Bristol Riots, Charge of the 3rd Dragoon Guards Upon the Rioters in Queen Square, , lithograph, 1831, by Louis Haghe after T L Rowbotham and W Muller. the Dragoon Guards charge the protesters, cutting them down in the Square, smoke and fire fills the sky, CHARGE OF THE 3RD DRAGOON GUARDS UPON THE RIOTERS IN QUEEN SQUARE, BRISTOL, AT 6 O'CLOCK ON THE MORNING OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, 1831, WHO WERE THEN PROCEEDING TO PLUNDER AND FIRE THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SQUARE, AFTER HAVING BURNT AND DESTROYED THE BRIDEWELL, THE NEW GOAL, THREE TOLL HOUSES, LAWFORD'S GATE PRISON, THE BISHOP'S PALACE AND THE NORTH AND WEST SIDES OF QUEEN SQUARE, INCLUDING THE MANSION HOUSE CUSTOM HOUSE, EXCISE OFFICE AND NEARLY FIFTY DWELLING AND WAREHOUSES- THE PROPERTY DESTROYED DURING THESE MEMORABLE RIOTS AMOUNTED TO NEARLYONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. 680 x 550 mm, contained in original maple frame. Good very fine. £495.00