The majority of both marchers and counter-protesters travelled into the area for this purpose. In March, the procession started out with about fifty marchers who left Delano. The march included hundreds of separate contingents as well as individual marchers. Some soldiers decided to join the marchers. On 29 March thousands of pro-Brexit marchers demonstrated in Parliament Square in London. The police were not equipped to suppress riots or protect the Pride marchers. The regular police refused to protect the marchers. The troops injured more than one hundred marchers in the process. Dozens of marchers were taken to hospital. They were joined by a hundred thousand other peace marchers. The marchers retreated and vowed to return. Kelso was overruled by the governor, who ordered 5000 militia to protect the marchers. They drove the marchers back into Selma. In this instance the police played an active role in arresting pride marchers. He got out of the car and continued firing at the retreating marchers.