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Scottish Radical War general strike Glasgow 1820

1820
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Glasgow cavalry and infantry
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
c.60000 striking workers
Outcome
Strike lasted approximately one week; military occupation maintained order; leaders identified and arrested; the April rising was the last armed radical action in Scotland
The Battle

History & Significance

An anonymous Address to the Inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland calling for a general strike was posted across Glasgow on 1 April 1820; an estimated 60,000 workers in the west of Scotland downed tools; Glasgow remained under military occupation throughout the crisis

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Scottish Radical War general strike Glasgow 1820

Glasgow, remains of Bell's Pottery, Kyle Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Forth and Clyde Canal, Port Dundas canal basin, Glasgow
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.6 miles
Glasgow Cathedral, precinct and graveyard
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Forth and Clyde Canal: Glasgow Branch
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
North Woodside Flint Mills,Garriochmill Road,North Kelvin
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
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