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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.
In the late 17th century, the custom house was located at the waterfront, on the corner of Richmond St. and Ann St. [1] At the time of the Boston Massacre in 1770, it was located on King Street, very near the Old State House. Paul Revere's illustration of the massacre depicts the customhouse (along the right-most edge of the picture). [10]
By 1636 the thoroughfare was known as Market Street. From 1708 to 1784, it was renamed King Street. [citation needed] In 1770 the Boston Massacre took place in front of the Old State House. [1] During the Revolutionary War, it assumed its current, non-royalist name. [2]
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.
On 5 March 1770, seven soldiers from the 29th Regiment of Foot, including Montgomery, were dispatched to King Street in Boston, Massachusetts, to relieve Private Hugh White. Montgomery was the first soldier to fire against a hostile crowd of colonists surrounding them in what subsequently became known as the Boston Massacre. [3]
This engraving by Paul Revere, portraying the Boston Massacre, shows the Old State House sitting prominently behind the action. On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred near the front of the building on Devonshire Street. Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson stood on the building's balcony to speak to the people, ordering the crowd to ...
The Yankee Clipper suffered a deadly disaster only five months after King’s stay in Boston Heights. A carbon monoxide leak Nov. 18, 1967, killed three guests, sickened more than 100 and ...
On 5 March 1770, seven soldiers from the 29th Regiment of Foot, including Kilroy, were dispatched to King Street in Boston, Massachusetts to relieve Private Hugh White. A large crowd soon gathered around them. After Private Hugh Montgomery was struck by a club, Montgomery shouted, "Damn you, fire!" Kilroy then pointed his gun at rope-maker ...