On this day 250 years ago, the British 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers), and the 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Artillery, paraded on the outskirts of New York City before the Royal Governor and a large crowd of New Yorkers. The military maneuvers by these units, which were garrisoned in New York City, were intended in part to intimidate the growing Patriot sentiment in New York that was then organizing to block imports of East India Company tea.

Source: https://www.rwfmuseum.org.uk/downloads/070319-journal-of-the-brigade-of-the-american-revolution-winter-2011.pdf