Tranent Massacre

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The Tranent Massacre was an 1797 incident in East Lothian, Scotland, in which British troops killed protesting civilians who were resisting conscription during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Tranent Massacre canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
massacre
protest
commemoratedBy annual local remembrance events
memorial in Tranent
followedBy local memorialisation of victims
public outcry in East Lothian
hasAlternativeName Massacre of Tranent NERFINISHED
Tranent Riot of 1797 NERFINISHED
hasCause opposition to the Militia Act of 1797
resistance to conscription
hasContext British militia recruitment
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
hasCountry United Kingdom
hasDate 1797-09-29
hasHistoricalSignificance example of military repression of anti-conscription protest in Britain
symbol of working-class resistance in Scotland
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources English
hasLocation East Lothian NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
Tranent NERFINISHED
hasRegion Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED
hasYear 1797
involved coal miners from Tranent area
local magistrates
militia officers
notableVictim Jackie Crookston NERFINISHED
numberOfFatalities at least 11
often cited as 12
partOf history of Scottish resistance to conscription
social history of the Napoleonic Wars in Britain
perpetratedBy British troops
soldiers of the 11th Light Dragoons
soldiers of the Fifeshire Fencibles NERFINISHED
result deaths of unarmed civilians
increased local hostility to conscription
injuries to protesters
targetedGroup civilians
protesters
triggerEvent protest march against militia ballot
reading of an anti-conscription proclamation
victimsIncluded children
miners
weavers
women

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Tranent knownFor Tranent Massacre
Tranent event Tranent Massacre