On this day 250 years ago in New Bern, North Carolina, Patriots led by Alexander Gaston and Richard Cogdell, carried off artillery sitting on the grounds of the Governor’s mansion in New Bern. Soon thereafter, Royal Governor Josiah Martin would flee New Bern.

Sources: https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_revolution_government_1775.html; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Martin

Also on this day, news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord had reached towns across New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Newcastle, Delaware.

Source: Fischer, Paul Revere’s Ride at 325.