Battle of Bridport

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The Battle of Bridport was a skirmish in 1685 during the Monmouth Rebellion in Dorset, England, where rebel forces clashed with royal troops in the lead-up to the rebellion’s decisive defeat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWith James II of England
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
combatant Monmouth rebel forces
royalist government troops
conflict Monmouth Rebellion
conflictType civil conflict within England
country Kingdom of England
date 1685
describedAs skirmish in the Monmouth Rebellion
followedBy Battle of Sedgemoor
hasCause Monmouth Rebellion
hasLocation Bridport
Dorset
England
historicalEra 17th century
historicalPeriod Stuart England
locatedInTimeBefore Battle of Sedgemoor
militaryTheater Monmouth Rebellion
surface form: West Country campaign of the Monmouth Rebellion
natureOfConflict skirmish
partOf Monmouth Rebellion
partOfSeries engagements of the Monmouth Rebellion
pointInTime 1685
precededBy initial uprisings of the Monmouth Rebellion
result royalist tactical advantage
side English royal government
Monmouth Rebellion
surface form: Monmouth rebels
significance engagement in the lead-up to the decisive defeat of the Monmouth Rebellion

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Battle of Sedgemoor precededBy Battle of Bridport
Monmouth Rebellion battle Battle of Bridport
Monmouth Rebellion battle Battle of Bridport
this entity surface form: Battle of Axminster
Battle of Sedgemore precededBy Battle of Bridport
subject surface form: Battle of Sedgemoor
this entity surface form: Battle of Bridport (1685)
Battle of Norton St Philip precededBy Battle of Bridport
this entity surface form: Battle of Bridport (1685)