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April 19th, 2007, 01:58 PM #1
Happy Patriots Day
The Shot that was heard around the world!
"Stand your ground . . . if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!"- Captain John Parker, Lexington Militia
The morning of April 19, 1775 saw soldiers of the British Army arriving at the Massachusetts town of Lexington. Their mission was to seize and destroy militia weapons and ammunition, but the local militia, known as Minutemen, stood on Lexington Green, awaiting their arrival. During the stand off, a someone fired a shot, which led the British troops to fire at the colonial militia. The Minutemen dispersed, and the British headed toward nearby Concord.
At the Concord North Bridge, a small group of militia battled a force of British soldiers. At this point, the British commander decided to retreat back toward Lexington, as it became evident that more and more Minutemen were arriving from all of the local villages and farms.
During this retreat, the British kept to the road, while the American farmers fired at them from behind trees, walls and any obstacle they could find. When the British force returned to Lexington, they were met by a relief column. The combined British units then headed for Boston. The Minutemen continued to harass them the whole way.
By the end of the day, British casualties numbered 273, while the colonials suffered only 94, 18 of which fell during the initial clash at Lexington. The American Revolutionary War had begun.
"Long live The Republic"
- Lambo
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April 19th, 2007, 02:44 PM #2
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April 19th, 2007, 03:19 PM #3
Re: Happy Patriots Day
DEATH TO THE KING!!!!!
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“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, — go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!”
~Samuel Adams
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it."
~Thomas Jefferson, 1791
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April 19th, 2007, 03:45 PM #4
Re: Happy Patriots Day
***Raises beer mug***
Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.- George Washington
"I thought Lycan was a she"-dragonofpa
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