The Cavalry Charge Against a Pro-Reform Crowd of 60,000 at St Peter's Field in Manchester on 16 August 1819 That Killed 18 People and Wounded 600
The Manchester Yeomanry charged a peaceful crowd of approximately 60,000 demonstrators demanding parliamentary reform at St Peter's Field on 16 August 1819. 18 people were killed, including a 2-year-old child. About 600 were wounded. The atrocity was nicknamed "Peterloo" — a sarcastic combination of St Peter's Field and the recent Waterloo victory.
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