tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post5721090677862070914..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Sight, Sound, and Taste of BattleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-82176160366715632702022-11-29T21:40:48.541-05:002022-11-29T21:40:48.541-05:00After the Battle of Lexington and Concord, some Br...After the Battle of Lexington and Concord, some British soldiers were left in the countryside after being wounded, being captured, or deserting. There was a prisoner exchange in May 1775, but other British men remained in provincial hands. I’ll see if we can find anything more about this Thomas Cromain. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-10177182302903620532022-11-29T00:52:42.527-05:002022-11-29T00:52:42.527-05:00In the 1898 Vital records of Lexington Mass for ea...In the 1898 Vital records of Lexington Mass for early births, marriages, death on page 212 listed as Soldiers and Strangers..there are listed at least 5 soldiers- 3 have no names except being described as soldiers and vital date; only two are named: 1 is a Hessian soldier who died in 1780; the other is a Thomas Cromain who died July 1775 described as a "Regular"-now a "Regular" at that time ment the British Army-tHE QUESTION IS who was he-- a deserter? Had he been captured April 1775?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com