Sedgemoor

Sedge·moor

(sĕj′mo͝or′, -môr′)

A marshy tract in southwest England where the forces of James II defeated the Duke of Monmouth (July 6, 1685).

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Sedgemoor

(ˈsɛdʒˌmʊə)

(Placename) a low-lying plain in SW England, in central Somerset: scene of the defeat (1685) of the Duke of Monmouth

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Sedge•moor

(ˈsɛdʒˌmʊər)

n.

a plain in SW England, in Somerset.

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1685: The Battle of Sedgemoor in Somerset took place - the last on English soil - with victory for James II's Royalist forces over the rebels under the Duke of Monmouth.

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1685: The Battle of Sedgemoor in Somerset took place - the last pitched battle on English soil - with victory for James II's Royalist forces over the rebels under the Duke of Monmouth.