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This Year Is the 250th Anniversary of the First Battle of the American Revolution, But it Ended in a Standoff

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On February 26th, 1775 , two-hundred and fifty years ago last week , British Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Leslie led a raid into the town of Salem , Massachusetts , to seize what they expected to be cannon stored at a makeshift armory.

The colonists flooded the streets and barred Leslie ’s passage until the officer was forced to negotiate and withdraw.

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