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imported>Sol Pacificus The database entry & the Boston Gazette are two different sources entirely. | I'm finding conflicting sources on Attucks's indigenous roots, like Nipmuck, Wampanoag, or Natick |
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'''Crispus Attucks''' (c. 1723 – 5 March 1770) was | '''Crispus Attucks''' (c. 1723 – 5 March 1770) was a a sailor born to an [[Africa]]n father and an {{wiki|indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous American}} mother. He was the first victim of the [[Boston Massacre]]. | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
On 5 March 1770, hostilities between the [[British Army|British troops]] and the citizens of [[Boston]] culminated in the | On 5 March 1770, hostilities between the [[British Army|British troops]] and the citizens of [[Boston]] culminated in the Boston Massacre, in which British soldiers shot into a crowd and killed five men.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Trip to Boston]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Boston Massacre]]</ref><ref name="Boston Gazette">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Boston Gazette]]</ref> Among them was Attucks, who died instantly after being shot. After his body was examined by [[Benjamin Church]], it was discovered that two musket balls entered his chest, one of them goring the right lobe of the lungs and a large part of the liver in a gruesome manner.<ref name="Boston Gazette" /> | ||
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Revision as of 02:47, 27 March 2020
Crispus Attucks (c. 1723 – 5 March 1770) was a a sailor born to an African father and an indigenous American mother. He was the first victim of the Boston Massacre.
Death
On 5 March 1770, hostilities between the British troops and the citizens of Boston culminated in the Boston Massacre, in which British soldiers shot into a crowd and killed five men.[1][2][3] Among them was Attucks, who died instantly after being shot. After his body was examined by Benjamin Church, it was discovered that two musket balls entered his chest, one of them goring the right lobe of the lungs and a large part of the liver in a gruesome manner.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (mentioned in Database entry only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – A Trip to Boston
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Boston Massacre
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed III – Boston Gazette