Battle of Norton St Philip

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The Battle of Norton St Philip was a 1685 engagement during the Monmouth Rebellion in which the rebel forces of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, clashed with royal troops near the village of Norton St Philip in Somerset, England.

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Battle of Norton St Philip canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Rebel forces of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
Royalist forces of James II of England ⓘ
cause attempt by Monmouth to overthrow James II ⓘ
combatant Monmouth's rebel army ⓘ
Royal Army of King James II ⓘ
commander James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
John Churchill ⓘ
Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
conflict Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 27 June 1685 ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Sedgemoor ⓘ
hasParticipant James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
John Churchill, later Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
historicalPeriod Stuart England ⓘ
involvedUnit English Army ⓘ
Monmouth's rebel cavalry ⓘ
Monmouth's rebel infantry ⓘ
Royalist cavalry ⓘ
Royalist infantry ⓘ
location England ⓘ
Norton St Philip ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ
monarchDuringConflict James II of England ⓘ
namedAfter village of Norton St Philip ⓘ
notableFor one of the main engagements of the Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
temporary check to royalist forces ⓘ
partOf Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
campaign of the Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Bridport (1685) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bridport
region South West England ⓘ
linked to: southwest England
relatedEvent Monmouth's landing at Lyme Regis ⓘ
Monmouth's march towards Bristol ⓘ
result strategic royalist advantage maintained ⓘ
tactical rebel success ⓘ
strategicObjective cover Monmouth's withdrawal towards Somerset ⓘ
delay royalist pursuit ⓘ
terrain lanes and hedgerows around Norton St Philip ⓘ
theatre West Country ⓘ
linked to: southwest England
typeOfAction rearguard action ⓘ
skirmish ⓘ
weaponUsed cavalry sabres ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
pikes ⓘ
year 1685 ⓘ

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Monmouth Rebellion → battle → Battle of Norton St Philip ⓘ
Norton St Philip → wasSiteOf → Battle of Norton St Philip ⓘ