Showing posts with label Westminster Massacre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Westminster Massacre. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Monday, March 13, 1775. The Westminster Massacre.

William French and Daniel Houghton were killed by a sheriff's posse, after a crowd occupied the Westminster Courthouse to protest the evictions of several poor farmers from their homes by judges and other officials from New York.

Some regard it as a battle of the American Revolution.

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Sunday, March 5, 1775. The Boston Massacre.