BattlefieldsRebecca Riots workhouse attack Carmarthen 1843
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Rebecca Riots workhouse attack Carmarthen 1843

1843
Wales
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
workhouse staff and subsequently military.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Rebecca Riots bands attacking the Carmarthen workhouse
Outcome
Workhouse damaged. Military and police deployed to Carmarthen. Several Rebecca participants arrested. The government commission on Welsh roads and tithes was accelerated by the seriousness of the disturbances.
The Battle

History & Significance

Rebecca Riots participants attacked and partially demolished the Carmarthen workhouse in June 1843 during the most intense phase of the movement. The attack on the workhouse showed that the Rebecca movement had expanded beyond tollgates to challenge the new Poor Law system.

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