Start of Nottinghamshire Operations
- When
- November 1811
- Where
- Nottinghamshire
The Luddite movement's main areas of operation began in Nottinghamshire in November 1811, following earlier machine-breaking outbreaks in the textile industry.
Passage sources give conflicting starting points: one states the movement began in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, on 11 March 1811, while another states the main areas of operation began in Nottinghamshire in November 1811. This period saw organized raids destroying textile machinery, following previous sabotage outbreaks in the hosiery and woollen trades. The specific site of the first November raid is not identified in the supplied passages.
Sources
- Luddite Wikipedia
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