Posts from 1776! The American Revolution and War of Independence and the world in which they happened, 250 years ago.
Revolutionary War 250
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13 JUNE 1776, HOUNSLOW, MIDDLESEX: Massachusetts refugee Peter Oliver arrives in London, and the first Londoner he encounters is a memorable one indeed:
“They may possibly serve in terrorem, but they are disagreeable to travellers. Before I entered London, the first man whom I met, that I knew in England, was his Majesty riding to Kew with his Guards.”
Revolutionary War 250
“Dined at Staines, and rode over Hounslow Heath, abt 10½ miles from London. This Heath is also as infamous for robbers and as famous for roads, as Bagshot … and here our eyes were saluted with 3 or 4 Gibbets, the insignia of Highwaymen’s exploits.
