'The Story of Peterloo' by F.A. Bruton, Pub. 1919
Transcription
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CONTENTS.
Quotations from Shelley's " Masl: of Anarchy " ................................... 4
The Story of Peterloo: The Site ......................................................... 5
Authorities for the Details .................................................................. 6
The Unrest that followed the Napoleonic Wars ................................... 9
Frequent Use of the Military by the Civil Authorities ............................. 9
The Manchester and Salford Yeomanry .............................................13
The Drillings .................................................................................. 15
The Story of Peterloo ..................................................................... 16
The Processions from the Outlying Districts .......................................19
The Charge of the Manchester Yeomanry ......................................... 28
The Manchester Yeomanry in Difficulties ........................................... 33
The Fateful Decision: The Hussars Ordered to Charge ....................... 36
The Casualties ................................................................................ 41
The Sequel ..................................................................................... 42
ILLUSTRATIONS
(not all included with this transcription)
"Orator" Hunt, 1773 - 1835
The Hunt Memorial
A Contemporary Picture, showing the Manchester Yeomanry Riding for the
Hustings
The Prison Cells in Lancaster Castle
Henry Hunt's Birthplace on Salisbury Plain
The Peterloo Medal
Plan of Peterloo
'The Story of Peterloo' by F.A. Bruton, Pub. 1919
Written for the Centenary, August 16th, 1919'.by F.A. Bruton, M.A.(of the Manchester Grammar School.
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Transcribed here by Sheila Goodyear 2019
