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Battle of Bossenden Wood

31. Mai 1838 · 51.30° N, 0.99° E

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31. Mai 1838
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51.30° N, 0.99° E
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1838 labour riot in Kent, England

Battle of Bossenden Wood

1838 labour riot in Kent, England

The Battle of Bossenden Wood took place on 31 May 1838 near Hernhill in Kent; it has been called the last battle on English soil. The battle was fought between a small group of labourers from the Hernhill, Dunkirk and Boughton area and a detachment of soldiers sent from Canterbury to arrest the marchers' leader, the self-styled Sir William Courtenay, who was actually John Nichols Tom, a Truro maltster who had spent f…

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