Ido. The Peterloo Massacre.

On the 16th of august 1819 a crowd of reformers started gathering around the st. Peter's Field, next to a church in Manchester. On the stage there were signs saying ''No Corn Laws'', ''Annual Parliaments'', ''Universal Suffrage'' etc. Groups of reformers started coming one by one. Female reformers came in two groups and one group of reformers even timed their steps. Soon the crowd gathered and the amount of people was about 80,000. They were all waiting to hear Henry Huny speak.

Hunt started speaking and did not say much when suddenly the yeomanry cavalry started advancing towards the crowd. This cause a panic on the ends of the crowd. The yeomanry cavalry stopped, and drew out their swords, and waved them in the air. Hunt told the crowd not to be afraid and that it is just a trick to make them scared, so the crowd cheered to show that they are not bothered by them. Soon the cavalry charged the helpless crowd which made no resistance.

The head of the cavalry headed towards hunt, drawing his swords towards him saying he was his prisoner, Hunt surrendered and was hand to the principal police officer. Some others that had warrents against them managed to escape.

The Soldiers were not pleased with that and started charging at the crowd. People started running in all directions to escape, but the soldiers attacked everyone and killed several people. In less than ten minutes there was no one left on the ground where the crowd used to be. The total number of injured was between three and four hundred people. Hunt was taken to prison in solitary. Military patrols were stationed at the end of almost every street.