Battle of Sedgemoor

Battle of Sedgemoor
Part of the Monmouth Rebellion
The Morning of Sedgemoor, Edgar Bundy
Date 6 July 1685 Location Westonzoyland, Somerset, England Result Royal victory
Belligerents
England	Monmouth Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Louis de Duras John Churchill Henry FitzRoy	James Scott Ford Grey Nathaniel Wade
Strength
3,000	4,000
Casualties and losses
200 killed or wounded	1,300 killed or wounded 2,700 captured

The Battle of Sedgemoor was the last and decisive engagement between the Kingdom of England and rebels led by the Duke of Monmouth during the Monmouth rebellion, fought on 6 July 1685,^[1] and took place at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset, England, resulting in a victory for the English army.

It was the final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion and followed a series of skirmishes around south-west England between the rebel forces of the Duke of Monmouth, and the Royal Army still loyal to James II. Victory went to the Government and about 500 prisoners fell into their hands. Monmouth escaped from the battlefield but was captured, taken to London and executed nine days later. Many of Monmouth's supporters were tried during the Bloody Assizes. Many were transported abroad, while others were executed by drawing and quartering.