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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1232/O/40
TitleThomas Sanders, Derby, to? (copy) - " I came from Gloucester to Derby on Saturday last (5 Jul) - as I came in the troops were marched out after Sir John Gell to go to Worcester and join the Scots - at the news of my coming the troops, being 4 miles on their march, made a stand and cried "Sanders, he is come" and would not march on - they left Gell and came to Derby but were kept out of the town - Gell pretended an order from the Committee of Both Kingdoms for his march but showed it not - my troops refuses to go, whatever order it was without me - Sir John went with his own troops and Colonel, Roude's that is all his brigade that is left - it is thought that if he go to the Scots 9being outcasts of the Yorkshire Horse) at Chesterfield - they took horses, plundered etc - Sir John sent my troops with 2 more and some foot from Wingfield Manor, who went and fell on them in their quarters, taking them, their horses and arms - this act begot ill blook with the Scots - it is confessed by some that the order was procured by Gell to get from under Sir Thomas (Fairfax's) command - on Monday I sent orders and all my troops 9 in all, came to me - now I do not know what to do - the country cries out and is undone because Newark if strong and Lickfield and all the King's garrisons about us - I have promised the committee that I will stay if they procure a suspension of his order from his Excellency - my soldiers wear his Excellency's colours and for that are called vogues and threatened to pull them out of their hats - Gell's soldiers wear his colours and brave it to our faces - all of us entreat your to be a means to his excellency and Lord General that a speedy course may be taken to call up Gell and get me command of the horse, then all will be well - the Committee have written to Col. White in London about it - we have had two boughts [bouts] with the enemy since we parted with the army at Leicester, and have taken c. 140 horses, 50 prisoners and many arms - Gell sent for the 4 troops I left at Leicester - the last news is that the Commons confirmed his Excellency's order to me to march to Gloucester when Sir John Curzon moved. 9 Jul
Date1645
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorThomas Sanders of Little Ireton (1610-1695), Parliamentarian soldier
TermFlags
Armed forces
Army
Military history
Regiments
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