Re: April 19, 1775

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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on April 19, 1775 and started the American War of Independence (1775-83).

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And why was that?

The authorities were on their way to confiscate the guns.

So what did the Americans do?

They sniped at them from concealment while they were exposed on the road. Most prolifically, at the major choke point between Lexington and Concord; a place called the North Bridge.


As Ralph Waldo Emerson memorialized the day;

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world.

The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.

On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set today a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.

Spirit, that made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.

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