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Alexander Cain

Alexander Cain

Alexander Cain graduated from Merrimack College in 1993 with a degree in economics and New England School of Law with a juris doctrate. He frequently lectures on constitutional and historical issues, and developments in the United States. Alex has published several research articles relevant to New England militias and loyalists during the American Revolution. He has authored two books: We Stood Our Ground: Lexington in the First Year of the American Revolution (2nd Edition) and I See Nothing but the Horrors of a Civil War. Alex resides in Massachusetts with his wife, Paula, and his children John and Abigail.

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War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) September 24, 2019 September 23, 2019

Massachusetts Privateers During the Siege of Boston

Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Massachusetts Grand Army surrounded Boston and began to lay siege to it. The Massachusetts Committee of…

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The War Years (1775-1783) June 27, 2017 June 25, 2017

The April 19, 1775 Civilian Evacuation of Lexington

“This is My Little Girl That I Was So Afraid the Red Coats Would Get” One important aspect of the Battle of Lexington that…

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People February 13, 2017 February 3, 2017

Anxiety and Distress: Civilians Inside the Siege of Boston

Over the years, historians have written countless works on the military and political aspects of the Siege of Boston.  Unfortunately, little attention has been…

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People May 23, 2016 August 28, 2016

The Loyalist Guides of Lexington and Concord

When Parliament passed the Boston Port Bill in 1774, in an attempt to break the Massachusetts colonists of their resistance to crown policy, it…

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People January 26, 2015 August 28, 2016

The Loyalist Refugee Experience in Canada

In the aftermath of General Burgoyne’s defeat at Saratoga, many Loyalists in the New York and Hampshire Grant regions chose to flee to the…

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