Battle of Sedgemoor

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle fought on English soil, in 1685, where royal forces of King James II crushed the Monmouth Rebellion.

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military conflict →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Sedgemore →
associatedWith	Glorious Revolution (as a precursor event) →
belligerent	James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth → King James II of England →
cause	Monmouth Rebellion against Catholic rule → attempt to overthrow King James II →
combatant	Royal Army of King James II → rebel forces of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth →
commander	James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth → John Churchill → Lord Grey of Warke → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham →
conflict	Monmouth Rebellion →
country	Kingdom of England →
date	6 July 1685 →
describedAs	final pitched battle fought on English soil →
era	Restoration England →
followedBy	Bloody Assizes →
geographicalFeature	Somerset Levels →
location	England → Somerset → Westonzoyland →
memorial	monuments near Westonzoyland →
militaryTactic	night attack by rebel forces →
near	Bridgwater →
notableAftermath	Bloody Assizes conducted by Judge Jeffreys →
opponentOf	Royal Army of King James II → rebel army of the Duke of Monmouth →
outcome	capture of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth → suppression of the Monmouth Rebellion →
partOf	Monmouth Rebellion → Stuart period → reign of James II of England →
precededBy	Battle of Bridport →
result	decisive royalist victory → defeat of the Monmouth rebels →
significance	marked the end of large-scale armed resistance to James II in England → secured James II’s short-term hold on the English throne →
year	1685 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Monmouth Rebellion →	battle
Monmouth Rebellion →	decisiveBattle
James II of England →	victory