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GOVERNMENT POWER – THE REDCOATS ARRIVE – 1768
GOVERNMENT POWER – THE REDCOATS ARRIVE - 1768 There was no police force in October 1768. In the face of boiling civil disobedience, the British Crown had an answer. A fleet of frigates trained thei ...
Lexington 1775: “Let It Begin Here”
On this date in 1775, 240 redcoats, part of the 700 troops headed for Concord, diverted to Lexington Green. They confronted less than 80 Lexington militiamen, led by Captain John Parker, who had been ...