BattlefieldsGordon Riots Moorfields fighting 1780
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Gordon Riots Moorfields fighting 1780

1780
Middlesex, England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Middlesex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Irish Catholic residents and civil authorities
Forces
Irish Catholic residents defending their homes. Constables overwhelmed.
VS
Victor
Anti-Catholic Protestant rioters
Forces
Anti-Catholic Protestant crowds
Outcome
Catholic properties destroyed. Irish residents fled. Military cordons eventually established around Moorfields.
The Battle

History & Significance

Catholic chapels and homes in the Moorfields district were attacked and burned by Gordon rioters. Irish Catholic workers and residents were specifically targeted. The fighting in Moorfields was among the most intense street violence of the Gordon Riots.

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