Tag: colonial militia
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Siege of Boston (1776)
MILITIA FROM NEW ENGLAND COLONIES BARRICADED BOSTON, INFLICTED HEAVY CASUALTIES ON THE BRITISH by James Still, ©2016, RetraceOurSteps.com (Feb. 1, 2016) — During the night of March 4, 1776, Washington’s troops quietly moved artillery recovered from Ft. Ticonderoga up Boston’s Dorchester Heights, along with all materials needed to construct fortifications. Upon seeing the “Works” the…
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New York Corrections Officers’ Families Placed at Risk after Newspaper Publishes Pistol Permit Holders’ Addresses
WHILE CONNECTICUT LAWMAKER SEEKS TO OVERTURN PRIVACY LAW FOR PISTOL PERMIT HOLDERS by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 7, 2013) — In New York State, the names and addresses of all pistol permit holders are considered public record. On December 22. 2012, a Westchester County newspaper published a map identifying the addresses of all permit holders in…