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Fort William & Mary — arms seized before Lexington
1774
Raid on Fort William and Mary — First Military Seizure of British Property
1775
Governor Wentworth Flees New Hampshire
1775
Fort William and Mary Powder Used at Bunker Hill

New Castle

NH · American Revolution

Four months before Lexington, New Hampshire patriots raided Fort William and Mary at New Castle, seizing British cannon and powder that would later be used at Bunker Hill.

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Before Lexington

The history books say the Revolution began at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. But on December 14, 1774, four months earlier, four hundred New Hampshire men rowed out to Fort William and Mary ...

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