BattlefieldsLondon Corresponding Society mass arrests 1798
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London Corresponding Society mass arrests 1798

1798
Middlesex, England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Middlesex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
the London Corresponding Society leadership.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Home Secretary and Bow Street runners
Outcome
LCS destroyed as an organisation. Leaders imprisoned without trial. Radical politics driven underground for a generation.
The Battle

History & Significance

Mass arrests of London Corresponding Society leaders in 1798 following the Irish Rebellion effectively destroyed the most important radical organisation in England. Habeas corpus was suspended and prisoners held without trial. The LCS had pioneered mass membership political organisation.

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