Battle of Bridport

Battle of Bridport
Part of The Monmouth Rebellion
Date14 June 1685
Location
Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Dorset Militia Monmouth Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Col. Thomas Strangeways
Col. Thomas Erle
Lord Grey
Maj. Nathaniel Wade
Lt-Col. Thomas Venner
Strength
1,200 500+
Casualties and losses
2 killed
some wounded
7 killed
some wounded
23 captured

The Battle of Bridport was fought on 14 June 1685, at the start of the Monmouth Rebellion in the town of Bridport, in Dorset, England.[1] The battle was a victory for the Royalist forces and the rebels were forced to march to Axminster.

  1. ^ Carter, Stephen M. (2020). Fighting For Liberty: Argyll & Monmouth's Military Campaigns against the Government of King James, 1685. Warwick: Helion & Company Publishing.