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The foure regiments that had the vantgard that day, which were
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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How many two thousand men (for of so many consisted our vantgard) might kill in pursuit of foure sundry parties, so many you may imagine fell before vs that day.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Medkerk, in the vantgard: Generall Drake, Colonell Deuereux, Sir
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Sir Edward Norris, who commanded the vantgard in chiefe, appointed his Lieutenant Colonell Captaine Anthonie Wingfield to command the shot of the same, who diuided them into three troups; the one he appointed to Captaine Middleton to be conducted in a way on the left hand: another to Captaine Erington to take the way on the right hand, and the body of them (which were Musquetiers) Captaine
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Vedras, which we thought they would haue held: but comming thither the second day of our march, not two houres before our vantgard came in, they left the towne and the castle to the possession of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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After the furie of the execution, the Generall sent the vantgard one way, and the battell another, to burne and spoile; so as you might haue seene the countrey more then three miles compasse on fire.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The Erle of Anguss, [529] being in the vantgard, had in his cumpany the gentilmen of Fyfe, of Anguss,
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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The foure regiments that had the vantgard that day, which were Colonell
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain Richard Hakluyt 1584
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The campe lodged that night at Lorinha: the next day we had intelligence all the way, that the enemy had made head of horse and foot against vs at Torres Vedras, which we thought they would haue held: but comming thither the second day of our march, not two houres before our vantgard came in, they left the towne and the castle to the possession of Don Antonio.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain Richard Hakluyt 1584
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After the furie of the execution, the Generall sent the vantgard one way, and the battell another, to burne and spoile; so as you might haue seene the countrey more then three miles compasse on fire.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain Richard Hakluyt 1584
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