· ́`(E) The full Lift of the Killed and Wounded of the Confederate Foot, at the Battle of Blaregnies or Tafniers. 1709. A. C. bers fell in this bloody Action. The Allies frankly owning, that they had above Eighteen (E) thousand Men either killed or wounded. Among the first were feveral Officers of Distinction, particularly General Count Lottum; General Tettau, of the Pruffians; Count Oxenfiern, Lieutenant-General; the Lord Tullibardine, eldest Son to the Duke of Athol, and Colonel of a Regiment of Foot, in the Service of the States. Among the Wounded were Prince Eugene of Savoy, lightly on the Head; as was alfo Brigadier May in the fame Place; Lieutenants General Spar, Wackerbaert, and Hamilton, and the firft mortally; Bri gadier gadier Croonftrom; Count Oxenstiern's Adjutant, dangeroully and Monfieur Dujts, Adjutant to the Prince of Orange, his Highnefs himself had two Horfes kill'd under him, but escap'd unhurt; as did alfo the Duke of Argyle, tho' he receiv'd several Musket-fhots thro' his Clothes and Periwig. To be more particular as to the British Troops; Brigadier Lalo, a French Refugee, in great Favour and Esteem with the Generals; Sir Thomas Pendergrafs, Colonel of a Regi A. C. 1709. 1709. A. C. Regiment of Foot; Colonel Rivet of the Guards; Colonel Cranstone, Lieutenant-Colonel Arundel, and Lieutenant-Colonel Bethel, were reckon'd among the Slain. Lieutenant-General Webb, in the beginning of the Action, receiv'd a very dangerous Wound by a Musket-ball that lodg'd it felf near the Groin; Lieutenant-Colonel Ramfey, Major Lafley, and Major Rew, dy'd of their Wounds; but LieutenantColonel Farmer, Major Chivers, and (F) feveral other of inferior Rank furvived theirs. The French were very induftrious in leffening and concealing their Lofs to the Publick: But fome private Accounts from (F) An Exact LIST of the British Officers killed and from their Army own'd, that they had about 540 A C. Officers kill'd on the Spot, and 1068 wounded; be- 1709. fides 301 taken Prifoners; and the Number of their private Men killed, wounded, or taken, was modeftly computed at 15000. Among their Slain were Me- Lofs of the fleurs de Courfilion, de Chemerault, Palavacini, de Lautrec, French. de Greberges, de Moret, and Sheldon, Lieutenants-Ge See the neral; Count de Beuil, Meffieurs de Rouleau, d'Roche- Appendix, bonne, and de Tournefort, Majors General; Count Numb. V. d' Agen ་ A. C. d'Agennes, Meffieurs do Coafquin, and de Stekenberg, 1709. Brigadiers; the Duke of St. Agnan; and Meffieurs de Schaweftein, de Salis, de Seignelay; the Chevalier de Croy, de Teligonde, de Molezun, Fitzgerald, de Barentin, St. Laurent, and the Duke of Charoft. Among the Wounded was the Marfhal de Villars himself, who in the Heat of the Battle receiving a Shot in the Knee, was oblig'd to leave the Command of the French Army to the Marfhal de Boufflers; the Duke de Guiche; the Chevalier de St. Foris; Meffieurs de Conflans, de Beaufremont, de Savigne, de Craufat, de Mornefiers, de Opeide, de Refuge, d'Albergotti; the Princes de Lambeffe, and de Mombafon; Meffieurs de Brillac, de Tournemine, Lieut. Smith Lieut. Mafterfon Lieut. Curfey. |