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Peterloo Massacre

The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on Monday 16 August 1819. An estimated eighteen people were killed and 400–700 were injured when the cavalry of the Yeomanry charged into a crowd of around 60,000 people who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.

Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo Massacre · Richard Carlile, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
16 Aug 1819
Where
Manchester
Era
Modern

Topics

United Kingdom43 CE – todayUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1731 – 1942

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