By October 1768 Boston was home to 4,000 British troops, about a quarter of the ... When reinforcements arrived under the command of Captain Thomas Preston, the mob turned its fury on the eight ...

The actual incident occurred at the Boston Custom House on King Street when a large crowd gathered around and started ...

From all the gossip and rumors in Boston, British general Thomas Gage ... General Percy and his 1100 men arrived to protect Smith's bedraggled troops. Percy's cannons boomed, leveling buildings ...

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