Papers illustrating the history of the Scots brigade in the service of the United Netherlands, 1572-1782 Volume 38

by John Scot

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. 1901 ...In time of the froast and the snow And when the thew came it was so deep than The starkest was wext to win throw Six thousand of our men in Fort Dulle lay long, To keep our fort from the French. By it the French bide with courage and pride, And their they made a strong trench. Our men fel to work to hold the French off, And strongely they wrought in the ground. Til they made a sconse and called it a fort, It was fournocked and round. Two hundred men a day on guard munted we, And we had their a strong batterie. And several good guns was planted theiron, And we fired them very brisklie. And their we had morters for throuing of boams, And likewayes Cowhorns granadires. And one priming fired six of them, Which held the French at uneasse. In the morning earlie the canons did play, And their boams they throw in the night. Some brack in the water some brack in the aire, Some sank in the ground out of sight. Al this winter and spring each day fireing, And throwing of granades very hott. The French did asaiel for to take Fort Dulle, Bot the divel a inch of it they gott. For half a years time this strong fireing, At Fort Dull was several men slain. The French keept their ground bot durst not come in For al their pover and engine. Apriel the twentie one our rout being come Our magasine arms we gave in And from Bargenopeshom away we did come, And marched by the touck of the drum And five ligs of way we marcht that day, And at night we lay in a dorpe. In barns on straw by companies we lay, To our tents we were not come up. Apriel the twentie two we came through Breda, And came on our way to the Buss. We loadged on bovers some beir they alawe us, boers allow And each companie lay in a housse. Apriel the twentie three we took our jurney, That night we came to the Buss. An...

238 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2012

About the author

John Scot of Scotstarvit