Battle of Cable Street

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
Caused by	Opposition to a fascist march through East London
Methods	Protest
Resulted in	British Union of Fascists (BUF) members prevented from marching through the predominantly Jewish neighborhood; Public Order Act 1936; BUF loss of public support;
Parties
Lead figures
	Oswald Mosley Phil Piratin Philip Game
Number
Casualties
Injuries	c. 175
Arrested	c. 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 led by Oswald Mosley, and various anti-fascist demonstrators including local trade unionists, communists, anarchists, British Jews, and socialist groups. The anti-fascist counter-demonstration included both organised and unaffiliated participants.