The 14th although at the ready in their barracks did not play a part in the Boston Massacre . Captain Thomas ( 29th Foot ) was the officer of the day in charge of the duty detail ( 29th of Foot ) that faced the crowds outside of the Customs House . The crowd that gathered began taunting the detail until a shot , then volley was fired into the crowd , three civilians were killed outright and two more died later . Captain Preston and the detail went to trial and were successfully defended by Lawyer John Adams thus ending tensions between the crown and the citizens of Boston for the time being . The 14th would remain part of the Boston Garrison until 1772 . In 1772 , the 14th arrived in St Vincent as part of the force to subjugate the maroons . Due to bush fighting and disease the regiment was depleted in numbers , it stayed for two years and was then scheduled to return to England in 1774 . Due to the rising tensions in the colonies the regiment 's return was cancelled and instead it was redeployed piecemeal , under Major Jonathan Furlong to St. Augustine , Florida and Providence Island in the Bahamas
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
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