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Peterloo Massacre

British cavalry charged into a peaceful parliamentary reform rally, killing 18 and crystallizing working-class political consciousness and labor activism.

WhenAugust 16, 1819
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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 Yeomen charged into a crowd of around 60,000 people who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.

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