Battle of Cable Street
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The Battle of Cable Street was a 1936 anti-fascist demonstration in London’s East End where tens of thousands of local residents successfully blocked a planned march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Cable Street canonical | 6 |
| Cable Street Battle | 1 |
| Cable Street Riot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1194019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cable Street Context triple: [Oswald Mosley, associatedWithEvent, Battle of Cable Street]
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A.
Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
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B.
Sunday Bloody Sunday
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is one of U2's most famous protest songs, known for its powerful commentary on the Troubles in Northern Ireland and its anthemic, martial sound.
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C.
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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D.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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E.
Gordon Riots
The Gordon Riots were a major wave of anti-Catholic protests and violent unrest that swept London in 1780, exposing deep social and political tensions in late 18th-century Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cable Street Target entity description: The Battle of Cable Street was a 1936 anti-fascist demonstration in London’s East End where tens of thousands of local residents successfully blocked a planned march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists.
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A.
Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
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B.
Sunday Bloody Sunday
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is one of U2's most famous protest songs, known for its powerful commentary on the Troubles in Northern Ireland and its anthemic, martial sound.
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C.
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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D.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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E.
Gordon Riots
The Gordon Riots were a major wave of anti-Catholic protests and violent unrest that swept London in 1780, exposing deep social and political tensions in late 18th-century Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-fascist demonstration
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ political protest ⓘ street confrontation ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual events on or around 4 October
ⓘ
memorials in Cable Street ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cable Street Battle
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Cable Street
Cable Street Riot ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Cable Street
|
| hasCause |
planned march by British Union of Fascists through Jewish neighbourhoods
ⓘ
rise of fascism in 1930s Britain ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1936-10-04 ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedAttendance |
over 100,000 anti-fascist demonstrators
ⓘ
tens of thousands of people ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | English ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
inspiration for later anti-racist movements in the UK
ⓘ
symbol of British anti-fascism ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Cable Street
ⓘ
East End of London ⓘ England ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipants |
British Union of Fascists
ⓘ
Irish dockers ⓘ Jewish residents of the East End ⓘ Metropolitan Police ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Police Service
anarchists ⓘ communists ⓘ local residents of London’s East End ⓘ socialists ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| hasMonth | October ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForce |
Metropolitan Police
ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Police Service
mounted police ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
1930s European fascism
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| hasSlogan | They shall not pass ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| opposed |
British Union of Fascists
ⓘ
Oswald Mosley ⓘ |
| organizedAgainst |
British Union of Fascists march
ⓘ
planned fascist march ⓘ |
| result |
British Union of Fascists prevented from marching through East End
ⓘ
fascist march re-routed ⓘ strengthening of British anti-fascist movement ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
barricades
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mass mobilization ⓘ street blockades ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Cable Street Description of subject: The Battle of Cable Street was a 1936 anti-fascist demonstration in London’s East End where tens of thousands of local residents successfully blocked a planned march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Cable Street
linked to: Battle of Cable Street