Peterloo Massacre

/ ˌpiːtəˈluː /

noun

1. an incident at St Peter's Fields, Manchester, in 1819 in which a radical meeting was broken up by a cavalry charge, resulting in about 500 injuries and 11 deaths

Word History and Origins

Origin of Peterloo Massacre¹

C19: from St Peter's Fields + Waterloo

Example Sentences

He alluded to the “Peterloo Massacre” as it was then called, and which excited universal indignation throughout the country.

From Project Gutenberg

At the so-called Peterloo Massacre several banners were inscribed with the ballot.

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