History of Ireland From the Anglo Norman Invasion Till the Union of the Countr
History of Ireland From the Anglo Norman Invasion Till the Union of the Countr
Taylor, W. C. (William Cooke), 1800-1849
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161) army, they had all resigned their Irish prolections, and tendered their allegiance to William For these men there was no retreat ; they were obliged to submit to every indignity. The vigorous defence of the garrison filled William with anxiety. He sent orders to hasten his heavy artillery, and com- manded his cavalry to scour the country, and repel the attacks of the peasants, who sought every op- portunity of retaliating the wrongs they had suffered from the soldiers. The news of William'...s situation was conveyed into Limerick by a French deserter ; and Sarsfield immediately formed the daring plan of surprising the escort that was now on the road. For this purpose, he secretly led his troops over Thomond Bridge, and proceeding up the Shannon as far as Killaloe, crossed over into the county of Tipperary, and formed an ambush on the line of march which the escort should pursue. Manus O'Brien, a Protestant gentleman of Clare, brought intelligence of Sarsfield's march to William's camp ; but the English officers laughed at him for his pains ; and much precious time was lost before he could gain admittance to the royal presence.
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