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Cato Street Conspiracy arrests 1820

1820
Middlesex, England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Middlesex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Thistlewood and approximately twenty conspirators.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Bow Street Runners and Coldstream Guards arresting the conspirators
Outcome
Conspiracy foiled. Thistlewood and four others hanged and beheaded in the last beheadings in English history. Five others transported. The conspiracy ended ultra-radical Spencean activism.
The Battle

History & Significance

Government agents arrested Arthur Thistlewood and his conspirators at a Cato Street stable in Marylebone as they prepared to assassinate the entire Cabinet at a dinner. The conspiracy was monitored by government spy George Edwards. Five conspirators were hanged and five transported.

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