once more advanced . William had now crossed the river at the head of Dutch , Danish , and En-Wish cavalry h
, througa dangerous and difficult pass , where his horse floundering m the mud , obliged him to dismount , and accept the assistance of Ins attendants . And now , when the enemy had advanced almost within musquet-shot of his infantry , he was seen with his sword drawn , animating his squadrons , and preparing to fall on their flank . They haltedand again retreated to Donore But herefacing about
, . , vigorously , they charged with such success , that the Eno-Iish cavalry , though led on by their king , was forced from their ground . William , with a collection of thought which accompanies true courage , rode up to the Enniskiileners , and asked , " What they would do for him ? " Their officer informed them who he was ; they advanced with himand received the ' s fire But he wheeled to the
, enemy . , as left , they followed b y mistake ; yet , while William led up some Dutch troops , they perceived their error , and returned bravely to the charge . The battle was now maintained on each side with equal ardour , and with variety of fortune . The king , who mingled in the hottest part of the engagement , was constantly exposed to danger ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Battle Of The Boyne.
breath animated his countrymen who were passing the river . As he lay bleeding in the arms of four soldiers , he collected strength to exclaim repeatedly in his own language , " A la gloire , mes enfans ' a la gloire ! " « To glory , my boys ! to glory ! " . ' The rapidity of the Irish horse , the flight of the Danes , and the disorder of the French , spread a general alarm , and the want of cavalry struck the minds even of the who
peasants , were but spectators of the battle , so forcibly , that a general cry of" Horse ! horse ! " was suddenly raised , was mistaken for an order to " halt , " surprised and confounded the centre , was conveyed to the right wing , and for a while retarded their pursuit . In this moment of disorder , Duke Schomberg , who had waited to support his friends on any dangerous rushed through the
emergency , river , and placing himself at the head of the Huguenot forces ^ who were now deprived of their leader , pointed to some French regiments in their front , and cried , " Allons , messieurs , voila vos persecuteurs . " " Come on , gentlemen , there are your persecutors . " These were Ins last words . The Irish horse who had broken the French protestants , wheeled through Old-bridge , in order to join their main bod but cut
y , were down b y the Dutch and Eniskii eners . About sixteen of their squadron escaped , and returning furiously from the slaughter of their companions , were mistaken by the Huguenots for some of their own friends , and suffered to pass . They wounded Schomberg in the head , and were hurrying him forward , when his own men fired and slew him . About the same time , Walker of London-Deny , whose passion for military glory had hurried him unnecessarily into this engagement , received ' a wound in his belly , -and instantl y * expired .
After an uninterrupted firing of an hour , the disorder on both sides occasioned some respite . The centre of the English army began to recover from their confusion . The Irish retreated towards Donore , where James stood during the engagement , surrounded by his ouards , and here , drawing up in good order , once more advanced . William had now crossed the river at the head of Dutch , Danish , and En-Wish cavalry h
, througa dangerous and difficult pass , where his horse floundering m the mud , obliged him to dismount , and accept the assistance of Ins attendants . And now , when the enemy had advanced almost within musquet-shot of his infantry , he was seen with his sword drawn , animating his squadrons , and preparing to fall on their flank . They haltedand again retreated to Donore But herefacing about
, . , vigorously , they charged with such success , that the Eno-Iish cavalry , though led on by their king , was forced from their ground . William , with a collection of thought which accompanies true courage , rode up to the Enniskiileners , and asked , " What they would do for him ? " Their officer informed them who he was ; they advanced with himand received the ' s fire But he wheeled to the
, enemy . , as left , they followed b y mistake ; yet , while William led up some Dutch troops , they perceived their error , and returned bravely to the charge . The battle was now maintained on each side with equal ardour , and with variety of fortune . The king , who mingled in the hottest part of the engagement , was constantly exposed to danger ,