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A similar event, also called The Powder Alarm, occurred in Virginia in April, 1775. Although it proved to be a false alarm, the Powder Alarm caused political and military leaders to proceed more carefully in the days ahead, and essentially provided a "dress rehearsal" for the Battles of Lexington and Concord seven and a half months later ...
The Gunpowder Incident (or Powder Alarm or Gunpowder Affair) was a conflict early in the American Revolutionary War between Lord Dunmore, ... On April 21, 1775, ...
As soon as its destination was known, Major John Pedrick of Marblehead rode "across lots" to Salem, and gave the alarm. Arrived at Salem, where the movement was delayed at New Mills by the tearing up of the bridge over South River, the troops were guided by a Loyalist towards "North Fields," a section reached by a drawbridge over North River.
The ride of Revere, Dawes, and Prescott triggered a flexible system of "alarm and muster" that had been carefully developed months before, in reaction to the colonists' impotent response to the Powder Alarm. This system was an improved version of an old notification network for use in times of emergency.
A false alarm was generated when the British removed 250 half-barrels of gunpowder from a powder house in Charlestown, Massachusetts on September 1, 1774. Thirteen boats carried 260 British soldiers to carry off with the gunpowder. A man warned that British soldiers were headed for Cambridge, initiating the Powder Alarm. At about the same time ...
Colonel David Phips was a British Army officer and adamant loyalist who served as the Sheriff of Middlesex County from 1764 to 1775. He is best known for his involvement during the Powder Alarm of '75, where he was tasked by General Thomas Gage, the governor of Massachusetts to retrieve the keys to the powderhouse from William Brattle.
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Powder Alarm* September 1, 1774: Massachusetts: British soldiers remove military supplies [1] Storming of Fort William and Mary* December 14, 1774: New Hampshire: American insurgents seize powder and shot after brief skirmish. [2] Battles of Lexington and Concord: April 19, 1775: Massachusetts