SEDGEMOOR

Meaning of SEDGEMOOR in English

a battle (1685) at Sedgemoor in Somerset , England, in which a Protestant army led by the Duke of Monmouth was defeated by an army led by the Roman Catholic King James II .

See also Bloody Assizes .

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SEDGEMOOR — geographical name tract of moorland SW England in central Somerset
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SEDGEMOOR — /sej"moor'/ , n. a plain in SW England, in central Somerset: final defeat of Monmouth 1685.
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SEDGEMOOR — geographical name tract of moorland SW England in central Somerset
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SEDGEMOOR — district, administrative and historic county of Somerset, southwest England, in the north-central part of the county. Sedgemoor district is generally …
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SEDGEMOOR — Sedgemoor BrE AmE ˈsedʒ mɔː -mʊə AmE \ -mʊr
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SEDGEMOOR — Pronunciation: ' sej- ˌ mu ̇ r, - ˌ mo ̇ r Function: geographical name tract of moorland SW England …
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SEDGEMOOR, BATTLE OF — (July 16 [July 6, Old Style], 1685), in English history, battle fought about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Bridgwater, …
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THE BATTLE OF SEDGEMOOR — ➡ Sedgemoor
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WEST SOMERSET — district, administrative and historic county of Somerset, southwestern England, on the southern shore of the Bristol Channel. West Somerset district …
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SOMERSET — county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordered to the south by Maryland and to the west by Laurel Hill, the Youghiogheny River, …
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MONMOUTH, JAMES SCOTT, DUKE OF, DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH, ... — born April 9, 1649, Rotterdam, Neth. died July 15, 1685, London, Eng. byname (until 1663) James Fitzroy, or Crofts claimant …
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MENDIP — district, administrative and historic county of Somerset, southwestern England, about 20 miles (32 km) south of the city of Bristol. …
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FEVERSHAM, LOUIS DE DURFORT, 2ND EARL OF, VISCOUNT ... — born 1641, France died April 28, 1709 French-born soldier who played a notable role in military and diplomatic affairs in …
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CHEDDAR — village (parish), Sedgemoor district, administrative and historic county of Somerset, England, at the mouth of a spectacular limestone gorge in …
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BRIDGWATER — Bristol Channel seaport, Sedgemoor district, administrative and historic county of Somerset, England. The town, which is located in Sedgemoor district, …
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PARLIAMENTARY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a congressional/parliamentary election (= to elect people to a congress or parliament ) ▪ People …
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ENCLOSURE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE new ▪ The new enclosures varied in size according to the size of the …
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BATTLE — n. 25B6; noun he was killed in the battle : FIGHT, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, fray, duel; war, …
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MONMOUTH — ( born James Scott 1649–85) an illegitimate son of Charles II who became a duke in 1663. He was a …
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BATTLES — See also Agincourt , Arnhem , Balaclava , Bannockburn , Blenheim , Bosworth Field , Bull Run , Bunker Hill …
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