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British Rampage:
During their panicked retreat, redcoats looted and set fire to houses along the road to Boston.
"In Lexington the enemy set fire to Deacon Joseph Loring's house and barn, Mrs. Mullikin's house and shop, and Mr. Joshua Bond's house and shop, which were all consumed," reported the Salem Gazette on April 25, 1775. "They pillaged almost every house they passed by, breaking and destroying doors, windows, [looking] glasses, etc., and carrying off clothing and other valuable effects." One resident reported that the king's troops had even carried off "one rich brocade gown, called a negligee" and a "pair of brocade shoes." |