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English Civil War

Monmouth Rebellion — Frome Muster 1685

1685
Somerset, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Somerset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
no government force present
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Monmouth rebel force mustering
Outcome
Frome contributed recruits and supplies to the rebel army which then marched toward Bath and Bristol seeking a major town base.
The Battle

History & Significance

Frome in Somerset was a muster point for Monmouth rebels during the June 1685 campaign. The cloth-working town's Nonconformist population was strongly sympathetic to Monmouth's Protestant cause. Recruits from Frome and the surrounding cloth villages formed part of the rebel infantry regiments.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Monmouth Rebellion — Frome Muster 1685

Drying house at The Coach House, Willow Vale
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Murtry Old Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Burial chamber (remains of), Murtry Hill, Orchardleigh Park
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Whatley Combe Roman villa
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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