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*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=old+naumkeag&searchscope=24&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xcity+documents%26SORT%3DD Old Naumkeag] by C.H. Webber, p.176-177. | *[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=old+naumkeag&searchscope=24&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xcity+documents%26SORT%3DD Old Naumkeag] by C.H. Webber, p.176-177. | ||
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search/Xsalem+in+the+eighteenth&searchscope=24&SORT=D/Xsalem+in+the+eighteenth&searchscope=24&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBKEY=salem%20in%20the%20eighteenth/1%2C5%2C5%2CB/frameset&FF=Xsalem+in+the+eighteenth&searchscope=24&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C Salem in the Eighteenth Century] by James Duncan Phillips, p.352-360. | *[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search/Xsalem+in+the+eighteenth&searchscope=24&SORT=D/Xsalem+in+the+eighteenth&searchscope=24&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBKEY=salem%20in%20the%20eighteenth/1%2C5%2C5%2CB/frameset&FF=Xsalem+in+the+eighteenth&searchscope=24&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C Salem in the Eighteenth Century] by James Duncan Phillips, p.352-360. | ||
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Revision as of 09:26, 14 November 2008
On Feb. 26, 1775, the first armed resistance by the colonies to British authority occurred at North Bridge in Salem. When reports that a cannon and ammunition had been hidden in North Fields, (now North Salem) General Gage sent Colonel Leslie and 300 British soldiers from Boston to Marblehead by ship. The citizens of Salem had been forewarned of the approaching British forces gathered at the North Bridge and raised the draw. What might have been the first battle of the Revolutionary War was averted because of a compromise that was made by Colonel Timothy Pickering and Colonel John Mason of the local militia and Colonel Leslie. The draw was lowered and Colonel Leslie and his men marched a short distance beyond, turned and headed back to Marblehead. The British soldiers under Leslie numbered approximately 140. American soldiers under Pickering numbered approximately 50.
See Also
- Old Naumkeag by C.H. Webber, p.176-177.
- Salem in the Eighteenth Century by James Duncan Phillips, p.352-360.
- Historical sketch of Salem p. 47-
- Leslie's Retreat Salem Focus Website
