Battle of Stockton
1933 violent confrontation in Stockton-on-Tees, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Stockton, took place on 10 September 1933 at the Market Cross in the High Street of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It was a clash between members of the British Union of Fascists (BUF) and anti-fascist demonstrators from the small local Communist Party and National Unemployed Workers Movement (NUWM).
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The plaque by the Market Cross, Stockton-on-Tees, marking the event. | |||||||
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British Union of Fascists (Blackshirts) | |||||||
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Michael Jordan | George Short | ||||||
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30 | 2,000–3,000 | ||||||
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~ 2 injured | 0 |
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