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Tudor

Battle of Sedgemoor

1685
Somerset, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Somerset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Monmouth's rebels
Forces
c.2,600 Royal army (Feversham); last pitched battle on English soil before 1745
VS
Victor
Royal forces (Feversham/Churchill)
Forces
c.3,700 Monmouth rebels
Outcome
Royal forces under the Duke of Feversham decisively defeated Monmouth's rebels, with the latter suffering approximately 500 casualties and the capture or death of most of their army, effectively ending the uprising.
The Battle

History & Significance

Last pitched battle on English soil; rebels routed at night; July 6, 1685

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Sedgemoor

Prehistoric timber trackways, 670m SSE of Parchey Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Timber trackways at Moor Drove, 800m east of Brentsfield Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Sections of the Sweet Track, the Post Track and associated remains 500m north east of Moorgate Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 miles
Burrow Mump: a motte castle, later chapel and associated earthworks
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 miles
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