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Battle of Orgreave

confrontation between police and striking mineworkers in England in 1984
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Battle of Orgreave

Summary

Battle of Orgreave is a civil disorder[1]. It draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (civil_disorder category, ranking #11 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Orgreave is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Battle of Orgreave's instance of is recorded as civil disorder[4].
  • Battle of Orgreave's instance of is recorded as police brutality[5].
  • Battle of Orgreave's instance of is recorded as mass arrest[6].
  • The location of Battle of Orgreave was Orgreave[7].
  • Battle of Orgreave is part of 1984–85 UK miners' strike[8].
  • Battle of Orgreave took place on June 18, 1984[9].
  • Battle of Orgreave's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 13.541944444444, 'longitude': -1.7063888888889, 'precision': 0.00027777777777778}[10].
  • A participant in Battle of Orgreave was South Yorkshire Police[11].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Orgreave was National Union of Mineworkers[12].
  • Battle of Orgreave caused {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+123'} injuries[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include civil disorder[4], police brutality[5], and mass arrest[6].

Use and Application

Battle of Orgreave is part of 1984–85 UK miners' strike[8].

Why It Matters

Battle of Orgreave draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (civil_disorder category, ranking #11 of 19).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AnnaMehta · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Participant → South Yorkshire Police, National Union of Mineworkers
    Number of injured → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+123'}
    Musicbrainz release group id → 573371f5-fbd4-466c-ac3a-fe9c211ba761
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: 9376e7a7-9aad-46ec-a8b2-06d700ae6455, Adding BBC Things ID"
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