What the records say
- When
- 31 May 1838
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 51.30° N, 0.99° E
- Description
- 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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