There are also links to a woodcut rendering of the Massacre and a map of Boston showing the location of the Massacre and the nearby ropewalks.
History concocts itself of insignificances.
Humiliated, drubbed, and disarmed, the soldier fled. In a few moments he was back, reinforced by eight or nine other soldiers, including Private William Warren. As the Redcoats squared off against the ropemen, the workers called for help. From other parts of the ropewalk, club-carrying assistance came, and the soldiers were repelled. Through the window of a nearby house, Justice of the Peace John Hill watched them retreat to the barracks.