. The first and second battles of Newbury and the siege of Donnington Castle during the Civil War, 1643-6 . B ,m %D n- ^.-^mBrevMiL fr^ Musketeers. 11 [> ^:> ^ .V. -disorder. Vr Si-: D Guard. faUzruf roundJ.^.Redoubt. C. Gvuh BaMery. D. of Jforse Royalists r—H ParUamentaricuns Hia. Whiteman .S-. Ba£E>Zi<:A< APPENDIX. 243 in the preceding letter; and memorable as the scene of the last sortiemade by Sir John Boys, in which his men,—to use the words of Msadmiring adversary fought like divels, are remarkably perfect atthe present day. There
. The first and second battles of Newbury and the siege of Donnington Castle during the Civil War, 1643-6 . B ,m %D n- ^.-^mBrevMiL fr^ Musketeers. 11 [> ^:> ^ .V. -disorder. Vr Si-: D Guard. faUzruf roundJ.^.Redoubt. C. Gvuh BaMery. D. of Jforse Royalists r—H ParUamentaricuns Hia. Whiteman .S-. Ba£E>Zi<:A< APPENDIX. 243 in the preceding letter; and memorable as the scene of the last sortiemade by Sir John Boys, in which his men,—to use the words of Msadmiring adversary fought like divels, are remarkably perfect atthe present day. There are traces of a line of parapet and ditch very close to thepark gates, and from this there was a clear range to the south side ofthe Castle gateway. The direction of the shot-holes clearly indicatesthat this point was the position whence the projectiles were this work on which our Cannon and great Mortar wasprobably planted, owing to its proximity to the only well metalledroad of approach—a point of importance in the transit of such heavyordnance—the edge of the hill breaks abruptly into a small escarp-ment, and then ojDens out into a wide pit corresponding exactly to thatMajor Eyves describes. It is situated about 70 yards from the angleof the intrenchment before referred to; and is abo
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