The British soldiers who encountered American militiamen at Lexington ... in chief for North America in the years leading up to the Revolution, had long experience of life in the American colonies.
However, the MoD said the 33-year-old died as a result of "explosives" carried by allied American forces. Sgt Tonroe was the only British soldier killed in active duty during operations against IS.
In the 1760s and 1770s, Britain levied taxes and duties on her American colonies that were ... Some Bostonians taunted and threw rocks at the British soldiers who occupied the town to keep order.