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- 時期
- 1736年4月14日
- 種類
- イベント
- 座標
- 55.95° N, 3.19° W
配置: town its text puts it in, Edinburgh。
概要
The Porteous Riots erupt in Edinburgh (Scotland), after the execution of smuggler Andrew Wilson, when town guard Captain John Porteous orders his men to fire at the crowd. Porteous is arrested later.
Porteous Riots
Riot in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1736
The Porteous Riots surrounded the activities of John Porteous, Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh, Scotland, who was lynched by a mob for his part in the killing of innocent civilians while ordering the men under his command to quell a disturbance during a public hanging in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh in April 1736.
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