A TRUE RELATION Of the Great VICTORY Obtained by the Christian Army OVERDO THE TURKS, NEAR The Mountain HARSAN, in the Neighbourhood of SYCLOS.  
From the Camp of his Electoral Highness of Bavaria, near Barnowar, the 14 th' of August, 1687.  
THE Christian Army having happily retreated from Esseck on this side the Drove, and marched back towards Mohatz and the Danube; the Grand Vizier with all his Forces, Artillery and Baggage, marched all night also, and followed us. He Encamped near Barnowar, not far from Darda, at a very narrow Pass, having on the Right, a large Bogg; and on his Left, a Wood, with very thick Furs, and contrary to their Custom he fortified his Camp so well, that he could not without great Difficulty be atracked in so advantageous a Post. And we having reason to fear that our Army being further distant, the Imperial Places on that side, might fall into the Hands of such Potent Enemies, it was resolved by all the Generals, to take the Garrisons out of them, the Cannons and the Ammunitions, and Demolish them. In order to it, our Army parted the 10th of August from the Camp, near Mohatz. The Duke of Lorraine took the Front with the right Wing towards Syclos, and his E. H. of Bavaria, followed in good Order with the left Wing. The next day, 11 of the same Month, we continued the same March in the presenee of the Enemy, who by his continual Attacks, sometimes upon the right Wing, sometimes on the left, was endeavouring to hinder us from it; and we pursued it with great care on both sides, to the foot of the Mountain Harsan, where we Encamped all Night. The 12th being St. Clara's day, the Army Marched in good Order of Battalia towards Syclos. The Duke of Lorraine taking the Front again with his right Wing, the Enemy shown themselves coming out of a Wood, and endeavoured to stop our March by continual Skirmishes; but we perceived well enough, that the Body of their Army by favour of the high Furs, was drawing towards our left Wing, and indeed we were soon convinced of it; for our left Wing had no sooner passed the Forest that was before it, and entered a Plain of three hundred Paces, or thereabout, but twelve thousand of the best and finest Horse of the Enemy came full Speed, and with great Fury fell upon our left Wing, with a design to put it into disorder, by Attacking it in the Flank, and in the Rear; but their design having miscarried by the vigorous Defence they found, and by the good Order which his E. H. had set every where, they went back as quick as they came. Soon after the Enemy attempted to pierce us by mere force; and in order to it, he caused his whole Army, composed of a 100000 Men, to advance and meet our left Wing, and 5000 Janissaries, took post upon a height near it, from whence they made a continual Fire upon us, and we played on both sides with our Musket-shot and Cannon, till near three of the Clock in the Afternoon. In the mean time, his E. H. took the Heroic Resolution of Attacking the Enemy himself with his left Wing, having first reinforced himself with some Regiments he had desired from the Duke of Lorraine on purpose. And he soon put it into Execution with a Courage beyond all Expression, boldly carrying the Battalions and Squadrons to Fight, and encouraging them by his Voice and Example, so that that Wing alone, much inferior to the whole Ottoman Army, fell bravely upon it, and after a most bloody Fight, forced it to abandon to us the Field of Battle. The Left still pursuing the Enemy flying before us, to the Retrenchments of his Camp he had at his back, where by the favour of a Defily , which was lined and filled with Janissaries, he made a greater Resistance: This did not hinder our Soldiers, encouraged by the Example of the Heroic Maximilian, charging at the Head of them, and our whole left Wing from running under the Enemy's Cannon with incredible Diligence, notwithstanding their continual Fire. We passed their Trenches, and chased the Enemies from their posts; half an hour after, he made a halt, and took breath in another Retrenchment larger than the first, but he made no great resistance there: He was soon chased from it, and forced to fly in great Confusion at the approach of the whole Christian Army, but we pursued him through his Camp as long as the light both of Day and Moon lasted, and as long as our Horses could go.  
Thus all the Camp (as big almost as that before Vienna) all their Artillery consisting in a 100 Pieces of Cannon, and 12 Mortars, all their Ammunitions, Provisions, Baggage, and all other things in great plenty fell into our hands, and there remained above 8000 Men of the Enemy dead upon the place of Battle, not reckoning those that remained in the Bogs, or were drowned in the Water, or those that hide themselves among the Furs, their Janissaries not having been able to follow, their horse flying with all speed. On our side we have lost only some hundreds of Men: His Electoral Highness to his Immortal Glory has been wounded with one of the Janissaries Balls on the Left Hand. The Prince of Commercy, come that day to serve as Volunteer in the Left Wing, had the Top of his Breast pierced by an Arrow, and the young Count of Zinzendorf had his Leg shot off.  
His Electoral Highness has had for himself the Tent of the Grand Vizier, which is very Magnificent, and resembles a Palace, being a quarter of a League round, with all the Movables, and the whole Chancery, where were found Papers in all sorts of Languages, and especially a great number of Letters from Abaffi Prince of Transilvania: His Electoral Highness passed all the Night in that Tent, without lying down, writing almost continually; and by break of day he dispatched Prince Engenius of Savoy to Vienna, and the next day Marques Gabrieli to Rome, the Chevalier of Beauvan into France, Colonel Sartory to Munick, and la Chaffonnery his Page to Cologne.  
The 13th we went to search into the Bogs and Furs, the Turks hide there in great numbers, most were killed, and the rest made Prisoners: We pursued also our flying Enemy, and made a detachment of 4000 Horse, who advanced to Darda and even to the head of the Bridge of Esseck, but could find none of them, and heard only that the Garrison of Esseck seeing the flight of their fellow Soldiers, they had endeavoured to stop them, and for that effect had taken off some of the Boats that made the Bridge, but that nevertheless the flying men had got upon it with such precipitation, they had thrown one another into the Drove, that the Bridge itself had at last broke under them, and that several thousands had been drowned: All this was confirmed both by the Prisoners we took to the number of 1700, and by abundance of Desertors that came into our Camp, assuring us, there was above Thirty thousand Janissaries in the Ottoman Army, and that not above six or seven Thousands had got safe on t'other side; from whence 'tis easy to conclude to what the loss of the Enemy may amount, which is sufficiently evidenced by that vast number of dead bodies wherewith the Ground, the Bogs, and the Furs are filled. The G. Vizier, as said, has very narrowly escaped by the means of a little Boat, but another too much loaded with Officers is perished. The Remainder of the Enemy's Army is dispersed and in Confusion, and not able to keep the Field, having been forced to fly, and quit all they had of all kind. And no doubt, but That Almighty God that has so visibly fought for Christendom, has miraculously blessed the Imperial Arms; therefore to return God Thanks, his Electoral Highness caused the Te Deum to be sung in his Tent, which was that of the Grand Vizier; after that Father Marco had said Mass in it, the Enemy's Cannon being discharged three times, all the Generals, and especially the Duke of Lorraine came to Compliment his Electoral Highness upon it, and attributed this Great Victory to the Bravery of the Great Maximilian. The Duke of Lorraine in his Relation to the Emperor, gives the same Testimony, and attributes all the Glory of that day to his Electoral Highness, May the Almighty God long preserve that Hero, and always send new Victories to Christendom.   

LONDON, Printed for Samuel Carr, MDCLXXXVII.