Tag: Monmouth Rebellion

Sedgemoor, holding the line

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.

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

The Army remains at Bridgwater and this evening the local men are allowed to return to their homes as the enemy doesn’t press us.

The Rebels sack and pillage Wells and are now in Bridgwater and 3 Scotch Regiments have marched from London.

Monmouth and his Army return to Bridgwater and start to fortify the town