BattlefieldsOldham Six Acts enforcement 1819
modern

Oldham Six Acts enforcement 1819

1819
Lancashire, England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Lancashire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
reform meeting organisers and radical publishers.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Oldham magistrates and Lancashire Yeomanry
Outcome
Reform meetings dispersed. Several radical newspaper editors prosecuted. Reform activity driven underground in the Manchester region.
The Battle

History & Significance

Oldham magistrates and yeomanry enforced the Six Acts passed after Peterloo by dispersing reform meetings and seizing radical publications. The enforcement actions in the Oldham area were part of the government programme of suppression that followed the Peterloo Massacre.

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