Micah fights at the Battle of Sedgemoor, which in a narrative aside Doyle obliquely acknowledges to be the last clear-cut pitched battle on open ground between two military forces fought on English soil.
mˈaɪkə fˈaɪts æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv sˈɛdʒmoːɹ, wˌɪtʃ ɪn ɐ nˈæɹətˌɪv ɐsˈaɪd dˈɔɪl oʊblˈiːkli ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒᵻz təbi ðə lˈæst klˈɪɹkˈʌt pˈɪtʃt bˈæɾəl ˌɔn ˈoʊpən ɡɹˈaʊnd bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː mˈɪlətˌɛɹi fˈoːɹsᵻz fˈɔːt ˌɔn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˈɔɪl.