Yeomanry
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Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units and sub-units in the British Army Reserve which are descended from volunteer cavalry regiments that now serve in a variety of different roles.
c. 1798 engraving of a London and Westminster Light Horse trooper
Hertfordshire Yeomanry in the 1890s
An 1804 review of yeomanry troops in Hyde Park, London.
Peterloo Massacre
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The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on Monday 16 August 1819. Eighteen people were killed and 400–700 were injured when the cavalry of the Yeomanry charged into
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…the nineteenth century, Yeomanry Regiments were used extensively in support of the civil authority to quell riots and civil disturbances, including the Peterloo Massacre; as police forces were created and took over this role, the Yeomanry concentrated on local defence. In 1827, it was decided for financial reasons to…
A print published on 27 August 1819 depicting Hunt's arrest by the constables
Caricature by George Cruikshank depicting the charge upon the rally
Notice "to the inhabitants of the Hundred of Salford", published by the magistrates the day after the massacre
Blue plaque commemorating Peterloo not mentioning any violence (erected 1972)