Manchester and Salford Yeomanry
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The Manchester and Salford Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry regiment of local middle-class citizens in early 19th-century England, notorious for its violent role in suppressing the 1819 Peterloo reform demonstration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manchester and Salford Yeomanry canonical | 3 |
| Yeomanry | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
volunteer cavalry regiment
ⓘ
yeomanry ⓘ |
| activeDuringCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of the United Kingdom
|
| associatedPlace |
Peterloo Memorial in Manchester
ⓘ
surface form:
St Peter's Field, Manchester
|
| associatedWith |
Manchester magistrates in 1819
ⓘ
anti-reform authorities in Manchester ⓘ |
| commandedBy | local officers drawn from Manchester middle class ⓘ |
| commandStructure | local magistrates (in practice during civil disturbances) ⓘ |
| conflict | Peterloo Massacre ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | public outcry following Peterloo ⓘ |
| duty | support civil power during disturbances ⓘ |
| equipment |
horses
ⓘ
sabres ⓘ |
| eventDate | 16 August 1819 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Manchester
ⓘ
Salford ⓘ |
| governedBy | British yeomanry regulations of the period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Industrial Revolution-era Lancashire ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | notorious for brutality at Peterloo ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | disbanded unit ⓘ |
| ideologicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of state violence in British reform history ⓘ |
| location | Lancashire ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Cavalry ⓘ |
| notableEventRole | charged the crowd at Peterloo ⓘ |
| notableFor | violent role in suppressing the Peterloo Massacre demonstration ⓘ |
| opposedTo | parliamentary reform movement in 1819 ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army auxiliary forces
|
| perceptionByReformers | instrument of class oppression ⓘ |
| raisedFor | defence against civil unrest ⓘ |
| recordedIn | accounts of the Peterloo Massacre ⓘ |
| role |
internal security
ⓘ
riot control ⓘ |
| socialComposition | local middle-class citizens ⓘ |
| type | part-time volunteer unit ⓘ |
| uniformType | cavalry uniform typical of British yeomanry of the period ⓘ |
| unitType | local militia-style cavalry ⓘ |
| victimsAtPeterloo | unarmed reform demonstrators ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yeomanry