Episode 1 of 2
Order to Seize Gunpowder
- When
- September 1, 1774
- Where
- Somerville, Massachusetts
- Part of
- Powder Alarm
Gage orders the removal of provincial gunpowder from a magazine near Boston.
On September 1, 1774, General Thomas Gage, governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, directed British troops to remove gunpowder from a magazine located in what is now Somerville, Massachusetts. The removal of these provincial stores provoked a major popular reaction.
Sources
- Thomas Gage Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-18
- Powder Alarm Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-07
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