Episode 2 of 3
Tranent Protest Proclamation
- When
- 28 August 1797
- Where
- Tranent, Scotland
- Part of
- Massacre of Tranent
On 28 August 1797 Tranent residents drew up a proclamation objecting to the Act, declaring unanimous disapproval of raising 6,000 militiamen.
On 28 August 1797, a proclamation was drawn up by local residents in Tranent to object to the Scottish Militia Act 1797. The text declared that the residents unanimously disapproved of the late Act of Parliament for raising 6,000 militiamen in Scotland.
Sources
- Massacre of Tranent Wikipedia
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