
4.07- The Citizens of June 20
Revolutions
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The First Wave of Sailors
On June twentieth, 17 93, galbeaut led the first wave of sailors from ship to shore. The motley array of undisciplined sailors just marched up towards the government house as a headless mob. When they got there, they discovered colored militiamen were defending it and the white commanding officer refused to open th door. So two hours after landing, galba's little expedition was in disarray, and he retreated back towards the harbor with a small force. But when this order got back to the ships, all the officers who were not in on this little adventure folded their arms and said, no, we are not doing that at all. All those guys did not ever fall
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