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The Boston Massacre (known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street[ 1]) was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles. The event was heavily publicized as "a massacre" by leading Patriots ...
Crispus Attucks. Crispus Attucks ( c. 1723 – March 5, 1770) was an American whaler, sailor, and stevedore of African and Native American descent who is traditionally regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre, and as a result the first American killed in the American Revolution. [ 2][ 3][ 4] While he is widely remembered as ...
Crispus Attucks [1] Date. 5 March 1770. Location (s) Boston, Massachusetts. Weapons. Flintlock musket. Private Hugh Montgomery ( fl. 1770) was an Irish [2] soldier who served in the 29th Regiment of Foot and was present at the Boston Massacre, for which he was found guilty of the manslaughter of one of the five fatalities, Crispus Attucks. [1]
Preston was a captain of the 29th Regiment of Foot, part of the British garrison in Boston under the overall command of Thomas Gage.He was present at the Boston Massacre, also known as the Incident on King Street, when on 5 March 1770 a group of soldiers from the 29th fired on colonists of the city, after an aggressive mob had confronted them and thrown snowballs, clubs, and rocks at them.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Coordinates. 42°21′15″N 71°03′52″W / . 42.354284°N 71.064412°W. / 42.354284; -71.064412. The Boston Massacre Monument, also known as the Crispus Attucks Monument and Victory, is an outdoor bronze memorial by Adolph Robert Kraus, installed in Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, United ...
Designated NHL. October 9, 1960. The Old State House, also known as the Old Provincial State House, [ 3] is a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1713. It was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. It is located at the intersection of Washington and State Streets and is one of the oldest public buildings in the ...
Victims. Samuel Gray [1] Date. 5 March 1770. Location (s) Boston, Massachusetts. Weapons. Flintlock muskets. Matthew Kilroy ( fl. 1770) was an Irish soldier who served in the 29th Regiment of Foot and was present at the Boston Massacre, for which he was found guilty of the manslaughter of one of the five fatalities, Samuel Gray.
Think Bunker Hill, Old Ironsides, and the Boston Massacre. The Freedom Trail’s simplicity makes it effective. For little more than the cost of paint and a few signs, Boston bought itself a ...