Robert Steele (Drum Major)
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Drum Major Robert Steele (1760 - June 22, 1833) was an America Revolutionary War
drummer and Drum Major.
Steele was born in 1760 in Massachusetts
. A month after the Battles of Lexington and Concord
, at the age of fifteen, he joined the Continental Army as a drummer boy. He took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill
.
He served throughout the war and was promoted to Drum Major by the time the Revolution was won. He retired to West Dedham, Massachusetts
in 1783.
Before Steele died on June 22, 1833, he married a woman named Lydia and both are buried in the Old Westwood Cemetery in Westwood, Massachusetts
.
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
drummer and Drum Major.
Steele was born in 1760 in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. A month after the Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy , and Cambridge, near Boston...
, at the age of fifteen, he joined the Continental Army as a drummer boy. He took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War...
.
He served throughout the war and was promoted to Drum Major by the time the Revolution was won. He retired to West Dedham, Massachusetts
Westwood, Massachusetts
Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,618 at the 2010 census. In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Westwood 13th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. Boston Magazine listed Gay Street in Westwood on its...
in 1783.
Before Steele died on June 22, 1833, he married a woman named Lydia and both are buried in the Old Westwood Cemetery in Westwood, Massachusetts
Westwood, Massachusetts
Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,618 at the 2010 census. In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Westwood 13th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. Boston Magazine listed Gay Street in Westwood on its...
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