mar 5, 1770 - Incident on King Street, or the Boston Massacre • Mob of colonists v. 29th Regiment
Description:
The Incident on King Street, or the Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston on 5 March 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 such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. British troops had been stationed in the Province of Massachusetts Bay since 1768 in order to support crown-appointed officials and to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation.Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 5, 1770
Now
~ 255 years ago