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Gordon Riots Holborn Langdale distillery 1780

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Langdale distillery
Forces
Langdale distillery workers. London constables and watch overwhelmed.
VS
Victor
Gordon rioters
Forces
Gordon rioter crowds
Outcome
Langdale distillery destroyed with enormous financial losses. Surrounding buildings damaged. Military arrived too late to prevent destruction.
The Battle

History & Significance

Rioters burned the distillery of Thomas Langdale in Holborn, releasing vast quantities of gin that caught fire in the gutters. Bystanders who drank from the flaming gutters died. The Holborn fire became a defining image of the Gordon Riots.

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