From Thomas Payton
August 16, 1819 - The Peterloo Massacre
At St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, sixty cavalrymen of the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 people who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation. About 11–15 people were killed and 400–700 were injured, including men, women and children. One of the dead was a two year old child.
Image: A caricature by George Cruikshank depicting the charge upon the rally. the text reads: "Down with 'em! Chop em down my brave boys: give them no quarter they want to take our Beef & Pudding from us! - & remember the more you kill the less poor rates you'll have to pay so go at it Lads show your courage & your Loyalty!"
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August 16, 1819 - The Peterloo Massacre
At St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, sixty cavalrymen of the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 people who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation. About 11–15 people were killed and 400–700 were injured, including men, women and children. One of the dead was a two year old child.
Image: A caricature by George Cruikshank depicting the charge upon the rally. the text reads: "Down with 'em! Chop em down my brave boys: give them no quarter they want to take our Beef & Pudding from us! - & remember the more you kill the less poor rates you'll have to pay so go at it Lads show your courage & your Loyalty!"
