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Brian Keeley, American Battlefield Trust
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Mar. 5, 1770
Massachusetts
Boston Massacre
British soldiers kill five protesting colonists, including Crispus Attucks, on King Street in Boston
Mar. 5, 1770
Massachusetts
An illustration of Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks, a man of African and Wampanoag descent, is the first American casualty of the Boston Massacre
Mar. 6, 1781
South Carolina
Wyboo Swamp Mural
Francis Marion tilts the balance of power in the South Carolina backcountry at Wyboo Swamp
Mar. 8, 1776
New Jersey
Sandy Hook Lighthouse and Keepers Quarters
Local militias confiscate the operational tools to run the Sandy Hook lighthouse
Mar. 10, 1719
United Kingdom
Portrait painting of Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage, future British general, is born at Firle Place manor in Sussex, England
Mar. 12, 1743
South Carolina
Portrait of Peter Horry
Peter Horry, the future right-hand officer of Francis Marion, is born in Georgetown, SC
Mar. 15, 1781
North Carolina
Nathanael Green statues at Guilford Courthouse by Melissa Winn
Nathanael Greene defeats Cornwallis at Guilford Courthouse, thus laying the path for the British surrender at Yorktown
Mar. 17, 1776
Massachusetts
American soldiers overlook Boston from Dorchester Heights
The Siege of Boston concludes after British forces under William Howe evacuate to Nova Scotia
Mar. 20, 1744
Germany
Johann Ewald Portrait
Future Hessian officer, Johann Ewald, is born in the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
Mar. 24, 1725
North Carolina
General John Ashe (Not to be confused with John Baptista Ashe) Generic Bio image
Future North Carolina Patriot General John Ashe is born in modern-day Brunswick County, North Carolina
Mar. 25, 1818
Georgia
Henry Lee
Returning from his recovery following a mob beating, Henry Lee, passes away en route home to VA on Cumberland Island
Mar. 29, 1778
New Jersey
Painting of Henry Knox's Pluckemin Cantonment in New Jersey
Under the command of Henry Knox, the first American artillery training school is founded in Bedminister, NJ
Mar. 29, 1780
South Carolina
A depiction of the Siege of Charleston (1780) by Alonzo Chappel.
British forces under Henry Clinton begin their siege against the Patriot stronghold of Charleston
Mar. 31, 1774
Massachusetts
A South East View of the City of Boston in North America
The Boston Port Act, also known as the Trade Act of 1774, becomes law and closes off the port of Boston to all trade