It occurred around 9:00 pm when Captain Thomas Preston and seven of his men arrived to aid a British customs-house guard who was being harassed by colonists, and after a soldier was hit by a chunk of ice he fired into the crowd, prompting his fellow soldiers to also fire.
The prosecution of the perpetrators of this event was conducted by Robert Treat Paine, while the defense was conducted in part by Josiah Quincy. It occurred around 9:00 pm when Captain Thomas Preston and seven of his men arrived to aid a British customs-house guard who was being harassed by colonists, and after a soldier was hit by a chunk of ice he fired into the crowd, prompting his fellow soldiers to also fire. Resulting in the deaths of 5 colonists, including Crispus Attucks, FTP, what was this 1770 massacre?
The prosecution of the perpetrators of this event was conducted by Robert Treat Paine, while the defense was conducted in part by Josiah Quincy.
Boston Massacre