Battle of Sedgemore
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The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685, marking the last major engagement fought on English soil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Sedgemore canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1730932 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Sedgemore Context triple: [Battle of Sedgemoor, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Sedgemore]
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A.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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B.
Battle of Maserfield
The Battle of Maserfield was a 7th-century clash in Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian king Oswald was defeated and killed, marking a significant shift in power among the early English kingdoms.
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C.
Battle of Selby
The Battle of Selby was a key 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists, opening the way for the capture of York.
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D.
Battle of Solway Moss
The Battle of Solway Moss was a 1542 clash between English and Scottish forces near the River Esk that ended in a disastrous defeat for Scotland and weakened the rule of James V.
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E.
Battle of Ashdown
The Battle of Ashdown was a key 9th-century engagement in which the future King Alfred the Great helped secure a crucial victory for the Anglo-Saxons against Viking invaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Sedgemore Target entity description: The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685, marking the last major engagement fought on English soil.
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A.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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B.
Battle of Maserfield
The Battle of Maserfield was a 7th-century clash in Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian king Oswald was defeated and killed, marking a significant shift in power among the early English kingdoms.
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C.
Battle of Selby
The Battle of Selby was a key 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists, opening the way for the capture of York.
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D.
Battle of Solway Moss
The Battle of Solway Moss was a 1542 clash between English and Scottish forces near the River Esk that ended in a disastrous defeat for Scotland and weakened the rule of James V.
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E.
Battle of Ashdown
The Battle of Ashdown was a key 9th-century engagement in which the future King Alfred the Great helped secure a crucial victory for the Anglo-Saxons against Viking invaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bloody Assizes
ⓘ
Glorious Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Glorious Revolution (as a precursor event)
Judge George Jeffreys ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Forces of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
ⓘ
Royal Army of King James II ⓘ |
| cause | attempt by Monmouth to overthrow James II ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army loyal to James II of England
ⓘ
Monmouth’s rebel army ⓘ |
| commander |
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
ⓘ
John Churchill ⓘ Lord Feversham ⓘ Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ |
| conflict | Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 6 July 1685 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
final pitched battle of the Monmouth Rebellion
ⓘ
last major battle fought on English soil ⓘ |
| era |
Stuart period
ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration England
|
| followedBy | Bloody Assizes ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
James II of England
ⓘ
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
surface form:
John Churchill, later Duke of Marlborough
|
| hasType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | reign of James II of England ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | considered the last pitched battle on English soil ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Sedgemoor ⓘ Somerset ⓘ |
| nearPlace |
Bridgwater
ⓘ
Westonzoyland ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
capture of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
ⓘ
collapse of the Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ subsequent Bloody Assizes under Judge Jeffreys ⓘ |
| partOf |
Monmouth Rebellion
ⓘ
Stuart era conflicts in England ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Bridport
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Bridport (1685)
|
| result | Royalist victory ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature | night attack by Monmouth’s forces ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | rebel army routed ⓘ |
| terrain | marshy ground ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
cavalry sabres
ⓘ
muskets ⓘ pikes ⓘ |
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