London Gazette #2041 : 11 June 1685 London Gazette #2041 : Atholl came to Glendaruel where Argyll son Charles lay, after a brisk fight, Campbell narrowly escaping capture, fled with his men and horse to his boats. Categories In the News/The Monmouth Rebellion
London Gazette #2039 : 4 June 1685 London Gazette #2039 : Earl of Argyll lands at Campbeltown on 20 May 1685 and orders his men to muster at Tarbert on 26 May. Categories In the News/The Monmouth Rebellion
London Gazette #2038 : 1 June 1685 London Gazette #2038 : A considerable part of the Kings forces, consisting chiefly of Highlanders under the Marquis of Atholl are marching with all speed to suppress the Rebels. Categories In the News/The Monmouth Rebellion
London Gazette #2037 : 30 May 1685 London Gazette #2037 : Argyll swears to burn every House on Islay and everyone in the Country that would not rise with him and commands the Fire Cross to dispatched through the whole Country. Categories In the News/The Monmouth Rebellion
London Gazette #2036 : 25 May 1685 London Gazette #2036 : The rebel, the Earl of Argyll lands with his Army in Scotland and makes his declaration, the War begins, but where is Monmouth? Categories In the News/The Monmouth Rebellion
Fighting for Liberty 1685 Taken from original sources, Fighting for Liberty gives a gritty blow by blow account of the campaigns of 1685, that ends on the battlefield of Sedgemoor. Categories FightingforLiberty1685/The Monmouth Rebellion
Death of Monmouth, July 15 1685 July 15, 1685 at about 10 o’clock Monmouth is taken to Tower Hill. Here after 5 strikes of the Axe, the executioner finally uses a knife to sever the head from the bloody corpse. The Duke is dead, but the fight for Liberty continues. Categories FightingforLiberty1685/The Monmouth Rebellion
Kings Letter to Orange – July 7, 1685 On July 7, 1685 after hearing the news of the victory at Sedgemoor from Major Oglethorpe, from Whitehall, King James II wrote this letter to his son-in-law, the Prince of Orange at the Hague. Categories FightingforLiberty1685/The Monmouth Rebellion
Battle of Sedgemoor Walk the Battle before dawn Monmouth’s Army makes a bold attack on the Government Army camped at Westonzoyland. After a long bloody combat, by sunrise Monmouth is defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor. Categories FightingforLiberty1685/The Monmouth Rebellion
Battle of Norton St Philip, June 27 1685 On June 27, 1685 Feversham attacks Monmouth’s Army at the Battle of Norton St Philip. The fighting starts in the bloody lane as Grafton & his 1st Foot Guard Grenadiers attack the Whig barricade. Categories FightingforLiberty1685/The Monmouth Rebellion
