The Siege of Sidney Street

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Battle_of_Stepney
gptkbp:casualties 1 firefighter killed
2 anarchists killed
gptkbp:category 20th-century sieges
Anarchism in the United Kingdom
Crime in London
gptkbp:cause Attempted arrest of suspects in Houndsditch murders
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 3 January 1911
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Siege of Sidney Street
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Metropolitan_Police
gptkb:Latvian_anarchists
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sidney_Street,_Stepney,_London,_England
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive, including newsreel footage
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Peter_the_Painter
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Houndsditch_murders
gptkbp:result Police victory
gptkbp:significance First time a British government minister (Winston Churchill) was present at a police siege
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sheila_Manahan
gptkb:Lord_Killanin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6