. The first and second battles of Newbury and the siege of Donnington Castle during the Civil War, 1643-6 . gb tbeartillery (marcbing by tbe best road as all wbeeled vebiclesnaturally would) may bave baited at tbe Slings nearEnborne, it was eventually brougbt up to Crockbam Heatb,botb because its advance tbence could be directed by any oftbe roads to tbe front (tben partly in tbe occupation of tbecavalier outposts) wbicb migbt eventually seem best, and alsobecause, being centrally situated, it would be safer : artillery,always cumbrous, was terribly so tben; guns were easily cap-tured, and dif
. The first and second battles of Newbury and the siege of Donnington Castle during the Civil War, 1643-6 . gb tbeartillery (marcbing by tbe best road as all wbeeled vebiclesnaturally would) may bave baited at tbe Slings nearEnborne, it was eventually brougbt up to Crockbam Heatb,botb because its advance tbence could be directed by any oftbe roads to tbe front (tben partly in tbe occupation of tbecavalier outposts) wbicb migbt eventually seem best, and alsobecause, being centrally situated, it would be safer : artillery,always cumbrous, was terribly so tben; guns were easily cap-tured, and difficult to move away. Tbere, bowever, tbey werenot only in safety, but as in all times good artillery positionsare on bigb land because tbe extended view tbence enablestbe gunner to obtain tbe greatest possible advantage from tberange tbe weapon bas, tbe slow-moving guns of tbe Parlia-mentary army were at any rate somewbat nearer tbeir work,nearer tbeir probable point of appKcation, tban down in tbelow-lying road tbat led from Enborne to Newbury. ^H^ffP CarU e^J^. C/r^^ hij. £ycccUcfue > Oc^aeraU^f^. PREPAEATIONS FOE BATTLE. 37 CHAPTER IV. PEEPAEATIONS FOE BATTLE. All Ms arrang-ements being completed, Essex determinedto direct his attack against that position of the Eoyalist lineon the Wash which barred the upper way to London, ratherthan attempt a passage through the town. In the stillness ofthe early dawn the Parliamentary Greneral, favoured by thecover which sheltered his camping ground, got his men underarms; and, riding from regiment to regiment, he told hissoldiers that the enemy had all the advantages, the Hill,the Town, Hedges, Lane, and Eiver ; but with calm deter-mination they unanimously cried out, Let us fall upon them !We will, by Gods assistance, beat them from them alll*and every man prepared himself promptly for the momentousstruggle. And you that know the gain at Newberry !Seeing tlie G-eneral, how undauntedlyHe then encouraged jou for Englands right!When Ro
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