April 20, 1775: The Williamsburg Gunpowder Incident

Word was already getting out about the fighting in and near Boston. While Virginia hadn’t been much of a concern to anyone until then, the British wanted to ensure that there wouldn’t be any trouble. So in the middle of the night, they removed the gunpowder from the magazine at Williamsburg. Oddly, as we’ll learn shortly, this wasn’t a popular move on their part. The post April 20, 1775: The Williamsburg Gunpowder Incident appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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