BattlefieldsNottingham framework-knitter attacks 1811
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Nottingham framework-knitter attacks 1811

1811
Nottinghamshire, England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Nottinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Nottingham garrison and hosiers
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Luddite framework-knitters
Outcome
Hundreds of frames destroyed; government deployed troops; frame-breaking made a capital offence; movement continued despite military presence
The Battle

History & Significance

Nottingham framework knitters began systematic destruction of stocking frames belonging to hosiers who paid below-standard wages; the movement named after the mythical General Ludd spread across the East Midlands destroying hundreds of frames in 1811

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