'You must fire on them': Protest and repression in Pultneytown, Caithness, in 1847

Jim Hunter

'You must fire on them': Protest and repression in Pultneytown, Caithness, in 1847

Jim Hunter

Centre for History

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Abstract

Examines, based on contemporary accounts, the protests in the small coastal town Pulteneytown, Caithness, on Wednesday, 24 February, 1847, against the export of grain; the circumstances in which a small detachment from the British Army’s 76th Regiment opened fire on the protesters; and local and London newspaper comments about the confrontation and the military response.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-45
Number of pages	5
Journal	Studies in Scottish Literature
Volume	46
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 31 Jul 2020

Keywords

insurrection
scottish history
Pultneytown
Caithness
protest

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