BattlefieldsCorn Law riot Ely and Littleport 1816
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Corn Law riot Ely and Littleport 1816

1816
England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Ely and Littleport magistrates; Isle of Ely Yeomanry and regular soldiers
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Fenland agricultural labourers
Outcome
Riots suppressed by Yeomanry and military; five men hanged; twenty-five transported; the Ely and Littleport riots were the most serious agricultural rising in postwar England
The Battle

History & Significance

Agricultural labourers rioted at Littleport and Ely in the Fens against food prices and the postwar depression; the rioters attacked magistrates and demanded higher wages and cheaper bread; the riots were suppressed by the military and five men hanged at Ely

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