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A. Crosby
2019.9.11Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
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In 1827, a poaching incident led to the death of a gamekeeper, and its aftermath was commemorated by the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire.
Abstract
On a January night in 1827, at Claughton between Preston and Garstang, a gang of six poachers was apprehended by a larger number of gamekeepers, one of whom was shot. He died the following day. The...
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CROSBY, A. ‘A second waterloo’: The claughton tragedy of 1827 and its afterlife. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 2019.