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Death by Firing Squad in 1768
Within weeks of arrival in colonial Boston, more than seventy British redcoats had deserted. General Gage knew how to stop it. Initially, the whipping post was used. The execution of Private Ames by f ...
Within weeks of arrival in colonial Boston, more than seventy British redcoats had deserted. General Gage knew how to stop it. Initially, the whipping post was used. The execution of Private Ames by f ...