Soldiers disembarking on Long Wharf in 1768. See it larger.
Some 250 years ago today, ships carrying British soldiers to a restive Boston moved into the inner harbor in preparation for landing. This coming Saturday, modern-day re-enactors will step off a boat at Long Wharf, march to Boston Common and begin the city's occupation all over again.
The two-day Boston Occupied is a project of Revolution 250, a consortium of local historical groups looking to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolution in 2026.
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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
By Turkey Liberati...
Sun, 09/30/2018 - 3:29pm
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
gawd help us all if you summon the Thompson Island turkeys
By lobster nanny
Tue, 10/02/2018 - 7:22pm
That band of minutemen is brutal.
The spurs alone could take out an armada of lobstahbacks.
Any loud cannons?
By O-FISH-L
Sun, 09/30/2018 - 3:30pm
Any loud cannons on the Common? I'd hate to see another lawsuit.
They’ve been invading Boston for the past decade
By anon
Sun, 09/30/2018 - 4:52pm
Only now they have Subaru’s and Prius’s in lieu of Red coats.
These "in lieu of Red coats"
By Ari O
Mon, 10/01/2018 - 9:39am
Do they belong to the Prius and Subaru?
There are British soldiers driving Subarus around Boston?
By fungwah
Mon, 10/01/2018 - 11:43am
If so, I haven't seen them.
Hipster Boston
By BostonDog
Mon, 10/01/2018 - 6:39am
Was into Brexit before it was cool.
Make them get off at George's Island
By noahproblem
Mon, 10/01/2018 - 12:27pm
Then have to board shuttle canoes to Long Wharf due to harbor repairs..
The locals on islands will burn the salt hay
By lobster nanny
Tue, 10/02/2018 - 7:29pm
I can never remember if it was Bumpkin or Grape Island, but somewhere down Hingham way, the British planned to occupy an island being farmed for salt hay. The Massholes weren't having it and burned the entire crop/island/structures. The colonists' horses and cattle might starve on the mainland, but goddammit, the lobstahbacks weren't going to have a blade to feed their horses with.
That happened just before the time that the British blew up Boston Light on their way out.
for the love of god
By notreallyfromboston
Tue, 10/02/2018 - 1:21am
JFC anyone turn on the news lately? At this point I want them to take us back.
The Queen is cackling in her tea
By lobster nanny
Tue, 10/02/2018 - 7:24pm
They won't. They're too busy brexiting.
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