Battle of Sedgemoor
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The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final and decisive engagement of the Monmouth Rebellion, between forces loyal to James II and rebel forces led by the Duke of Monmouth. It was fought on 6 July 1685 at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset, England.
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1685 Battle of Sedgemoor
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 660 | Battle of Peonnum | battle, Kingdom of Wessex, Celtic Britons | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 878 | Battle of Cynwit | Kingdom of Wessex, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1068 | Battle of Bleadon | Anglo-Saxons, battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1642 | Battle of Marshall's Elm | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Sieges of Taunton | Robert Blake, Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, Edmund Wyndham, George Goring, Lord Goring, Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton, Ralph Weldon, James Holborne of Menstrie, Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1645 | Battle of Langport | battle, Cavalier, Roundhead | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1645 | Siege of Bridgwater | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1685 | Monmouth Rebellion | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1685 | Battle of Sedgemoor | battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| organisation | arms industry | 1961 | Westland Helicopters | arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Garden Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Laboratory Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Summit Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Yeovil Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters | Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Banwell Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Stogursey Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1129 | Taunton Castle | history museum, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1864 | Brean Down Fort | artillery fort, contour fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1964 | Fleet Air Arm Museum | naval museum, history museum, aviation museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1974 | Somerset Military Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | William Rainey - After Sedgemoor | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 'The Morning of Sedgemoor' by Edgar Bundy, Tate Britain | Commons | ||
| commons | image | William Rainey - After Sedgemoor | Commons | ||
