Leslie’s Retreat 250th Reenactment

City of Salem Salem, MA, United States

The Salem Gunpower Raid of February 26th, 1775, known locally as “Leslie’s Retreat”, was a significant incident leading up to the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. On Sunday, February 26th, 1775, Lt. Colonel Alexander Leslie of the 64th Regiment of Foot embarked from Castle Island in Boston Harbor aboard the HMS Lively to confiscate some...

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