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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.
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 force...
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...
Nov 14, 2013 · Almost 30 years ago, 10,000 striking miners clashed with 5,000 police officers in what became known as the Battle of Orgreave. With the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) asking...
At the Battle of Orgreave on 18 June 1984, the NUM pickets failed to stop the movement of lorries amid police violence and subsequent retaliation by the pickets, with the footage controversially reversed by the BBC on their news broadcast.
