Captain Preston
CPT Medina
They promised to honor their country and be loyal to their commanding officer.
African American soldiers and a white commanding officer
They promised to honor their country and be loyal to their commanding officer.
In reaction to the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770, local British authorities reacted moderately and with an eye on towards maintaining the general peace. The British officer and enlisted men alleged to have been involved were allowed to be put on trial for the killings that occurred, while General Thomas Gage, commanding officer of the British force, ordered both occupying regiments out of the city, so as to prevent any further friction.
The Boston Massacre had effects on both sides. The colonists though it was the British's fault while the British thought it was the colonists' fault. The trail did not help at all. The British soldiers that were tried got off with minimum punishment. Only two British soldiers were punished by being branded the letter M, for murderer, on their thumbs. This helped spark the American Revolution due to the reactions of the colonists. The results of the court fuled the anger that led to events after, like the Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Massacre occured when a group of colonials were taunting and throwing rocks at a group of british soldiers in boston. The colonials present were drunk, and one of them walked up to a soldier and hit him with a club. The soldier he hit shot him. After that, the other soldiers started firing. Part of the reson may have been that the colonials were taunting the soldiers to "fire!", and the soldiers may have thought that was a command from their officer.
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The commanding Union officer was U.S. Grant.
The Boston Massacre started because of the colonists (people in the streets) were throing snow balls, ice balls, rocks, and anything else they found in the street at the soldiers, so the Captain ordered the soldiers not to fire, but with all the crazieness, one of the soldiers panicked and fired. Then everyone else started to fire shots and that is how 5 colonists end up dead in the end, and this is how The Boston Massacre started. The Boston Massacre started because, a young boy had thrown a snowball and had a horrible aim. He hit the british officer, the british officer over reacted and thought the boy had purposly throw the snowball at him. So he shot the boy, screams grew, the collinist were frightened, people ran and fought with the british officers. Two people had died that day, and many hurt badly. That was the cause of the Boston Massacre. The British taxed the colonies mistreated citizens and killed many people.
The soldiers are motionless as the story begins because they are waiting for orders from their commanding officer. They are in a state of readiness, prepared to respond to any directives given to them.
Usually their co (commanding officer), unless it's for uncommon bravery, then possibly commanding general. If it's THE Highest honor or gallantry medal, only the president or head of state.