Porteous Riots
Riot in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1736 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Porteous Riots surrounded the activities of Captain John Porteous (c. 1695ā1736), Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh, Scotland, who was lynched by a mob for his part in the killing of innocent civilians while ordering the men under his command to quell a disturbance during a public hanging in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh in April 1736. Although the rioters were generally supportive of the convicted smugglers, Porteous seems to have been a somewhat overbearing official, despised by the mob and the underclasses of Edinburgh society.
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