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Title: The Souldiers companion, or, Military glory display'd in a true and impartial description of all the memorable battels and fights by land and sea, &c., that have been fought in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, for upwards of six hundred years, deduced from the conquest of England by the Normans, anno 1066, to the last fight in Hungary, anno 1687 : wherein is contained the manner of marshalling armies and fights of divers nations ... : to which is added seasonable advice to young souldiers and officers, &c. : together with the art of gunnery, and preparing artificial fireworks for war or recreation ... / by J.S.
Print source: The Souldiers companion, or, Military glory display'd in a true and impartial description of all the memorable battels and fights by land and sea, &c., that have been fought in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, for upwards of six hundred years, deduced from the conquest of England by the Normans, anno 1066, to the last fight in Hungary, anno 1687 : wherein is contained the manner of marshalling armies and fights of divers nations ... : to which is added seasonable advice to young souldiers and officers, &c. : together with the art of gunnery, and preparing artificial fireworks for war or recreation ... / by J.S.
J. S.
London: Printed for Nath. Ponder ..., 1688.
Notes:
Preface signed: J.S.
Reproduction of original in Yale University Library.
Pages 58-61, torn in filmed copy, were photographed from University of Illinois copy and inserted at end.
Errata: p. [9].
Subject terms:
Military art and science -- History.
Great Britain -- History, Military.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A62348.0001.001
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THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
ADVERTISEMENT.
A POEM Recommended to the Reader, upon the Perusal of the Book intitled The Souldiers Companion, &c.
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THE Souldiers Companion, &c.
The Battels of Jerusalem, or Jerusalem no by the Armies of the Western Princes, De∣cember 25. 1099.
A Description of the Famous Battel fought near Cressy, between the English under the Lead∣ing of Edward the Black Prince, and the French, under the Leading of Philip their King, &c.
A Relation of the fatal Battel fought on the Plains of Cossovia, between Amurath the first, King of the Turks, and the Despot of Servia, in League with divers other Christian Princes, Anno 1390.
A Description of the Memorable Battel fought on the Plains of Sennas in Asia, between Tamerlane the Great, Prince of the Tar∣tars, and Bajazet, the First of that Name, King of the Turks, &c.
A Description of the Battel of Azin-Court, sought in France between Henry the Fifth, King of England, &c. and the Dolphin of France, &c. on the Plains near Azin-Court, &c.
A Description of the Glorious Battel and chievements of the Mighty Scanderbeg, King of Epirus, being an Account of his many Victories over the Turks, under the leading of Amurath, the Second King of that Name, &c.
Englands Pharsalia, or the bloody Civil War between King Henry the Sixth, of the House of Lancaster, Richard Duke of York, and Edward the Fourth, of the House of York; describing the several Fights and pitch'd Battels wherein 100000 Men on both sides are ac∣counted to be slain, &c.
A Description of the Battel of Bosworth-field, fought between Richard the Third King of England, and Henry Earl of Richmond, known afterward by the Title of King Henry the Seventh, &c.
A description of the Battel of Seminara, fought in the Kingdom of Naples, between King Ferdinand, then intituled to that Kingdom, and the Great Gonsalves Catain of the Spa∣niards on the one part, and the Lords Ob∣ignny and Persive, for Charles the French King on the other part, Anno 1495.
A Description of the Battel of Vaila or Giard∣da, fought in Lumbardy, between Lewis the Eleventh of France, and the Seignory of Venice, Anno 1509.
A Description of the Battel of Ginghat, fought in Picardy between Henry the Eighth, King of England, and Monsieur de Pi∣ennes General for Lewis the French King, Anno 1513.
A Description of the Great and Memorable Bat∣tel fought on the Banks of the River Bori∣sthenes, between Bassilius the Great Duke of Moscovy, and Constantine General of Sigismund, King of Poland, Anno 1514.
A Description of the Great and Memorable Battel fought in Persia near the City of Coy or Coios, between Hysmael the Persian Sophi, and Selymus, the First of that Name, Emperour of the Turks.
A Discription of the great Battel fought between Campson Gaurus Sultan of Aegypt, and Selymus, the first of that Name, Emperour of the Turks, near Aleppo in Syria, &c.
A Description of the fatal Battel of Nugis, fought between Lewis King of Hungary, and Selymus, the First of that Name, Empe∣rour of the Turks, at Nugis in the King∣dom of Hungary, &c.
A Description of the Battel of Pavye, fought between Francis the French King, and Charles Duke of Burbon, Charles de Le∣noy, and the Marquess of Picara, Generals for Charles the Fifth, Emperour of Ger∣many.
A description of the Battel of Gabiniano, fought between Philbert Prince of Orange, General for the Emperour Charles the Fifth, and Franaio a Captain of the Florentines, Anno 1530.
A Description of the Memorable Battel of Cheresoles, fought in Peimont between Alphons, Marquess of Guisto, General for Charles the Fifth, Emperour, and France Duke of Anghien, General for Francis the French King, Anno 1544.
A Description of the Battel of Lochen, fought in Saxony, between Charles the Fifth, Em∣perour of Germany, and John Fredrick, Dake of Saxony, on the twenty fourth of April, Anno Dom. 1547.
A Description of the Memorable battel of Muscle-borough-field, fought in Scotland between Edward Seimour Duke of Somerset, and James Hamilton Earl of Arran, Regents of England and Scotland, Anno 1547.
A Description of the Battel of Dreux, fought in Normandy, between Lewis of Burbon, Prince of Conde, and Aeneas Montmoren∣cy, Constable of France, Anno 1562.
A Description of the Battel of Bassiack, fought in France between Henry Duke of Anjou, Brother to, and Lieutenant-General for Charls the Ninth, King of France, and Lewis Prince of Conde, General of the Hugonot Army, Anno 1569.
A Description of the famous battel or Sea-fight, commonly called the battel of Lepanto, fought near the Gulph of that Name, be∣tween the Navy of the Christian League, under the Conduct of Don John of Austrian, half Brother to Philip the First, King of Spain, and Haly Bassa Commander in chief for Selimus the Second, Emperour of the Turks, Anno 1572.
A Relation of the Battel of St. Quintines, fought in France, between Aeneas Montmo∣rency, High Constable of France, and Gene∣ral for Henry the Second French King, and Philbert Duke of Savoy, Lieutenant-Gene∣ral for Philip King of Spain, Anno 1577.
A Relation of the great Sea-fight, fought off the Coast of England, between the English and Spaniards in the year 1588. vulgarly called the fight of the Spanish Invasion.
A Relation of the Battel of Nimbre de Dios, fought between Captain Drake and the Spa∣niards in America, on the 28 of July, 1572.
A Description of the Memorable Battel fough between Hasan Bassa General for Amurath the Third of that Name, Emperour of the Turks, and the Confederate Princes of the Empire.
A Description of the famous Battel of Lutzen, fought on the sixth day of November, An∣no 1632. between Gustavus Adolphus, the Warlike King of Sweden, and Duke Walenstine, Generalissimo of the Imperi∣al Army.
A Brief Description of the memorable Battels and Skirmishes, &c. that happened during the un∣happy civil Wars in England, &c. in the Reign of King Charles the First, as they are taken and drawn from warrantable history, &c.
A Brief Description of the second Battel of Worcester, fought on the Fatal Third of September, Anno 1651.
A Description of the Great and Memorable Battel, fought before the City of Vienna in Austria, on the 11. of September, Anno 1683. between the King of Poland, the Ele∣ctor of Bavaria, the Duke of Lorain, &c. and the Grand Visier Cara Mustapha, &c.
The Great and Memorable Battel of Alcazar, fought in Africa on the Plains of Temista, between Don Sebastian, King of Portugal, and Mulei Moluc King of Morocco; in which perished three Kings, with all the Flower of Portugal.
A Relation of the last glorious Victory of the Christians over the Turks, near the River Drave.
THE SECOND PART.
THE Souldiers Encouragement: Or, the Nobleness of his Profession highly to be prized and esteemed; in a modest and brief Essay, containing the necessity of it in all Empires, Kingdoms, and Estates; with Directions to a young Soldier or Officer, worthy os his notice, &c.
treatise on gunnery
THE YOUNG Engeniers Master-piece: OR, A TREATISE of GƲNNERY In all its material Parts and Particu∣lars, guiding and directing in what of that kind relates as well to Sea as Land.
Directions to prepare Artificial Fire-works, use∣ful in Sieges or Fights at Sea. or Land, on sundry Occasions; and not only to make them the plainest and easiest way, but to use them to advantage, and to know to what particular ends they are designed, according to the Antient and Modern Engenry, &c.
The Art of making and preparing Artificial Fire-works for Recreation, after the newest and best Invention, in sundry forms and manners, pleasant and profitable, &c.