Battle of Cable Street

"Cable Street riots" redirects here. For the 1919 attack on a shop in the street, see 1919 British race riots.

Battle of Cable Street
Flyer distributed by the London branch of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Date4 October 1936
Location
Tower Hill, Aldgate, Cable Street and other areas of the East End of London.

51°30′39″N 0°03′08″W / 51.5109°N 0.0521°W / 51.5109; -0.0521
Caused byOpposition to a fascist march through East London
MethodsProtest
Resulted in
Parties

Anti-fascists

Lead figures
Number
3,000
c. 100,000-300,000
6,000-10,000
Casualties
Injuriesc. 175
Arrestedc. 150

The Battle of Cable Street was a series of clashes that took place at several locations in the East End of London, most famously Cable Street, on Sunday 4 October 1936. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, sent to protect a march by the British Union of Fascists (BUF), led by Oswald Mosley, and anti-fascist demonstrators organised by the Independent Labour Party, the Communist Party of Great Britain and the Jewish Peoples Council. The anti-fascist counter-demonstration included both organised and unaffiliated participants.

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