who alerted that the british were coming?
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Thanks to the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Revere is often credited as the sole rider who alerted the colonies that the British were coming.
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The coast of Cornwall was hit by a 3 m (10 ft) high tsunami on 1 November 1755, at around 14:00. The waves were caused by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. The tsunami took almost four hours to reach the UK. The tsunami was also observed along the south coast of England and on the River Thames in London.
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Raw materials from the colonies were shipped to England. During the early 1770s, how did the British government respond to increasing American protests of British colonial policy? It increased efforts to maintain order and enforce laws.
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The tensions that led to the Boston Massacre were the product of the occupation of Boston by Redcoats in 1768. Redcoats were sent to Boston to quell riots in the wake of the Townsend Duties and to protect customs officials. With 2,000 soldiers occupying a town with a population of about 16,000, friction was inevitable.
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Soon after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States military's attention turned to Afghanistan, where Al Qaeda's leaders were based. Many knew an invasion was sure to come.
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on the battlefield and bringing down a King could often turn the tide of a war. Therefore, there were times that Kings were told to stay away from the fray or plans were made to protect the King such as having decoys. However, Kings continued to stand by their troops in battle up through the 20th century.
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The British fought a war far from home. Military orders, troops, and supplies sometimes took months to reach their destinations. The British had an extremely difficult objective. They had to persuade the Americans to give up their claims of independence.
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American leaders waited before officially declaring independence mainly because support for independence was far from unanimous. ... Independence was only declared after a battle was fought between the British and local militiamen at Lexington and Concord.
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A flood alert remains in place for the Middle River Medway in Tonbridge which urges residents to "be prepared" as further flooding is possible. The alert from the Environmental Agency reads: "River levels have risen due to heavy rainfall.
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A print of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere, 1770. Simmering tensions between the British occupiers and Boston residents boiled over one late afternoon, when a disagreement between an apprentice wigmaker and a British soldier led to a crowd of 200 colonists surrounding seven British troops.
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The British army, which included Belgian, Dutch and German troops, was commanded by Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, who had gained prominence fighting against the French during the Peninsular War.
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The Zimmermann Telegram. In January 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
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Some sources say that the Saxon warriors were invited to come, to the area now know as England, to help keep out invaders from Scotland and Ireland. Another reason for coming may have been because their land often flooded and it was difficult to grow crops, so they were looking for new places to settle down and farm.
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Americans Invade Canada Van Rensselaer chose to cross the Niagara River into Upper Canada at the town of Queenston. On the night of 12 October 1812, the New York militia launched its invasion across the treacherous Niagara currents. Isaac Brock was convinced they would cross farther down the river at Fort George.
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On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.
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In January 1787, Governor Bowdoin hired his own army, privately funded by Boston businessmen. Some 4,400 men under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln were directed to put down the insurgency.