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 ...
April 20, 1775: The Redcoat Army Retreated to Charlestown
On April 19, 1775, 700 British regulars, led by Lt. Col. Francis Smith and marine Maj. John Pitcairn, invaded the countryside intending to confiscate rebel artillery hidden in Concord. On the way, th ...
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 ...
Mount Whoredom – 18 April 1775
Since both Sam Adams and John Hancock had departed Boston weeks earlier to avoid arrest by Royal Governor Thomas Gage, Dr. Joseph Warren was now the leader of Patriots and the Sons of Liberty in town. ...