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Stockport reform march suppressed 1819

1819
Cheshire, England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Cheshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Stockport reform marchers.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Cheshire Yeomanry and local constables
Outcome
March broken up. Several reformers arrested and imprisoned. March organisers charged with seditious assembly.
The Battle

History & Significance

In the weeks before Peterloo, Stockport reformers attempting to march to Manchester were intercepted and dispersed by cavalry and constables. Several marchers were injured and arrested, establishing the confrontational tone that culminated in the August massacre.

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Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
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Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
Marple aqueduct
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 miles
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