Shots not heard round the world: the assault and raid on Fort William and Mary, a battle in need of a poet/ by Michael J. Geanoulis, Sr.
- Title:
- Shots not heard round the world: the assault and raid on Fort William and Mary, a battle in need of a poet/ by Michael J. Geanoulis, Sr.
- Author:
- Geanoulis, Michael J., Sr.,
- Call Number:
- 973.3 G292
- Publication Information:
- Columbia, SC: publisher not identified, 2023.
- Physical Description:
- 104 p.: illustrations; 25 cm.
- Description:
- The first organized fight of the Revolutionary War, and on December 14, 1774, the first gun of that war was fired.The fight in question was the raid on Fort William and Mary, in New Castle, New Hampshire, by New Hampshire citizens, after a rumor spread that British soldiers were coming to take possession of arms and powder located there. While no one was killed, shots were fired and people were injured. This happened four months before the battle of Lexington and Concord in April of 1775.Michael Geanoulis shines a light on a long-forgotten piece of American history.
- Subjects:
- Fort Constitution (N.H.) 1774. Capture, , William and Mary, Fort, Capture of, 1774. , New Hampshire 1775-1783. History Revolution,
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of Michael J. Geanoulis, Sr.; June 2023; March 2024;
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