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In 1599, at the taking of Bommel^ the Scots fuffered 

 moft confiderably. 



" In 1600 two field officers, eight captains, with above 

 " fix. hundred private men, were left dead on the field, 



after the famous Battle of the Downs, near Nieuport, 

 " where both they and the Englifli behaved with the 



greateft gallantry ; and to the valour of thefe united 

 " bands was attributed the fuccefs of the day. 



" In 160 1, at the fiege of OJlendy which lafted three 

 " years, and at which was levelled the whole power of 



Spain, nothing could equal the valour and courage 

 " both of the Scotch and Englifli, the firft commanded 

 " by Generals Balfour and St. Clair, the latter by Lords 



Willoughby and Vere\ who, after a great flaughter of 

 '* the Spaniards (including all their beft officers) forced 

 " the alTailants to raife the fiege, and retreat with great 

 " lliame and confufion. 



During the government of the three firft Princes of 



Ov^ngQ,WilliamiMaurice,7\.n^Frederick-Henry, the Scotch 



behaved with fo much bravery, honour and reputation, 

 " that by the laft prince (befides many other marks of 

 " diftindtion which he conferred on them) they were 

 " called the bulwarks of the republick, 



" The neceffary limits of this chapter compel me to 



omit many memorable fervices which were rendered 

 " by this diftinguifhed body of men to the provinces of 

 " Holland ; but I cannot overlook the laft fiege of Bergen- 



op-Zoom by the French, in 1747 ; where, while others 



" lhame- 



