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Nashua Historical Society to host Redcoats and Rebels

By Staff | Jan 19, 2025

NASHUA – New Hampshire often gets overlooked in the narrative of the American Revolution, overshadowed by its noisy neighbor to the south.

Nowadays, few people know about Paul Revere’s first ride, which was to Portsmouth in December 1774 to warn the patriots that the British were coming to reinforce Fort William and Mary, five months before the Redcoats marched on Concord and Lexington. Nor do they know that two-thirds of the troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill were from New Hampshire. Most people are also unaware that New Hampshire’s Provincial Congress adopted the first state constitution in January 1776, making no mention of royal authority and essentially declaring independence from Great Britain six months before anyone else. This is just the beginning of New Hampshire’s revolutionary story.

The Redcoats and Rebels program will be held on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in the comfortable library located in the Florence Speare Memorial Museum, 5 Abbott St. The building is accessible with padded chairs, large bathrooms, an elevator between floors and a ramp inside from the free parking area off Crescent Street. There is no need to pre-register; this is a non-ticketed, free event.