Peterloo Massacre

event on 16 August 1819 in Manchester, England, when cavalry charged into a crowd of ca. 60 000 people demanding parliamentary representation reform, killing 18 and injuring hundreds
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Peterloo Massacre
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Summary

Peterloo Massacre is a massacre[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of massacre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,172 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Peterloo Massacre is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • Peterloo Massacre's instance of is recorded as massacre[4].
  • Peterloo Massacre took place at Manchester[5].
  • The location of Peterloo Massacre was St Peter's Square[6].
  • Peterloo Massacre's Commons category is recorded as Peterloo Massacre[7].
  • Peterloo Massacre occurred on August 16, 1819[8].
  • Peterloo Massacre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.47666666666667, 'lon': -2.245833333333333}[9].
  • Peterloo Massacre resulted in {'amount': '+18'} deaths[10].
  • Peterloo Massacre caused {'amount': '+400'} injuries[11].
  • Peterloo Massacre caused {'amount': '+700'} injuries[12].
  • Peterloo Massacre's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • Peterloo Massacre's perpetrator is recorded as Manchester and Salford Yeomanry[14].
  • Peterloo Massacre's perpetrator is recorded as 15th The King's Hussars[15].
  • Peterloo Massacre's P14541 is recorded as 3cdtYz[16].

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When and Where

Peterloo Massacre took place on August 16, 1819[8]. Recorded location include Manchester[5] and St Peter's Square[6]. It is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].

Context

Peterloo Massacre's instance of is recorded as massacre[4].

Outcome and Impact

Peterloo Massacre resulted in {'amount': '+18'} deaths[10]. Recorded number of injured include {'amount': '+400'}[11] and {'amount': '+700'}[12].

Why It Matters

Peterloo Massacre ranks in the top 6% of massacre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,172 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . peterloomassacre.org. peterloomassacre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · 1ucyp · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Perpetrator → Manchester and Salford Yeomanry, 15th The King's Hussars
    Number of injured → {'amount': '+400'}, {'amount': '+700'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Perpetrator: Manchester and Salford Yeomanry"
  2. 13d ago · 1ucyp · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Manchester, St Peter's Square
    Sitelink count → 39
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'f
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Location: St Peter's Square"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3cdtYz
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  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Taxon range map image → —
    Wikidata description → event on 16 August 1819 in Manchester, England, when cavalry charged into a crow
    Locator map image → Map of Peterloo Massacre.png
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