Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes
- Preface
- I Early Years
- II Life in Dorset and London
- III The Approach of War
- IV First Campaigns
- V War in Bedfordshire
- VI War in the South-West
- VII The Siege of Sherborne
- VIII Imprisonment in London
- IX Preston : The Isle of Man : Ireland
- X The Low Countries and Paris
- XI France
- XII France and Italy
- XIII London and Somerset
- Appendix
- Pedigree of the Dyve, Digby and StrangwaysFamilies
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
X - The Low Countries and Paris
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes
- Preface
- I Early Years
- II Life in Dorset and London
- III The Approach of War
- IV First Campaigns
- V War in Bedfordshire
- VI War in the South-West
- VII The Siege of Sherborne
- VIII Imprisonment in London
- IX Preston : The Isle of Man : Ireland
- X The Low Countries and Paris
- XI France
- XII France and Italy
- XIII London and Somerset
- Appendix
- Pedigree of the Dyve, Digby and StrangwaysFamilies
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
Summary
On his arrival in France Sir Lewis found that George Digby was already in favour with Cardinal Mazarin and was receiving a French pension of 1,000 francs per month. When the Cardinal in December 1650 seized the frontier town of Rethel, and was in turn attacked by the Spaniards, he was accompanied by both Digby and Sir Lewis, as Mercurius Politicus, quoting information of 18 December from Brussels, records : —
Since the Cardinall came to Rheims as I told you before, having gotten all the Forces together which France could possibly afford him, he made presently after an attempt upon Rhetel, which was presently yeelded up upon composition; three dayes after, the Marquis Sfondrato de Gamara and the Marshall Turenne with all their Forces, lying not far off, did resolve to retake the said place again; but the Cardinall who had called his Officers together and resolved in a Councell of Warr to fight them, which was effected the day after accordingly, being the 15 of this month stilo loci, the battell was doubtfull on each side for many houres together; till at last fortune was pleased to make the French masters of the field, not without loss of many of the French, who were commanded by the Marshall du Plessis Pralin their Generali, whose Son was killed on the place : on the Spanyards’ side (who were commanded by the Marquis Sfondrato de Gamara and the Marshall of Turenne) there were killed 3000 on the place, and the Marshall of Turenne was wounded himself, and between 2 or 3000 taken prisoners; the slaughter on the French side is thought to be no less: … My Lord Digbie and Sir Lewis Dives were his Companions in this Battel.
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- The Life and Letters of Sir Lewis Dyve 1599-1669 , pp. 102 - 115Publisher: Boydell & BrewerFirst published in: 2023