Boston Massacre

March 5, 1770 · Boston

British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who were taunting them in Boston, killing five. Patriot leaders used the killings as propaganda against British rule.

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Participants

Great Britain

Strength and losses

	All
Deaths	5
Wounded	0

Also involved 2

Henry Knox witness who testified at the trials
Samuel Adams town leader who demanded the troops' withdrawal