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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Report from Cambridge on September 21 of ongoing cannon fire between American forces and British at Boston Neck starting last Saturday, with enemy suffering casualties including killed, wounded, and a lieutenant's suicide, but no losses on the American side.
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Last Saturday afternoon the enemy, with their cannon, fired briskly from their lines on Boston neck, but without doing us any damage. The next morning the firing was returned, and, as we have since heard, with success; two of the enemy being killed and several wounded. The cannonading has been continued on both sides almost ever since, without any loss on our side. The enemy, we hear, had a Lieutenant shot on Monday by one of our cannon balls. How many they have lost in the whole since Saturday we have not learned; but supposed not to be less than three or four killed, and five or six wounded. One of the Lieutenants in Gage's besieged army, we hear, hung himself last Monday, owing to the chagrin and terror of mind arising from his being employed in so bad a cause.
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Boston Neck
Event Date
Last Saturday Afternoon To Monday
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enemy: two killed and several wounded on sunday morning; one lieutenant shot on monday; estimated total 3-4 killed and 5-6 wounded; one lieutenant hung himself on monday. no losses on american side.
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Enemy fired cannon from lines on Boston neck last Saturday afternoon without damage to Americans. Americans returned fire next morning, killing two and wounding several. Cannonading continued on both sides. A Lieutenant in Gage's army was shot by American cannon on Monday. One Lieutenant in Gage's besieged army hung himself on Monday due to distress over the cause.