This cavalry was quickly dispersed at the Battle of Sedgemoor, contemporaries claimed on account of Grey's own cowardice and ineptitude. |
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Monmouth's rebellion attacked the King's forces at night, in an attempt at surprise, but was defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor. |
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A Palaeolithic flint tool found in West Sedgemoor is the earliest indication of human presence on the Somerset Levels. |
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Its quarries also supplied a cement factory at Dunball, adjacent to the King's Sedgemoor Drain. |
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The five districts of Somerset are West Somerset, South Somerset, Taunton Deane, Mendip, and Sedgemoor. |
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They were defeated in the Battle of Sedgemoor at Westonzoyland, the last battle fought on English soil. |
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Charles's eldest son, the Duke of Monmouth, led a rebellion against James II, but was defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685, captured and executed. |
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