Monmouth's fleet considered and initially approached Bridport as an alternative landing point before deciding on Lyme Regis as the landing site for the June 1685 expedition. Local government anxieties about a Bridport landing led to militia preparations in the Dorset coastal towns. The choice of Lyme Regis over Bridport shaped the entire subsequent campaign geography.
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