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#otd 15 July 1685, Jack Ketch takes the Duke of Monmouth's life after five strikes of the Axe.
However, the Fight for Liberty over Divine Rule is not over...
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#OTD 6 July 1685, in the early hours, the King Monmouth's is defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor. One of the Myths is that a Traitor's Shot warned the Government Army, but did it?
Learn more in #FightingforLiberty #OneKing1685 & watch my new Video above.
#OTD 6 July 1685, the Duke of Monmouth is defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor, but did the warning come from a traitor?
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#OTD 1685, Monmouth's Army retreats to Wells. Here they find weapons & powder abandoned by Lord Churchill. Yet, short of supplies, he lets his men strip the city of Lead, Bedcord, & the churches of gold.
#FightingForLiberty & #oneking1685 from @Helionbooks #MonmouthRebellion
#OTD 1685, Lord Churchill leads the attack against Monmouth's forces at Norton St Philip. As this forgotten Battle unfolds, he is forced back & the Government Army is defeated after 2 hours of heavy fighting.
#FightingforLiberty #OneKing1685 from @Helionbooks
Always good to see Alan Larson as a Life Guard of 1685.
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#otd 1685, the Duke of Monmouth, son of Lucy Walter & King Charles II, was proclaimed King by the people of Taunton. But was he legitimate? Discover the story of the 1685 campaign in #FightingforLiberty & #oneking1685 from @Helionbooks
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#otd 1685, Monmouth's Army is in Taunton. Outside one of his patrol's clashes with Government Horse near Ashill. It is from the reports of this fight that we get a true picture of his cavalry. They are no rabble.
Image from #FightingforLiberty & #OneKing1685 by @Helionbooks
#otd 1685, a body of 70 soldiers from Argyll's army marches south, hard on their heels were over 300 Government cavalry looking for blood, but Argyll's men hold their nerve & are victorious. They then slip away during the night.
#FightingforLiberty #OneKing1685 from @Helionbooks
#otd 1685, after a forced night march Argyll's Army breaks apart & early in the morning the Earl of Argyll is captured near Glasgow by militia cavalry. The Rebellion in Scotland is almost over.
#FightingforLiberty #OneKing1685 from @Helionbooks
#otd 1685 Argyll's march on Glasgow is blocked by the Earl of Dumbarton's Army at Killearn. Argyll's smaller force deploys on good ground & prepare for battle.
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#otd 1685, Monmouth's Army starts its march to Taunton. Its first stop is Axminster where it pushes aside the Somerset & Devon Militia after a couple of volleys.
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#otd 1685 four Royal Navy frigates ride the sand bank & attack Argyll's fleet & Eilean Dearg castle. After a brisk fight, they are victorious & the Whig garrison flees but Argyll has already matched east.
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#OTD 1685 Monmouth's forces beat-up the Militia stationed at Bridport. After a brisk early morning fight that sees his Cavalry flee but the Infantry march back in triumph job done. The Dorset Militia fought well. Honours even.
#FightingforLiberty #OneKing1685 from @Helionbooks
#OTD 1685 was the forgotten Battle of Ardkinglas in Scotland. Although documented in letters & the Gazette, this event has been lost time. Maybe because it saw King James II/VII's forces defeated by Argyll's soldiers.
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#OTD 1685, the Duke of Monmouth lands at Lyme & raises his standard. Within hours over 800 soldiers have been enlisted, armed, given purple coats lined in red & put into files, squads, companies & regiments.
#FightingforLiberty #OneKing1685 from @Helionbooks #MonmouthRebellion
#OTD 1685, this evening Monmouth puts Mr Dare & Col. Venner ashore at Chideock to spread the word. Venner is to raise Taunton for the Duke. Over the next 24 hours over 3,000 men start heading to Lyme.
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#OTD 1685, having unloaded all his military stores into Eilean Dearg Castle & fortified his camp at Glendaruel, Argyll sends Colonel Rumbold with 500 soldiers up the valley to seize Ardkinglas Castle.
#FightingForLiberty #oneking1685 from @Helionbooks #MonmouthRebellion
#otd 1685, the Earl of Argyll moves to strengthen his position & army before marching home to #Inveraray. Meanwhile, everything is going to plan with King James redeploying Government forces northwards.
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#otd 1685 soldiers from Argyll's Army land at #Greenock & after a brisk firefight they defeat the Government cavalry force sent to push them into the sea.
Discover the forgotten #ScotishHistory of the #MonmouthRebellion in #FightingforLiberty from @Helionbooks
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