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Boston Massacre

5 March 1770

The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in which British soldiers killed five civilians, becoming a powerful symbol in colonial opposition to imperial rule. Its wider story includes strategy, command, logistics, battlefield conditions and the experience of soldiers and civilians.

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