Lexington and Concord - The Shot Heard Around the World and 25 Interesting Facts

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Lexington and Concord - The Shot Heard Around the World and 25 Interesting Facts

April 19, 1775, a full year before the Declaration of Independence, British troops march into the small town of Lexington, Massachusetts at about 5:00 a.m. to find themselves faced by a militia company of more 70 men led by Capt. John Parker.  When the vanguard of the British force rushes toward them across the town green, Parker immediately orders his company to disperse.  At some point a shot rings out—historians still debate who fired it—and the nervous British soldiers fire a volley, killing seven and mortally wounding one of the retreating militiamen.  The British column moves on toward Concord, leaving the dead, wounded, and dying in their wake.

Arriving in Concord at approximately 8:00 a.m., British commanders Francis Smith and John Pitcairn order several companies, about 220 troops in all, to secure the North Bridge across the Concord River and then continue on another mile to the Barrett Farm, where a cache of arms and powder is presumably located.  A growing assembly of close to 400 colonial militia from Concord and the surrounding towns gather on the high ground, where they see smoke rising from Concord.  Mistakenly assuming the Redcoats are torching the town, the militia companies advance.  The Acton Company, commanded by 30-year-old Capt. Isaac Davis, is at the head of the column.  When asked if his men are prepared to confront the British troops, Davis says, “I haven’t a man afraid to go.”

As the Minute Men march down the hill, the British soldiers, intimidated by their numbers and orderly advance, retreat to the opposite shore and prepare to defend themselves.  When Davis’s company comes within range, the Redcoats open fire, killing Davis and also Abner Hosmer, another Acton Minute Man.  Major Buttrick of Concord shouts, “For God’s sake, fire!” and the Minute Men respond, killing three British soldiers and wounding nine others.  This volley is considered “the shot heard round the world” and sends the British troops retreating back to town.

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