Peterloo

Peterloo

Peterloo (spr. pīterlo), ehedem ein Platz in Manchester (jetzt verbaut), auf dem am 16. Juli 1819 eine Volksversammlung stattfand, die durch Waffengewalt gesprengt wurde (P.-Massacre).


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  • Peterloo — (also the Peterloo Massacre) the name given to an incident that took place in Manchester, England, in 1819. A group of people gathered in St Peter’s Fields in central Manchester to demand political change. The crowd was large, but peaceful and… …   Universalium

  • Peterloo Massacre — Peterloo [Peterloo] (also the Peterloo Massacre) the name given to an incident that took place in ↑Manchester, England, in 1819. A group of people gathered in St Peter’s Fields …   Useful english dictionary

  • Peterloo Massacre — ➡ Peterloo * * * (Aug. 16, 1819) Brutal dispersal of a meeting held on St. Peter s Fields in Manchester, Eng. Called to protest unemployment and high food prices and demand parliamentary reform, the meeting drew about 60,000 people, including… …   Universalium

  • Peterloo Massacre — Coordinates: 53°28′41″N 2°14′49″W / 53.478°N 2.247°W / 53.478; 2.247 …   Wikipedia

  • Peterloo-Massaker — Druck des Peterloo Massakers, veröffentlicht von Richard Carlile Bei dem Peterloo Massaker auf dem St. Peter s Field bei Manchester am 16. August 1819 wurden elf Personen getötet und über 400, davon viele Frauen und Kinder, verletzt. Es war das… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peterloo massacre — /pitəlu ˈmæsəkə/ (say peetuhlooh masuhkuh) noun an incident at St Peter s Fields near Manchester, England, in 1819, when the crowd at a meeting calling for political and economic reform was charged by soldiers, and people were killed and injured …  

  • PETERLOO —    a name, suggested by Waterloo, given to an insurrectionary gathering in 1819 of workers in St. Peter s Field, Manchester, to demand Parliamentary reform, and which was dispersed by the military to the sacrifice of 13 lives and the wounding of… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Peterloo, masacre de — (16 ago. 1819). Brutal dispersión de un mitin reunido en St. Peter s Fields, en Manchester, Inglaterra. Convocado para protestar contra el desempleo y el alto precio de los alimentos y exigir la reforma parlamentaria, el mitin reunió a cerca de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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