BattlefieldsGordon Riots — Moorfields fighting 1780
modern

Gordon Riots — Moorfields fighting 1780

1780
England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Irish Catholic residents
Forces
Irish Catholic residents defending their homes; constables overwhelmed
VS
Victor
Protestant rioters
Forces
Anti-Catholic Protestant mobs
Outcome
Catholic properties destroyed; Irish residents fled; military cordons eventually established around Moorfields
The Battle

History & Significance

Catholic chapel and homes in the Moorfields district were attacked and burned by Gordon rioters; Irish Catholic workers and residents were specifically targeted; the fighting in Moorfields was among the most intense street violence of the riots

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Aubrey Research

Explore the landscape around this battlefield

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.

Research a location near this battlefield