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Powder Alarm

major popular reaction to the removal of gunpowder from a magazine by British soldiers under orders from General Thomas Gage, royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, on September 1, 1774
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Powder Alarm
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Powder Alarm

Summary

Powder Alarm is a reaction[1]. It draws 2,144 Wikipedia views per month (reaction category, ranking #1,799 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Powder Alarm is in the country of United States[3].
  • Powder Alarm's instance of is recorded as reaction[4].
  • Powder Alarm took place at Boston[5].
  • Powder Alarm is part of American Revolutionary War[6].
  • Powder Alarm occurred on September 1, 1774[7].
  • Powder Alarm's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.400055555555554, 'longitude': -71.11622222222222}[8].

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Definition and Type

Powder Alarm's instance of is recorded as reaction[4].

Use and Application

Powder Alarm is part of American Revolutionary War[6].

Why It Matters

Powder Alarm draws 2,144 Wikipedia views per month (reaction category, ranking #1,799 of 17).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Part of → American Revolutionary War
    Point in time → +1774-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Part of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50895|batch #50895]]: because of P276"
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