The Tranent Massacre

The Tranent Massacre

Sandy Mullay

Originally published in 1979 as 'Scotland's Forgotten Massacre' and republished in 1997 by East Lothian Council

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In August 1797 twelve people were killed and twenty wounded by soldiers trying to control a recruiting meeting at Tranent, East Lothian, less than ten miles from Edinburgh. These deaths occurred in broad daylight, and involved a number of victims who had not even been in the town at the time. They included a little boy who was decapitated. Not one of the soldiers responsible was brought to court ...