Forces of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth

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The Forces of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth were the largely ill-equipped rebel army raised by Monmouth in 1685 to challenge King James II’s rule during the Monmouth Rebellion in England.

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Forces of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army raised for a rebellion ⓘ
military force ⓘ
rebel army ⓘ
activeInYear 1685 ⓘ
approximateStrength several thousand men ⓘ
associatedEvent Bloody Assizes ⓘ
basedIn West Country ⓘ
linked to: southwest England
composition largely untrained volunteers ⓘ
conflict Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
disbandedAfter defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor ⓘ
endTime 1685 ⓘ
engagedInBattle Battle of Bridport ⓘ
Battle of Norton St Philip ⓘ
Battle of Sedgemoor ⓘ
equipmentQuality largely ill-equipped ⓘ
finalDefeat Battle of Sedgemoor ⓘ
hasCommander James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
hasLeader James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
hasNotableCommander Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon ⓘ
Lord Grey of Warke ⓘ
historicalContext reign of James II of England ⓘ
historicalPeriod Restoration era ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
loyalty James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
operatedIn Devon ⓘ
Dorset ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ
Wiltshire ⓘ
opposed James II of England ⓘ
Royal Army of King James II ⓘ
participatedIn Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
primaryInfantryWeapon musket ⓘ
pike ⓘ
purpose to overthrow King James II ⓘ
to support Monmouth's claim to the English throne ⓘ
recruitedFrom West Country militia ⓘ
farm labourers ⓘ
local artisans ⓘ
tradesmen ⓘ
region southwest England ⓘ
startTime 1685 ⓘ
statusAfterConflict defeated ⓘ
typeOfConflictSide rebel side in a civil conflict ⓘ
usedArtillery field guns ⓘ
usedWeapon club ⓘ
scythe ⓘ

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Battle of Sedgemoor → belligerent → Forces of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Sedgemore