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Sedgemoor, battle of
Sedgemoor, battle of, 1685. Sedgemoor was that most desperate of ventures, a surprise night attack. Monmouth landed at Lyme Regis on 11 June 1685 and was proclaimed king at Taunton on the 20th. But he gained little support from the gentry or nobility and his scratch army failed to take Bristol or Bath. He was pursued to Bridgwater by a royal army under Lord Feversham, with John Churchill, the future duke of Marlborough, as second in command. Monmouth's men outnumbered their opponents, but Feversham's were trained soldiers. The royal army drew up east of Bridgwater, behind the line of the Bussex rhine, a waterlogged ditch. On the night of 5 July, Monmouth led out his men in total silence, past the village of Chedzoy, hidden by darkness and night mist. But with still a mile to go, the alarm was given. Once the element of surprise had been lost, Monmouth's fate was sealed. His cavalry was soon dispersed and the infantry, firing wildly, ran short of ammunition. As dawn broke, Feversham's men advanced and the fight was over. Monmouth was found hiding in a ditch on Cranborne Chase two days later, taken to London, and beheaded on Tower Hill on 15 July. His supporters were cut down, the rest rounded up in Weston Zoyland church, transported, or hanged by Judge Jeffreys.
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JOHN CANNON. "Sedgemoor, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Sedgemoor, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Sedgemoorbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Sedgemoor, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Sedgemoorbattleof.html |
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Sedgemoor, battle of
Sedgemoor, battle of, 1685. Sedgemoor was that most desperate of ventures, a surprise night attack. Monmouth landed at Lyme Regis on 11 June 1685 and was proclaimed king at Taunton on the 20th. But he gained little support and his scratch army failed to take Bristol or Bath. He was pursued to Bridgwater by a royal army under Lord Feversham, with John Churchill, the future duke of Marlborough, as second in command. The royal army drew up east of Bridgwater, behind the line of the Bussex rhine, a waterlogged ditch. On the night of 5 July, Monmouth led out his men in total silence, past the village of Chedzoy, hidden by darkness. But with still a mile to go, the alarm was given. Once the element of surprise had been lost, Monmouth's fate was sealed. As dawn broke, Feversham's men advanced and the fight was over.
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JOHN CANNON. "Sedgemoor, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Sedgemoor, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Sedgemoorbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Sedgemoor, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Sedgemoorbattleof.html |
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Sedgemoor, Battle of
Sedgemoor, Battle of (6 July 1685) The decisive battle of MONMOUTH's REBELLION, fought near Westonzoyland in Somerset. Monmouth was blocked in his retreat from Bristol by the army of JAMES II, commanded by Lord Feversham and John Churchill (later Duke of MARLBOROUGH). Monmouth attempted a night attack to give his raw recruits some advantage over the professional royalist army, but his plans miscarried and he suffered a crushing defeat. The battle proved to be the last fought on English soil.
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"Sedgemoor, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sedgemoor, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-SedgemoorBattleof.html "Sedgemoor, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-SedgemoorBattleof.html |
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Sedgemoor, Battle of
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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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Sedgemoor, Battle of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Sedgemoor, Battle of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-SedgemoorBattleof.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Sedgemoor, Battle of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-SedgemoorBattleof.html |
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"Sedgemoor, Battle of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sedgemoor, Battle of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-SedgemoorBattleof.html "Sedgemoor, Battle of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-SedgemoorBattleof.html |
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Sedgemoor
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." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sedgemoor." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sedgemoo.html "Sedgemoor." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sedgemoo.html |
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Sedgemoor
Sedgemoor (district) Somerset. Seggemore 1263. ‘Marshy ground where sedge grows’. OE secg + mōr.
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A. D. MILLS. "Sedgemoor." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Sedgemoor." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Sedgemoor.html A. D. MILLS. "Sedgemoor." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Sedgemoor.html |
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Sedgemoor
Sedgemoor
•Blackmore • Sedgemoor • claymore
•Seymour, Timor
•Brynmor • Barrymore • Baltimore
•Broadmoor • Growmore • sophomore
•sagamore • blackamoor • sycamore
•Tullamore
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"Sedgemoor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sedgemoor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Sedgemoor.html "Sedgemoor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Sedgemoor.html |
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