ˈæftɚ ðə ɡˈʌnpaʊdɚɹ ˈɪnsɪdənt ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ænd ðə nˈuːz ʌvðə wˈɔːɹz ˈaʊtbɹeɪk wɪððə bˈæɾəlz ʌv lˈɛksɪŋtən ænd kəŋkˈoːɹd, dˈʌnmoːɹ, fˈɪɹɪŋ fɔːɹ hɪz sˈeɪfti, flˈɛd wɪð hɪz fˈæmɪli tʊ ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl nˈeɪvi ʃˈɪp.
After the Gunpowder Incident in April 1775 and the news of the war's outbreak with the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Dunmore, fearing for his safety, fled with his family to a Royal Navy ship.