I have acquired my late aunt's family history papers and in these I have come across a transcript which baffling me and I hope that someone out there might be able to shed some light on it. The document is headed up "William Morris letter to the Cardigan Exercise" - however, I suspect it should read "excise". The original is partly in Welsh and partly in English - the transcript is all English. The letter was dated January 1757. Below are some extracts from it. "I was called up with the alarm that an army of about 400 or 500 men were marching through Llanynghenadl to attack this fortress" . The only place I can find with the name Llanynghenadl is on Anglesey. "and the two strong places where the attack was threatened to be made, viz. Llanfaur and Ynys Rug - at the latter places were some corn warehouses" "the enemy had advanced as far as Tygywn y Capel ............ Ours had not marched further than Penllech Nest" "the enemy opposite Penrhyn Giriol." Anyone squeamish should not read the next bit ..."About two o'clock the prisoners began to come in: some scalpd, some marked with the sign of the cross on their heads and backs, but all damage done was behind, except a few that the skins of their foreheads hanging over their eyes" "The garrison at Ynys Rug" "The prisoners were secured in the King's warehouse for security, etc., except the wounded who are put into torture by Holyday." "Their (the enemy) General was sent, guarded with a larty of armed light horse to Byrnddu, there to answer etc." So my questions are where are all these places, and who were the enemy and what was it about? Hope there is someone out there who can help. Thanks Megan Roberts --------------------------------- Moving house? Beach bar in Thailand? New Wardrobe? Win £10k with Yahoo! Mail to make your dream a reality.

Megan, I tried to send this reply ages ago, but for some reason the message was lost in cyber-space. This 'battle' is very curious. I wonder if all the place names and date are correct? Could it possibly be an incident in the 'English' Civil War. Could Penrhyn Giriol refer to the peninsula at the south east corner of Anglesey, near Ynys Seiriol? In 1648, the Parliamentary army was routed by the Royalists at Y Dalar Hir, near Aber, Caernarvonshire (opposite 'Penrhyn Seiriol'), but soon afterwards the Royalists were defeated at Red Hill, near Beaumaris. Or could the letter refer to the so-called 'last invasion of Britain' in 1797, when French forces, under the command of an American called Tate, landed in Fishguard? I hope someone can solve this puzzle! David Price, Bangor -----Original Message----- From: Megan Roberts [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 23 November 2004 20:08 To: [email protected] Subject: [CAE] 1757 Battle I have acquired my late aunt's family history papers and in these I have come across a transcript which baffling me and I hope that someone out there might be able to shed some light on it. The document is headed up "William Morris letter to the Cardigan Exercise" - however, I suspect it should read "excise". The original is partly in Welsh and partly in English - the transcript is all English. The letter was dated January 1757. Below are some extracts from it. "I was called up with the alarm that an army of about 400 or 500 men were marching through Llanynghenadl to attack this fortress" . The only place I can find with the name Llanynghenadl is on Anglesey. "and the two strong places where the attack was threatened to be made, viz. Llanfaur and Ynys Rug - at the latter places were some corn warehouses" "the enemy had advanced as far as Tygywn y Capel ............ Ours had not marched further than Penllech Nest" "the enemy opposite Penrhyn Giriol." Anyone squeamish should not read the next bit ..."About two o'clock the prisoners began to come in: some scalpd, some marked with the sign of the cross on their heads and backs, but all damage done was behind, except a few that the skins of their foreheads hanging over their eyes" "The garrison at Ynys Rug" "The prisoners were secured in the King's warehouse for security, etc., except the wounded who are put into torture by Holyday." "Their (the enemy) General was sent, guarded with a larty of armed light horse to Byrnddu, there to answer etc." So my questions are where are all these places, and who were the enemy and what was it about? Hope there is someone out there who can help. Thanks Megan Roberts --------------------------------- Moving house? Beach bar in Thailand? New Wardrobe? Win £10k with Yahoo! Mail to make your dream a reality. ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== Cewch ddanfon negeseuon Cymraeg neu Saesneg i'r rhestr hon This list covers a bilingual area, in which messages in both Welsh and English are welcome ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx