BattlefieldsChartist National Convention London 1839
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Chartist National Convention London 1839

1839
Middlesex, England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Middlesex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
government intelligence surveillance and parliamentary rejection of the petition.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Chartist National Convention delegates
Outcome
Convention dissolved without decisive action. First Petition rejected by Parliament. Insurrectionary wing under Bronterre O'Brien and Feargus O'Connor set course for the Newport Rising. Government confidence restored by the convention's indecision.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Chartist National Convention assembled in London in 1839 and debated whether to call a general strike and sacred month to force Parliament to accept the First Petition. The convention was monitored by government spies and eventually dissolved without calling a strike. Its debates shaped the subsequent insurrectionary turn.

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