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mounts and broke into the Bull Inn. In the confusion, two militia officers, Capt. Edward Coker (DL for Dorset and son of Robert Coker of
Mappowder) and Capt. Wadham Strangways (DL for Dorset and brother of Col, Strangways), were killed by the rebels. Just before he was killed, Capt. Coker shot and wounded Lt-Col. Venner. Meanwhile, Col. Strangways had been joined by
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retreated with his cavalry and infantry, but Col. Wade remained defiant and conducted an organized rebel withdrawal from the town, keeping constant fire on the Dorset
Militia. Wade led his forces back to Lyme Regis where they soon encountered the rest of Lord Grey's original force, along with Monmouth and the rest of the rebel cavalry.
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Lord Grey began to move his forces east to advance on
Colonel Strangeways' militia, but the Dorset Volunteer Cavalry opened fire on the flanks of his regiments from the side streets and buildings of the town. On High Street, the rebels skirmished with the volunteers, who were trying to secure their
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Having secured his flanks in the side streets, Lord Grey ordered his Troop of Horse against the militia positions at the East Bridge, but after a swift volley from
Strangeways and Erle the rebel cavalry retreated through the village, causing the rebel infantry to begin to retreat. Lt-Col. Venner
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As the rebels approached the crossroads, a picket of Dorset
Militia called a challenge and fired a volley, which was returned by Grey's men. The firefight continued from street to street until the militia pickets were forced out of the town. Grey moved the rest of his troops forward to secure
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to the east. On 12 June they skirmished with a group of mounted officers from
Monmouth's army and although the rebels fiercely charged the militia, killing two and driving them back, the militia and watchmen were backed by large reinforcements, and the rebels soon withdrew.
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to command a detachment of Foot and Horse and to advance upon
Bridport, engage the Royalist militia and force their retreat. Early on the morning of 14 June Grey's force reached the outskirts of
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The Dorset
Militia suffered two officers killed and number of men wounded in the fight, while the rebels suffered seven killed, some wounded, and twenty-three men captured.
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reached
Bridport with a regiment of Royal Horse and with the Dorset Militia proceeded to shadow Monmouth's advance into Somerset. The rebels and Royalists would clash at
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The Dorset
Militia at this time comprised five Regiments of Foot (Infantry) and one Regiment of Horse (Cavalry), which mustered at the following towns:
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The stiff resistance of the Dorset Militia at Bridport, combined with reports that the Somerset and Devon Militias were advancing towards
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region, where economic recession was hurting the weavers and clothiers. As rebel forces began to muster in the area, the government of
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and some companies of the East Dorset Militia, and the deployed them along with the rest of the Red Regiment at the East Bridge.
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reacted quickly to the invasion and a party of the Militia Horse and the constable's watch were soon patrolling the road between
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were left to guard the bridge and rear of the rebel forces as the Foot Regiments advanced west, further into town.
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Bridport, but by this time the entire Red Regiment of Dorset Militia was formed up between the town and the
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Fighting For Liberty: Argyll & Monmouth's Military Campaigns against the Government of King James, 1685
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278:, England. The battle was a victory for the Royalist forces and the rebels were forced to march to
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By 14 June the entire Red Regiment of Dorset, 1,000 strong, had mustered at Bridport under
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25:
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327:
48:
651:
361:
462:
342:
323:
145:
80:
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311:
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307:
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was blocked. Monmouth quickly reached Axminster and skirmished with the
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in Dorset on 11 June. He had invaded and began his campaign in the
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because of the level of support he expected in that strongly
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The Bull Inn, where Capts. Coker and Strangeways were killed
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was unguarded, passing easily into the town. A company of
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forced Monmouth to hastily march west before the road to
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Dorset Volunteer Cavalry - Captain Edward Coker (100)
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to be a traitor and called out the militia forces of
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266:was fought on 14 June 1685, at the start of the
468:Troop of Horse - Lt-Colonel Thomas Venner (50)
653:Monmouth's Rebels: The Road to Sedgemoor 1685
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603:. Warwick: Helion & Company Publishing.
405:and began preparations for a rebel attack.
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631:Scott, Table 3.1.2, p. 94; 3.2.2, p. 127.
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489:and discovered that the bridge over the
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334:on 13 June, while the regulars of the
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426:Red Regiment of Dorset Militia -
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302:and landed his rebel forces at
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571:ended the rebellion in July.
567:, before the final battle at
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597:Carter, Stephen M. (2020).
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676:Atkinson, Pt III, pp. 7–9.
613:Chandler, pp. 7–8, 19, 22.
397:- Dorset Regiment of Horse
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428:Colonel Thomas Strangways
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112:Col. Thomas Strangeways
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461:4 Companies of Foot -
433:East Dorset Militia -
99:Commanders and leaders
650:Earle, Peter (1978).
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174:Casualties and losses
156:Lt-Col. Thomas Venner
477:On 13 June 1685 the
463:Major Nathaniel Wade
435:Colonel Thomas Erle
146:Maj. Nathaniel Wade
693:Monmouth Rebellion
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268:Monmouth Rebellion
264:Battle of Bridport
225:Monmouth Rebellion
26:Monmouth Rebellion
19:Battle of Bridport
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565:Norton St Philip
546:Somerset Militia
519:Maj. Thomas Erle
479:Duke of Monmouth
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292:Duke of Monmouth
246:Norton St Philip
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49:Bridport, Dorset
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421:Royalist Forces
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409:Order of Battle
403:Col. Strangways
375:Col. Strangways
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270:in the town of
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93:Monmouth Rebels
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343:Dorset Militia
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81:Dorset Militia
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290:In 1685, the
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308:West Country
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186:some wounded
181:some wounded
68:Belligerents
39:14 June 1685
24:Part of The
555:On 17 June
503:River Asker
385:Shaftesbury
294:launched a
188:23 captured
575:References
491:River Brit
395:Dorchester
380:Dorchester
347:Lyme Regis
336:Royal Army
312:Protestant
304:Lyme Regis
286:Background
569:Sedgemoor
538:Axminster
529:Aftermath
483:Lord Grey
456:Lord Grey
390:Sherborne
366:Col. Erle
362:Blandford
318:declared
296:rebellion
280:Axminster
251:Sedgemoor
135:Lord Grey
687:Category
561:Keynsham
550:Somerset
487:Bridport
481:ordered
371:Bridport
351:Bridport
328:Somerset
320:Monmouth
316:James II
300:James II
298:against
272:Bridport
241:Keynsham
236:Bridport
184:7 killed
179:2 killed
161:Strength
44:Location
542:Taunton
495:pikemen
430:(1,000)
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473:Battle
330:, and
324:Dorset
276:Dorset
56:Result
465:(450)
437:(100)
332:Devon
274:, in
166:1,200
658:ISBN
563:and
349:and
341:The
262:The
169:500+
36:Date
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