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Peterloo

Peterloo (named in imitation of Waterloo, its real name being St. Peter's Field), Manchester, was the scene of a riotous meeting in favour of reform, July 16, 1819. The yeomanry, summoned by the magistrates to disperse the mob, killed eight of the rioters and wounded many others.