BattlefieldsLondon Corresponding Society arrests 1798
modern

London Corresponding Society arrests 1798

1798
England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
London Corresponding Society leadership
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Home Secretary and Bow Street runners
Outcome
LCS destroyed as an organisation; leaders imprisoned without trial under suspension of habeas corpus; radical politics driven underground for a generation
The Battle

History & Significance

Mass arrests of London Corresponding Society leaders in 1798 following the Irish rebellion effectively destroyed the most important radical organisation in England; habeas corpus had been suspended and prisoners held without trial; the LCS had pioneered mass membership political organisation

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