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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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On Saturday, Colonel Stapleton led 320 British troops and two field pieces from Newtonards to confront 6-7,000 rebels near Saintfield, Ireland. Captain Chetwynd's light infantry advanced and faced heavy fire but routed the rebels with artillery support, killing over 500 including leaders. Insurgents hold Donaghadee.
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Saturday morning colonel Stapleton having received intimation of a number of people assembled at Saintfield and neighbourhood, he set out for Newtonards with a detachment of the York fencible regiment, accompanied by the Newtownards and Cumber Yeoman cavalry and infantry, altogether about 320 men, and two field pieces.
About half past four o'clock in the evening, this little army fell in with a body of the rebels, amounting to between six and seven thousand, near Saintfield. The light infantry commanded by captain Chetwynd, advanced with gallantry to the height on the right, which having gained, he was attacked by a body of not less than 3000 men, the front armed with pikes, and the center and rear with muskets, whose fire galled them severely, till the body of the troops and field pieces came up, when the rebels were routed with very great slaughter.
The rebels, by their own account, lost upwards of 500 men, among whom were several of their leaders.
The insurgents have been in possession of Donaghadee for some days.
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Saintfield
Event Date
Saturday, Reported June 12
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rebels lost upwards of 500 men, including several leaders; routed with great slaughter
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Colonel Stapleton marched with 320 men and two field pieces to confront 6-7,000 rebels near Saintfield. Light infantry under Captain Chetwynd advanced to a height, faced attack by 3,000 with pikes and muskets, but routed them upon arrival of main force and artillery. Insurgents hold Donaghadee.