BattlefieldsPontypridd Chartist demonstration suppressed 1839
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Pontypridd Chartist demonstration suppressed 1839

1839
Wales
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
magistrates and cavalry.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Rhondda and Pontypridd Chartist drilling parties
Outcome
Demonstrations dispersed. Organisers identified by magistrates. Several participants subsequently arrested after the Newport Rising in November 1839.
The Battle

History & Significance

Chartist demonstrators in the Rhondda and Pontypridd area in the months leading up to the Newport Rising gathered to drill and organise. Magistrates deployed constables and eventually cavalry to disperse the gatherings. Many participants subsequently joined the Newport march.

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