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The Battle of Orgreave was a violent confrontation on 18 June 1984 between pickets and officers of the South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and other police forces, including the Metropolitan Police, at a British Steel Corporation (BSC) coking plant at Orgreave, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
Jun 15, 2024 · The Battle of Orgreave. In June 1984, striking coal miners from across Britain descended on South Yorkshire’s Orgreave coking plant in an attempt to disrupt deliveries and were met with...
Jun 12, 2015 · The "Battle of Orgreave" was one of the most violent clashes of the 1984-5 miners' strike, but what was its significance?
Jun 12, 2015 · Monday 18 June 1984 was the most violent day of the year-long miners' strike. Thousands of pickets met huge lines of police - who were brought in from all around the country - outside the...
Oct 10, 2016 · In 1984 police and striking miners clashed violently at Orgreave in South Yorkshire. But now there is growing pressure for an inquiry to investigate what went on that day. Orgreave is an ugly...
Jun 12, 2015 · What was the 'Battle of Orgreave'? On 18 June 1984 about 10,000 striking miners gathered at Orgreave coking plant near Rotherham determined to stop several lorry loads of coke leaving for the...
Jun 18, 2014 · That much is clear from the commemorations of the ‘Battle of Orgreave’, the violent confrontation between thousands of striking miners and police officers outside a coking plant in South Yorkshire thirty years ago, on 18 June 1984.
