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Peterloo Massacre
/ ˌpiːtəˈluː /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Peterloo Massacre1
C19: from St Peter's Fields + Waterloo
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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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