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Somerset — Bristol Channel Coastal Watch 1545

1545
Somerset, England
Also known as: Somerset coastal watch 1545 · Bristol Channel defence 1545 French
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Somerset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
VS
Victor
England (crown)
Outcome
Somerset coastal watch along the Bristol Channel maintained during the 1545 French crisis; Minehead, Watchet, and Bridgwater watches alerted in case French fleet sent detachments through the western approaches
The Battle

History & Significance

Somerset faced the Bristol Channel rather than the open sea, but the 1545 emergency extended coastal watches to the Bristol Channel shore as well. A French force that had broken through the western defences could potentially use Bristol Channel ports as bases for operations against the Midlands. The Somerset watches were part of the comprehensive national alert that accompanied the 1545 French operations.

Casualties & Losses

None

Forces Involved

Somerset county watch at Bristol Channel headlands; local militia on standby

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Somerset — Bristol Channel Coastal Watch 1545

St Leonard's Well
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Butter Cross at Dunster
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Dovecote 60m north of St George's Church
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
The Yarn Market
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Post-medieval pottery kiln 360m NNE of the Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
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