BattlefieldsHorbury ambush Luddite action 1812
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Horbury ambush Luddite action 1812

1812
England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
West Riding militia detachment
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Luddite ambush party
Outcome
Soldiers wounded; Luddites escaped into darkness; government responded by increasing troop numbers in the West Riding
The Battle

History & Significance

Luddites ambushed a militia detachment near Horbury in the West Riding, wounding several soldiers in a skirmish that demonstrated the increasingly militarized nature of the conflict between framework workers and government forces in Yorkshire

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