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In March 1829, he, along with John Walmsle, shot and killed a Mr Clements, a settler on the Hunter River. He later become one of the "Wild Colonial Boys", a loose bonded gang of twelve to fifteen men. Donohue's cunning and guile soon had him on equal standing as the leaders of this gang of Underwood and MacNamara.
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]
In March, 1622, 347 or more colonists were killed during an Indian massacre. Settlements and plantations were set ablaze by the natives. [10] Tucker was a military leader during this period. [8] Captain Tucker and others were given the responsibility to ensure the safety of people in their appointed areas. [11]
The Liberty Affair led the British Parliament to pass more restrictive laws to curb smuggling and increase troops to deal with colonial resistance in Massachusetts. [14] Immediately after the Liberty Affair riot, Governor Francis Bernard was ordered to produce evidence against the leaders of the Boston insurrectionists so that they can be put ...
Colonial smugglers played a significant role in the protests, since the Tea Act made legally imported tea cheaper, which threatened to put smugglers of Dutch tea out of business. [ 180 ] [ i ] Legitimate tea importers who had not been named as consignees by the East India Company were also threatened with financial ruin by the Tea Act [ 181 ...
France has for the first time acknowledged that its soldiers carried out a "massacre" in Senegal in which dozens – perhaps hundreds – of West African troops were killed almost exactly 80 years ...
Captain Daniel Malcolm [1] (c. 1725 – October 23, 1769) was an American merchant, sea captain, and smuggler. [2] Malcolm was known for resisting the British authorities in the years leading up to the American Revolutionary War. [3]
But he was also the first post-colonial leader to resort to political violence, and the first to use Suriname as a transshipment point for illegal narcotics,” Reeser said. Early Wednesday, dozens of supporters gathered outside Bouterse’s home where his wife lived, tears streaming down their faces.