XIR192374 Revolt of the silk workers of Lyon, 22 November 1831, 1832 (litho) by Bardoz, (fl.1832); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: battle of Place des Bernadines; The Canut revolts (R矇volte des canuts), was the collective name for the major revolts by silk workers in Lyon in France, which occurred in 1831, 1834 and 1848. They were among the first well-defined worker uprisings of the period known as the Industrial Revolution. The word Canut was a common term to describe to all Lyonnais silk workers.); French, out of copyright.