Battle of Merthyr Vale

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath increased repression of workers
gptkbp:casualties many injured
some fatalities
gptkbp:cause protests against working conditions
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_John_Doyle
gptkb:John_Frost
gptkbp:commemoration memorials in Merthyr Tydfil
gptkbp:cultural_references depicted in literature
depicted in films
depicted in songs
gptkbp:date June 1831
gptkbp:government_response gptkb:military_intervention
gptkbp:historical_context industrial revolution in Britain
gptkbp:historical_figures varied interpretations
gptkbp:historical_impact highlighted class tensions
gptkbp:historical_significance influence on future protests
part of British history
impact on labor laws
part of industrial history
part of political history
part of Welsh history
early labor unrest
part of labor history
part of social history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Merthyr Vale
gptkbp:influence inspired future labor movements
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:political_leaders
local activists
Merthyr leaders
gptkbp:legacy symbol of working-class struggle
gptkbp:location Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
gptkbp:media_coverage limited at the time
gptkbp:movement gptkb:socialism
gptkb:Chartism
trade unionism
gptkbp:participants gptkb:British_Army
Merthyr workers
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
eyewitness testimonies
gptkbp:public_perception mixed reactions
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Merthyr_Rising
gptkbp:result victory for the workers
gptkbp:significance part of the Merthyr Rising
gptkbp:type gptkb:civil_unrest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anglo-Welsh_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7