Together with the 14th Regiment of Foot , the 29th was posted to Boston in 1768 . On 5 March 1770 , members of the Grenadier company under Captain Thomas Preston were involved in the Boston Massacre , when five colonists died during a riot in front of the Boston customs house . The 29th was later dubbed the '' Vein Openers , '' for allegedly drawing first blood in the American Revolution
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot