BattlefieldsNottingham food riot and Luddite convergence 1812
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Nottingham food riot and Luddite convergence 1812

1812
Nottinghamshire, England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Nottinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
a military garrison and magistrates.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Nottingham working-class crowds combining Luddite and food-riot grievances
Outcome
Food riots suppressed. Military presence in Nottingham remained at record levels through 1812. Grain seized by crowds was partly redistributed by magistrates to ease tension.
The Battle

History & Significance

Food prices and unemployment drove Nottingham crowds to riot alongside the ongoing Luddite frame-breaking campaign in 1812. The convergence of food riot and industrial machine-breaking created a security crisis requiring thousands of troops and unprecedented peacetime military deployment in the Midlands.

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