BattlefieldsSmuggling gang action at Goudhurst 1747
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Smuggling gang action at Goudhurst 1747

1747
England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Hawkhurst Gang
Forces
Goudhurst village militia defending the church and village
VS
Victor
Goudhurst militia
Forces
Hawkhurst Gang smugglers approximately 100 strong
Outcome
Gang repulsed at Goudhurst; government crackdown followed; Hawkhurst Gang leaders tried and executed; smuggling suppressed in Kent and Sussex through military intervention
The Battle

History & Significance

The Hawkhurst Gang of smugglers attacked Goudhurst in Kent after the village formed a militia company to resist them; the gang was repulsed at the Battle of Goudhurst by armed villagers in an engagement that led to the gang's subsequent destruction by government forces

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