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Peterloo
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English
+ Massacre
Etymology
en Peter Waterloo, in an ironic comparison to the Battle of Waterloo, which had taken place four years earlier.
Proper noun
en historical The events of 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a large crowd that had gathered in St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, to demand the reform of parliamentary representation, killing fifteen and injuring hundreds more.
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