BattlefieldsGreenyard clearance resistance Strathcarron 1854
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Greenyard clearance resistance Strathcarron 1854

1854
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
a sheriff party of thirty-three including police.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Greenyards community women and children as front-line resisters
Outcome
Sheriff party succeeded after baton charge. Writs served. Several women seriously injured. The Greenyards action and its press coverage was a turning point in public awareness of clearance brutality.
The Battle

History & Significance

At Greenyards in Strathconon women and children formed a human barrier against a sheriff party of thirty-three attempting to serve writs of removal. Police baton-charged the crowd injuring many women seriously. Press coverage of the injuries to women provoked national outrage and parliamentary questions.

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