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Siege of the Mole Battery and Trenches Amid Heavy Rain
The 1662 siege reports continued bombardment and fortification work as 800 workers and a guard of horse supported 1662 men. Five killed and eight wounded reported on a daylight sortie. Nightly trench reliefs by Count de Grimes and a line of nobles reinforced batteries near the Gallows and Don Ruffin Braus. Continuous rains hampered progress for 15 days, with mortars added and shelters built for workers. Two soldiers killed and ten wounded in a later assault as the great battery damaged the merlons and curtain work near the Mole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’tyde
Count de Grimes
Don Rodrigo Peralta
Don Windrew A‘ Dgutto
Don Iligert- Francis de Bie
St. Yynon
Baldasir
Queen Anne
Count Mariani
Baldaner
Don Ruffin Braus
Count de Montemar
Count de Zuevegaen
Don Francis Camillo
Colunels
Anthony de Ornedal
Don Grove Patheco