Baltimore riot of 1812

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mob violence incident political riot riot

The Baltimore riot of 1812 was a violent political mob attack during the War of 1812 in which Federalist newspaper editors and their defenders were brutally assaulted in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mob violence incident ⓘ political riot ⓘ riot ⓘ
chronology	occurred during the early phase of the War of 1812 ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasCause	opposition to Federalist criticism of the war ⓘ political tensions during the War of 1812 ⓘ
hasContext	domestic opposition to the War of 1812 ⓘ partisan conflict between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans ⓘ
hasEffect	assault on Federalist newspaper editors ⓘ assault on defenders of the editors ⓘ heightened partisan tensions in Baltimore ⓘ severe injuries to several victims ⓘ suppression of Federalist press activity in Baltimore ⓘ
hasType	anti-Federalist violence ⓘ press freedom–related conflict ⓘ
locatedIn	Baltimore ⓘ Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
opposingForce	Democratic-Republicans NERFINISHED ⓘ Federalists NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant	Federalist newspaper editors ⓘ defenders of the Federalist editors ⓘ pro-war Democratic-Republican mob ⓘ
relatedTo	history of American journalism ⓘ history of Baltimore ⓘ history of the Federalist Party ⓘ political violence in the United States ⓘ

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Light-Horse Harry → injuredIn → Baltimore riot of 1812 ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Lee III