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Captain Swing riots Berkshire 1830

1830
Berkshire, England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Berkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
threshing machinery and their owners. Yeomanry and eventually regular troops deployed.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Berkshire agricultural labourers
Outcome
Machine-breaking and wages meetings across Berkshire. Military deployed. Prosecutions at the Berkshire Special Commission resulted in transportation for the Kintbury rioters and others.
The Battle

History & Significance

Berkshire labourers participated in the Captain Swing Riots with machine-breaking and wages demands across the county. The Berkshire village of Kintbury saw some of the most organised action with labourers confronting magistrates directly before being arrested.

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Grimsbury Castle
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Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Eling Roman villa
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Motte at Hampstead Norreys, 250m south-west of St Mary's Church
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Perborough Castle
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
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