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Battle of Alamance: first bloodshed of the Revolutionary War...
Battle of Alamance: first bloodshed of the Revolutionary War...
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GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1771* Battle of Alamance - North Carolina
* Prelude to American Revolutionary War
* William Tryon vs. Regulator Movement
The key content in this issue is inside the title page, headed: "American Affairs" being a report on what most historians describe as the first shedding of blood of the war for American independence. A report from: "Newburn, North Carolina" [New Bern], states in part: "His Excellency, the Governor, having reached Hillsborough with about 1,300 troops, found the Regulators were about 40 miles above him, embodied and in arms, he immediately marched to attack them in case they should refuse to comply with the terms...which were to give up their principals, lay down their arms & swear allegiance to his Majesty...". It continues: "...his Excellency received a messenger with terms... but they being wholly inadmissible, he marched...". Additional text includes details of the ensuing battle, including the death count. This was later to become known as the Battle of Alamance.
This page also has over a column of reports from Boston & Cambridge concerning relations with England.
Both plates called for are lacking.
Complete in 48 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, very nice condition.
background: The Battle of Alamance, fought on May 16, 1771, in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina, was a decisive clash between colonial militia loyal to Royal Governor William Tryon and members of the Regulator Movement, a group of backcountry farmers protesting corruption, excessive taxes, and abuses by colonial officials. Although often mistaken as a battle of the American Revolution, Alamance occurred four years before Lexington and Concord and was instead an internal conflict within the colony. Tryon led roughly 1,000 well-armed militia, including artillery, against about 2,000 poorly organized Regulators, many of whom lacked weapons or military training. After issuing a final demand for surrender, Tryon ordered an artillery bombardment that quickly broke Regulator resistance; the fighting lasted only about two hours. Several Regulators were killed, others wounded or captured, and the movement collapsed. In the aftermath, Tryon ordered the execution of seven Regulator leaders for treason and forced many participants to swear loyalty to the Crown. The battle effectively ended the Regulator uprising but deepened resentment toward British authority, making Alamance a significant prelude to revolutionary sentiment in the southern colonies.
A very nice and extremely popular magazine from the "mother country" not long before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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