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Luddite Sheffield scissor-grinder actions 1812

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
masters introducing new machinery.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Sheffield cutler and grinder bands
Outcome
Some machinery destroyed. Government informers monitored Sheffield Luddite networks. Military presence maintained in Sheffield through 1812. No major executions in Sheffield specifically.
The Battle

History & Significance

Sheffield cutlers and scissor-grinders engaged in Luddite-affiliated machine-breaking and intimidation against masters introducing labour-saving machinery. Sheffield Luddism was connected to the wider radical tradition of the Sheffield Corresponding Society and took a more political character than in Nottinghamshire.

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