April ye 20th 1705 The Garrison of S' Hertogen Bosch
Wyndhams & Schomberghs Horse ye Royal Regiment of Foot,
Mordants & Fergusons marched out about 4 Leagues &
encamped at Nestleroy.

Saturday ye 21st they marched again about 4 Leagues &
encampt at Myle In this march ye Garrison of ye Grave
Viz: Lalos & Evans's joynd us.

The 22d wee marcht again about 3 Leagues and encampt at
Buckmere.

The 23d we marcht again 4 long Leagues and encampt at
Wantshiem & Blitterswyck Here we halted ye 24 These 2
last marches were very wet Wednesday ye 25th we marcht
about 4 leagues and encampt at Barle about an English
mile from Venloe This night ye Garrison of Venlo Viz:
Farindons came out & joind us

The 26th we marched again about 4 Leagues & encampt at
Horn near two English miles from Ruremond. The 27th we
marched again near five Leagues and encampt just by
Maseyck. The Garrison of Ruremond marching out ye same
day after us Viz: Ingoldsby's & Tattons encampt wth us
this night.

This morn: a Court Marshal was held in ye Field to try
several deserters of Evans's & also ye next day when we
halted, 2 of wth being condemn'd & one was shot. Near

Naseyck is a convent of Chanoinesses called so Noble yet
no Lady can be admitted into it who cannot prove 4
Descents by both Father & Mothers side from sovereign
Princes & this to be certifyed by a sovereign Prince & ye
certificate to be affixt for in ye convent to
be canvasses by al ye Chanoinesses.

The D: of Bavarias daughters could not be admitted their
mothers father having been a subject of France.

Sunday ye 29 wee mardt 4 long Leagues & encampt at
Rakeheim w<sup>th</sup>in less than 2 hours of Maestricht.

Apr: 30th wee mardt again, leaving Maestricht just on ye
left hand, passing by Brussels Fort & crossing ye Jaar
over a bridg of 3 tin boats, and encampt about a League
from Maestricht between St.Peters Hill & ye Maes,
Stringers M<sup>c</sup>cartneys & S<sup>f</sup> Richard Temples Regimts joyned
us from Maestricht.

This same day the Dutch Troops encampt on St.Peters Hill,
forming a very great camp under ye command of Monsr
Overkirke.

Wednesday May the 2d 8 Battalions Viz: Churchils, Hows,
Godfreys, Webbs, Norths,& Greys, Sabines, Meredyths & ye
Guards & 3 Regiments of Horse Viz: Lunleys Woods Cadoghans,
& 2 of Dragoons Viz: Rosses & L<sup>d</sup> John Hayes from Breda &c:
Joynd us under ye command of Lt.Genl. Lunley Fryday May ye
4th having crost ye Maes over a Bridge of 34 boats We al

marcht to Halles 3 leagues, half way between Aix la
Chapelle & Maestricht under ye command of Lt.Genl. Lumley
ye Duke being gone for Coblentz.

The 5th to St. Hertogenroy 3 Leagues in this march we
passed wthin sight of Aix la Chapelle.

The 6th to Esweiler 3 Leagues.

The 7th to Dueren (4 Leagues) a pretty large town in ye
countrey of Juliers.

This day Genl. Churchill Ingoldsby Ross & ye English

Recruit men & Horses of Windhams & Schomberghs Regiments
joynd us

I wrote to my Niece & Zach: Wells.

The 8th we halted.-

The 9th to Vlatten 3 Stone

The 10th to Sleyden 4 Hours. After we had marcht near
two we had an exceeding difficult, steep passage down ye
Mountains at Gemert on ye Oluff near where it falls into
ye Roer after which we were marcht between ye Mountains,
they being very close to us on each side til we came to
Sleyden from whence our Camp ran thre two Villages in ye
last of wth being ye Right of Our Line & called Bloemdal
I lodged. There are 6 Villages not far from each other on
this River where there are very great Iron Mills & much
iron continually made, wth they carry by Land to Cologn,
7 Leagues & other places.

The 11th to Smidheim 3 Hours

The 12th to Hildesheim a walld City but smal, under ye
Bpp of Treves burnt by Boufflers about 15 years agoe.

The 13th being Sunday we halted & about 5 in ye afternoon
Hildesheim wherein most of ye Generals were, was by some
accident set on fire & ye Wind blowing hard was entirely
burnt

Some Officers & Soldiers venturing too much were
dangerously burnt & a great deal of Baggage & some Horses
lost.

The weather exceeding cold

The 14th we marteht to Schoneck, 4 good Hours or Stones,
Here was a Noble old Castle on a steep high Rock belonging
to ye Bpp. of Treves almost entirely demolished by ye Fr:
This day was exceeding cold & we had some snow

The 15th we halted. The weather exceeding cold, a pretty
deal of snow & Hail & Rain.

The 16th we marteht to Bidburgh, 5 Stone a mighty cold day
& a pretty deal of snow & Hail From Vlatten to this
Place is ye most Barren Rocky mountanous countrey yth ever
I saw, ye corn poor & stunted by ye extreem coldness of ye
earth & almost every where not three inches above ye
(obliterated) about this Town there was a pretty good
appearance of Fertility but before we came to it near 3
stone it lookt like a wild desert & little better from

thence to Treves, excepting 3 or four small villages which lay hid between ye mountains til you come just upon them, & even about them no great abundance neither.

This morn: as I took down my Tent ye Marchise was so frozen yt was not folded up without a great deal of difficulty.

The 17th we thought ourselves pretty secure of a little rest, having received orders ye night before to halt, but about 8 in ye morning sudden orders came to march, which we began to do a little after ten, & ye way being open we march about 5 stone (our Left being which is in a good stone of Treves) to Trier-Weyler. The weather still very cold.

The 18th having received orders ye night before to march by 4 in ye morn: we prepared accordingly, thinking to join ye Duke of M: & ye Grand Army, but at yt hour contrary Orders came & we halted Saturday ye 19th. I went to Treves where I saw nothing very remarkable excepting ye Following Inscription on ye Town house: Ante Romam Treviris Itetit annis mille treceatis Perstet et externa pace fruatur. Amen. Tis a large, dirty Town, but very hard to come at, ye Rocks & mountains being very high & scrappy & steep & ye passages thro them narrow. The River not very broad yet to be passed by a Bridg of 40 Wooden Boats. Tis full of Religious houses, a Jesuit's College & a Jesuit's seminary or School where Grammar, Humanity, and afterwards Philosophy &c: are taught.

wth altogether is called ye University at each end of ye
Town is a large fine Cloyster, so yt ye whole makes a fine
shew enough from off ye mountains
Sunday ye 20th a fine day & pretty warm
21st Hot, & Fine weather.

Tuesday ye 22 Wee marcht to Eagle having ye Moselle al along
Wrote to ye Provost.

just in our Front Our Right extending near where ye Sour fall
into ye Moselle & Our Left just below where ye Saar falls
into ye same, the Dutch camp being extended al along on
to'ther side of ye Moselle & Saar. This morn: Three
Battalions were form'd by drawing 2 Companies out of most
One out of some of ye 20 we had of English under ye
Collonells Corbet Churchill & Grove: so yt now we pretend to
have 23 English Battalions.

The 23d We crosst ye Moselle & immediately afterwards ye
Saar over Bridges of Tin Boats just where they joyn each
other We began our march at break of day & the in ye front
twas long after sunset before we came to ye end on't, & then
wthout pitching any Camp, every Regiment lay on their Arms, or
pitcht Tents, in ye place where they halted, ye 1st Brigade
of Foot only being ordered to ye Generals Quarters to cover
ym the enemy being very near & Syrques wth in an English mile

yt = that

ym = them

This was ye longest March I ever knew being I dare say 90
English miles, After we had marcht a pretty way we had a
great Defilee of a thick & large but sometimes discontinued
Wood, called ye Pass of Tavernne & afterwards an open
countrey, where if ye Fr: had encampt, They might easily
have hindered us coming thro ye Wood; by not doing of wch
they have left Saar Lewis open to us.

The 24th Those Tents yt were pitcht were taken up again, &
when we had marcht off ye Ground a Regular Camp was pitcht
called ye Camp of Esft, & ye Fr: head Quarters are at
Konings Macheron Our Right being at Apach Perle & Our Left
at ye Palatine troops to ye number, as twas said,
of 7000 joynd us & were reviewed by my Lord Marlb: ye next
day Viz: 25th

29th I wrote to ye Provost of Eton Bpp. of Ely & Dean of
Lincoln

Very cold this & ye 2 following dayes Our Army consists
of 83 Battalions & 94 Squadrons.

100 Bread Wagon Horses taken from us Several mounted
Dragoons deserted to us & several of our Foot to them
Scarcity of Provisions & Forage A great Battering train at
Coblentz shipt.

Saturday June ye 2d 140 Horses taken from ye Fr: near
Luxemburgh out of their Bread Wagons but they were very
poor little Horses.