Wincanton Skirmish

The Wincanton Skirmish took place on 20 November 1688 in Wincanton, Somerset during the Glorious Revolution. A small cavalry patrol of the English Army under Patrick Sarsfield clashed with a detachment of the Dutch States Army's Scots Brigade in one of only two substantial battles fought in England during the Glorious Revolution.

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Location: 51.058, -2.405, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1688 Wincanton Skirmish

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1642 Battle of Marshall's Elm

1642-09-07T00:00:00Z

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1642 Battle of Babylon Hill

1643-05-02T00:00:00Z

1643-05-08T00:00:00Z

1643 Siege of Wardour Castle

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1644-03-01T00:00:00Z

1643 — 1644 Siege of Wardour

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1645 Battle of Langport

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Marshall's Elm	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Babylon Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Siege of Wardour Castle	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Siege of Wardour	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Langport	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1688	Wincanton Skirmish	battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1961	Westland Helicopters	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry	Wikidata
site	bunker		Chilmark Quarries	stone quarry, protected area, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Yeovil Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Nunney Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Old Wardour Castle	local authority museum, archaeological site, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sherborne Old Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1383	Farleigh Hungerford Castle	independent museum, historic house museum, English Heritage, quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	Fleet Air Arm Museum	naval museum, history museum, aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Royal Signals Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, military museum	Wikidata