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Peterloo Massacre

The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on Monday 16 August 1819. 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.

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Assailants
Manchester and Salford Yeomanry · Cheshire Yeomanry · 15th Hussars
Date
16 August 1819
Deaths
18
Injured
400–700

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Peterloo Massacre

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related to Commemorations · 38
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related to Public · 19
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Peterloo Massacre → Archived, BBC Radio, Campaign, In Our Time, March, Modern, National Archives, The Peterloo Massacre Memorial, Wayback MachineOriginal Documents
Assailants · 3
Peterloo Massacre → 15th Hussars, Cheshire Yeomanry, Manchester and Salford Yeomanry
Date · 1
Peterloo Massacre → 16 August 1819
Deaths · 1
Peterloo Massacre → 18
Injured · 1
Peterloo Massacre → 400–700
Location · 1
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Peterloo MassacreInjured400–7001.00infobox
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John Shuttleworthinstance ofothers0.80text
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