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First of Four Regiments Begins Disembarking

When
October 1, 1768
Where
Boston Harbor, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Part of
Arrival of British Troops in Boston

The first of four British Army regiments began disembarking in Boston on October 1, 1768, under Hillsborough's instruction to General Gage.

Given the unstable state of affairs in Massachusetts, Hillsborough instructed General Thomas Gage, Commander-in-Chief, North America, to send 'such Force as You shall think necessary to Boston.' In response, the first of four British Army regiments began disembarking in Boston on October 1, 1768. The supplied passages do not name the individual regiments arriving on that date, though the 29th Regiment of Foot is documented as remaining in Boston after 1769.

Sources

  1. Boston Massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14

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