Sedgemoor 1685 : Marlborough's First Victory

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tincey, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722.

Marlborough, John Churchill.

Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-1685.

Monmouth, James Scott.

Monmouth’s Rebellion, 1685.

Sedgemoor, Battle of, England, 1685.

Monmouth's Rebellion, 1685.

Local Subjects:

Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722.

Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-1685.

Monmouth’s Rebellion, 1685.

Sedgemoor, Battle of, England, 1685.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A new account of Monmouth's rebellion of 1685 and the Battle of Sedgemoor. The author focuses on the confrontation between Monmouth and John Churchill, the future Duke of Marlborough, and provides a graphic reassessment of the campaign. He retraces the routes taken by the opposing armies across the West County, following every twist and turn the soldiers took 300 years ago, and provides a powerful insight into the course of the decisive battle. In a fascinating new analysis of the campaign he challenges some of the common assumptions about the actions of the commanders and the nature of the ar

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""Notes on Sources""; ""Chapter One - Biographies""; ""John Churchill: his early life""; ""Churchill�s character""; ""James Scott, Duke of Monmouth""; ""Monmouth�s character""; ""Chapter Two - The Armies""; ""The Soldiers of 1685""; ""The Royal army of James II""; ""The Rebel army of the Duke of Monmouth""; ""Chapter Three - The Campaign""; ""The landing at Lyme""; ""The skirmish at Bridport""; ""The skirmish at Axminster""; ""The march to Taunton""; ""Churchill and Feversham""

""From Taunton to Bridgewater""""The march to Bristol""; ""The skirmish at Keynsham Bridge""; ""The skirmish at Phillips Norton""; ""The retreat to Bridgewater""; ""Chapter Four - The Battle of Sedgemoor""; ""Bridgewater Besieged""; ""The Bussex Rhine""; ""The battlefield""; ""Feversham�s precautions""; ""The Rebel night march""; ""The alarm is given""; ""Churchill�s readiness for an attack""; ""The Rebel Foot attack""; ""Churchill�s response to the Rebel attack""; ""The Royal Horse""; ""Feversham�s part in the battle""; ""After the battle""; ""Casualties and prisoners""

""Chapter Five - After the Battle""""The capture and execution of the Duke of Monmouth""; ""The Bloody Assizes""; ""Chapter Six - Theories and Conclusions""; ""The friendly fire incident""; ""The consequences of the friendly fire incident""; ""To whom does the victory of Sedgemoor rightly belong?""; ""Monmouth""; ""Feversham and Oglethorpe""; ""Churchill""; ""Chapter Seven - Visiting the Battlefield""; ""Appendices""; ""Bibliography""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

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ISBN:

9781783402410

1783402415

9781783409693

178340969X

OCLC:

854974707