Sarah Tarrant | |
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| Born | 1743 |
| Died | May 13, 1828(1828-05-13) (aged 84–85) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Sarah Tarrant (1743 – May 13, 1828, inSalem, Massachusetts[1]) was a nurse.[2] She is remembered for her bravery in challenging the British soldiers who occupied Salem during military actions prior to theAmerican Revolutionary War.
On Sunday, February 26, 1775, a battalion of British infantry, under Lieutenant ColonelAlexander Leslie, was sent to Salem to look for colonial weapons. Sarah Tarrant shouted at them from a window, "Go home and tell your master he sent you on a fool's errand and has broken the peace of ourSabbath.[3] Do you think we were born in the woods, to be frightened of owls?" A soldier aimed his musket at her, and she dared him, "Fire, if you have the courage, but I doubt it."[4][2] No shots were fired, and the British, having found no weapons, left the town.[5]
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