We got all over the bay and landed on the opposite shore betwixt twelve and one o’clock and was on our march by one, which was at first through some swamps and slips of the Sea till we got into the Road leading to Lexington soon after which the Country people begun to fire their alarm guns, light their Beacons, to raise the Country against us.”



Who is the “us” referred to in the last sentence?

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The "us" referred to in the last sentence are the people who landed on the opposite shore, likely referring to a group of British troops or soldiers.