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Page
created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated
19.09.2005
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Chronology
(except battles, which see below)
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Dates
are Gregorian (New Style). Britain was on the Julian calendar (Old
Style), which was ten days behind the Gregorian calendar in the 17th
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1685.02.16 |
death
of King Charles II,
accession of his brother James
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1685.05.03 |
coronation
of James II |
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1685.05.12 |
Earl
of Argyle left Holland to invade Scotland |
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1685.05.19 |
Titus
Oates convicted of perjury |
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1686.07.27 |
James
II created Court of High Commission headed by Jeffreys |
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1685.06.21 |
Duke
of Monmouth left Holland to invade England |
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1685.06.21 |
Monmouth
landed at Lyme Regis |
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1685.06.28 |
Parliament
passed act of attainder of Monmouth; Duke of Argyle captured in Scotland |
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1685.06.30 |
Monmouth
proclaimed himself king at Taunton |
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1685.07.10 |
Duke
of Argyle executed at Edinburgh |
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1685.07.12 |
James
II prorogued Parliament |
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1685.07.16 |
Monmouth
defeated at battle of Sedgemoor |
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1685.07.18 |
Monmouth
captured |
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1685.07.25 |
Monmouth
beheaded at Tower Hill |
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1685.09 |
Bloody
Assizes convened in western England |
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1685.10.10 |
Jeffreys
promoted to Lord High Chancellor |
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peak forces
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total forces
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total dead
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KIA
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NCD
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civilian dead
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WIA
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PW-MIA
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| Date |
Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in bold
face) |
Regiments
(regiments awarded Battle Honours are shown in
bold face) |
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Note: No battle honours or
campaign medal clasps were awarded.
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July 16 |
Sedgemoor |
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- Note: no British medals were awarded.
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Societies,
Forums & Re-Enactors
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- General History
- Chronology
- Research Collections and Guides
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