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What event in the seventeenth century resulted in the armed Puritans attacking the Pequot community?
The armed Puritans intended to attack the Pequot community in the New England wilderness in May 1637.
How did the Puritans refer to themselves during the attack on the Pequot community?
The Puritans referred to themselves as the 'Sword of the Lord' during the attack.
How did the soldiers wait for the Pequot men, women, and children as they tried to escape the blaze?
Other soldiers waited with swords and guns for the Pequot men, women, and children as they tried to escape the blaze.
What was the outcome of the attack on the Pequot community?
The Puritans put the Mystic community to the torch, resulting in devastating violence and destruction.
How many souls were estimated to be in the Fort during the attack on the Pequot community?
One commander estimated that of the 'four hundred souls in this Fort…not above five' survived.
Where was Benjamin Guy Horniman born?
Benjamin Guy Horniman was born in Dove Court, Sussex, England.
What was the name of the newspaper in Calcutta where Horniman worked as a news editor?
Horniman worked as a news editor at the Statesman in Calcutta.
Who founded The Bombay Chronicle, where Horniman became the editor?
The Bombay Chronicle was founded by Pherozeshah Mehta.
What movement did The Bombay Chronicle support under Horniman's editorship?
The paper adopted a trenchant anti-colonial voice and became a mouthpiece of the freedom movement under Horniman.
What organization did Horniman found two years after becoming editor of The Bombay Chronicle?
Two years after taking charge of The Bombay Chronicle, Horniman founded the Press Association of.
Where was Benjamin Guy Horniman born?
Benjamin Guy Horniman was born in Dove Court, Sussex, England.
What was the name of the newspaper that Benjamin Guy Horniman became the editor of in 1913?
The name of the newspaper was The Bombay Chronicle.
What was the notable stance of The Bombay Chronicle under Horniman's editorship?
The paper adopted a trenchant anti-colonial voice and became a mouthpiece of the freedom movement under Horniman.
In what year did Benjamin Guy Horniman found the Press Association of...?
Benjamin Guy Horniman founded the Press Association of India two years after taking charge of The Bombay Chronicle.
Where did Benjamin Guy Horniman begin his journalistic career?
He began his journalistic career at the Portsmouth Evening Mail in 1894.
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