Manchester and Salford Yeomanry

Manchester and Salford Yeomanry
Active19 June 1817[1] – 9 June 1824[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchArmy
TypeYeomanry
EngagementsPeterloo Massacre
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Thomas Trafford

The Manchester and Salford Yeomanry cavalry was a short-lived yeomanry regiment formed in response to social unrest in northern England in 1817. The volunteer regiment became notorious for its involvement in the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, in which as many as 15 people were killed and 400–700 were injured. Often referred to simply as the Manchester Yeomanry, the regiment was disbanded in 1824.[2]

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