Category
page 1Battles involving Lancashire
Peterloo Massacre
event on 16 August 1819 in Manchester, England, when cavalry charged into a crowd of ca. 60 000 people demanding parliamentary representation reform, killing 18 and injuring hundreds
Battle of Preston
1648 battle
Manchester Blitz
bombing of Manchester (UK), by German Luftwaffe in December 1940
Liverpool Blitz
WWII bombing of Liverpool, England by the Luftwaffe
Battle of Wigan Lane
1651 battle