Battle of Cable Street

Battle of Cable Street
Flyer distributed by the London branch of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Date	4 October 1936
Location	Cable Street, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom 51°30′39″N 0°03′08″W / 51.5109°N 0.0521°W / 51.5109; -0.0521
Caused by	Opposition to a fascist march through East London
Methods	Protest
Parties
British Union of Fascists (Blackshirts) Anti-fascists Communists (Communist Party of Great Britain) Socialists Trade unionists Anarchists British Jews Independent Labour Party Metropolitan Police
Lead figures
Sir Oswald Mosley Phil Piratin Sir Philip Game
Number
3,000 ~100,000 6,000
Casualties
Injuries	~175
Arrested	~150

The Battle of Cable Street was a series of clashes that took place at several locations in the East End of London, most notably Cable Street, on Sunday 4 October 1936. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, sent to protect a march by members of the British Union of Fascists^[1] led by Sir Oswald Mosley, and various anti-fascist demonstrators including local trade unionists, communists, anarchists, British Jews, and socialist groups.^[2][3][4] The anti-fascist counter-demonstration included both organised and unaffiliated participants.