Sedgemoor, the retreat
Monmouth has left the field and the enemy is pressing us from both flanks but we pull back in good order.
Monmouth has left the field and the enemy is pressing us from both flanks but we pull back in good order.
The enemy is becoming bolder and press our flanks with horse, yet our Scythemen put fear into them.
The enemy has started to cross the ditch and overlap our flank but our reserve now support our line.
The firefight has started and neither side wishes to give ground but the weight of the enemy shot is increasing.
Now we must deploy into Line and engage the enemy, for we are now committed to this fight.
As we advance our own horse cause disruption as they flee through our ranks
We advance with haste to the Ditch guided by the match of our enemy
This night we march to Longmoor to surprise the enemy but a troopers pistol goes off at half-cock.
By late afternoon it is clear our enemy camps at Weston but leaves their right flank in the air.
This afternoon we prepare to march overnight to Axbridge meanwhile the enemy has advanced to Westonzoyland