Somerset Military Museum

The Somerset Military Museum is part of the Museum of Somerset located in the 12th century great hall of Taunton Castle, in Taunton, Somerset. It is a "registered and accredited museum" with the British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Council, and is a part of the Museum of Somerset. The museum covers Somerset's military history from 1685 onward. It received a £10,000 grant from the Somerset Military Museum Trust for the restoration project.

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  Battle of Cynwit ⓘ
  878 battle between West Saxons and Vikings

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  Battle of Marshall's Elm ⓘ
  1642 skirmish in Somerset prior to the English Civil War

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  Sieges of Taunton ⓘ
  1644 series of three blockades during the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Langport ⓘ
  1645 battle of the First English Civil War

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  Siege of Bridgwater ⓘ
  1645 siege

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  Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
  1685 English rebellion against James II

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  Battle of Sedgemoor ⓘ
  1685 final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion

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  Stogursey Castle ⓘ
  castle in Stogursey, Somerset, England, UK  

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  Tiverton Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Mid Devon, England, UK  

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  Taunton Castle ⓘ
  fortified castle in Somerset, England, UK

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  Somerset Military Museum ⓘ
  miltary museum in Taunton, United Kingdom

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878 Battle of Cynwit

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1642 Battle of Marshall's Elm

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1644 — 1645 Sieges of Taunton

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1645 Battle of Langport

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1645 Siege of Bridgwater

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1685 Monmouth Rebellion

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1685 Battle of Sedgemoor

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1100 Tiverton Castle

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1129 Taunton Castle

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	878	Battle of Cynwit	Kingdom of Wessex, battle	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		Art UK website page@		Wikidata
link	page		Art UK website page@		Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Stogursey Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Tiverton Castle	independent museum, English country house, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1129	Taunton Castle	history museum, castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Somerset Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata