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1) The Powder Alarm from the British perspective was just a movement of British supplies from one location to another, not really a military event.
2) The Powder Alarm was in 1774. This would require the Boston campaign box to indicate that the military events of the Revolution began in 1774. This would mislead many people, either about the date of the Powder Alarm, or the date the revolution began.
3) If non-violent acts are included in this campaignbox then it could just as easily begin in 1773 with the property destruction of the Boston Tea Party or with the first placement of troops in Boston beginning in 1768.
4) It's not dogma to begin to list a campaign when the two sides actually began fighting or when territory began to exchange hands. Sometimes in a well-meaning effort to educate people about things they may not know, like the Powder Alarm, it's possible to overstate their significance. Wikipedia shouldn't disagree with every history book just to teach people something and avoid dogma. Flying Jazz 04:50, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
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1) The Powder Alarm from the British perspective was just a movement of British supplies from one location to another, not really a military event.
2) The Powder Alarm was in 1774. This would require the Boston campaign box to indicate that the military events of the Revolution began in 1774. This would mislead many people, either about the date of the Powder Alarm, or the date the revolution began.
3) If non-violent acts are included in this campaignbox then it could just as easily begin in 1773 with the property destruction of the Boston Tea Party or with the first placement of troops in Boston beginning in 1768.
4) It's not dogma to begin to list a campaign when the two sides actually began fighting or when territory began to exchange hands. Sometimes in a well-meaning effort to educate people about things they may not know, like the Powder Alarm, it's possible to overstate their significance. Wikipedia shouldn't disagree with every history book just to teach people something and avoid dogma. Flying Jazz 04:50, 16 March 2006 (UTC)