An old engraving of violent disruption caused by onlookers during a Salvation Army march in the UK in the late 1800s. It is from a Victorian history book of As the Salvation Army’s popularity grew rapidly in Victorian Britain, so did opposition. Opponents, grouped under the name of the Red Army, disrupted Salvation Army gatherings, with items being thrown and Salvation Army members subjected to physical assaults. Much of this was led those losing business due to the Army's opposition to alcohol and targeting of drinkers using public houses.
An old engraving of violent disruption caused by onlookers during a Salvation Army march in the UK in the late 1800s. It is from a Victorian history book of As the Salvation Army’s popularity grew rapidly in Victorian Britain, so did opposition. Opponents, grouped under the name of the Red Army, disrupted Salvation Army gatherings, with items being thrown and Salvation Army members subjected to physical assaults. Much of this was led those losing business due to the Army's opposition to alcohol and targeting of drinkers using public houses.
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