BattlefieldsTiree crofter resistance 1886
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Tiree crofter resistance 1886

1886
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Argyll estate factor. Police detachment transported by gunboat.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Tiree crofting community
Outcome
Police and gunboat deployed to Tiree. Several crofters arrested. Crofters Holdings Act passed the same year providing security of tenure. Tiree resistance contributed to the political pressure on Parliament.
The Battle

History & Significance

Tiree crofters resisted eviction by the Argyll estate and refused to pay rent in a confrontation that required a government gunboat and police detachment to resolve. The Tiree actions were part of the wave of crofter resistance across the Hebrides in 1886 that coincided with the passage of the Crofters Holdings Act.

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