An old engraving of the Porteus Riots in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 1736. It is from a Victorian history book of The Porteous Riots surrounded the activities of Captain John Porteous (–1736), On 14 April 1736, Andrew Wilson and George Robertson were publicly hanged in the Grassmarket. There was unrest amongst the crowd. Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh, killed a man standing in the crowd, making the crowd more violent. As panic set in, Porteous ordered the troopers to shoot directly into the mob which led to six more deaths.
An old engraving of the Porteus Riots in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 1736. It is from a Victorian history book of The Porteous Riots surrounded the activities of Captain John Porteous (–1736), On 14 April 1736, Andrew Wilson and George Robertson were publicly hanged in the Grassmarket. There was unrest amongst the crowd. Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh, killed a man standing in the crowd. He then instructed his troops to fire above the heads of the crowd. However, in so doing, they wounded people in the surrounding tenement buildings, making the crowd more violent. As panic set in, Porteous ordered the City Guard to shoot directly into the mob which led to the deaths of another six people.
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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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