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Sedgemoor marshy tract in Somerset, SW England. The forces of James II defeated the duke of Monmouth at Sedgemoor in 1685.

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Sedgemoor, Battle of

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Sedgemoor, Battle of a battle fought in 1685 on the plain of Sedgemoor in Somerset, in which the forces of the rebel Duke of Monmouth, who had landed in Dorset as champion of the Protestant cause and pretender to the throne, were decisively defeated by James II's troops.
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Sedgemoor, Battle of (July 16, 1685) Defeat of an English rebellion led by the Duke of Monmouth against James II. An attempt to launch a surprise night attack by the untrained rebel forces ended in disaster.
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