About Andrew Hardie
Lived 1793 – 1820 (aged 26–27). Andrew Hardie was a revolutionary.
Andrew Hardie was second-in-command of the Radical Forces who marched on Scotland's Carron Ironworks at Bonnymuir near Falkirk in the "Radical War" of 1820.
He was sentenced to death and was executed outside Stirling Tolbooth on 8 September 1820, along with John Baird. In his speech on the scaffold he declared himself "a martyr to the cause of truth and justice".
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Who was Andrew Hardie?
Scottish radical
When was Andrew Hardie born?
Andrew Hardie was born in 1793.
When did Andrew Hardie die?
Andrew Hardie died in 1820 in Stirling.
What was Andrew Hardie's occupation?
Andrew Hardie was a revolutionary.
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· DBpedia: Andrew Hardie (radical)
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