2020 Boston Massacre Reenactment 250th Anniversary American Revolutionary War
Play / Reenactment of the Boston Massacre in front of the old State House on the Freedom trail.
Hosted by Downtown Boston and Revolutionary Spaces.
Shot with the Panasonic GH5 + Leica 12-60mm lens.
This is really not an easy event to take videos of because of the very low lighting.
00:00 British Soldiers marching
04:13 Men arguing peacefully
08:03 Women arguing
10:00 First confrontation between civilians and soldiers
11:01 Major conflict begins
12:47 Soldiers start shooting
17:04 Spectator jokes with a reenactor
From Wikipedia:
The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. British troops had been stationed in the Province of Massachusetts Bay since 1768 in order to support crown-appointed officials and to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation.
Amid tense relations between the civilians and the soldiers, a mob formed around a British sentry and verbally abused him. He was eventually supported by eight additional soldiers, who were hit by clubs, stones, and snowballs. They fired into the crowd without orders, instantly killing three people and wounding others, two of whom later died of their wounds.
The crowd eventually dispersed after Acting Governor Thomas Hutchinson promised an inquiry, but they re-formed the next day, prompting withdrawal of the troops to Castle Island. Eight soldiers, one officer, and four civilians were arrested and charged with murder, and they were defended by future U.S. President John Adams. Six of the soldiers were acquitted; the other two were convicted of manslaughter and given reduced sentences. The men found guilty of manslaughter were sentenced to branding on their hand.
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