Posted on 04/19/2019 3:05:09 PM PDT by real saxophonist
In this historical and educational video, Reid describes the moment the American Revolution began and its causes. Teaching the youth is a crucial part of our nation's history, and without doing so, we will slide into chaos, destruction, and ruin. The battles of Lexington and Concord were world-changing events. Our ancestors possessed skill, courage, and purpose of action. We need to emulate them and their ways.
Lesson #1: don’t let those in charge disarm you. Shoot them if they try to do so.
Lesson #2: don’t screw around with ornery old men: http://www.badassoftheweek.com/whittemore.html
I noticed forty years ago that newspapers were ignoring this day as it goes against their anti-gun agendas.
I was there in the spring,
People all over the place but
still got some great Photos.
Boston Harbor and JFK Library,,,
Soaked it all in.
My “Great” Grandpa, Levi Temple.
He was at the Concord fight on April 19, 1775 and was also at Bunker Hill.
He served in Capt. Joshua Parker’s company, and in Col. William Prescott’s regiment.
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The Revolutionary War really began in Portsmouth on December 14, 1774 ...
https://historicaldigression.com/2010/12/13/the-revolution-began-in-new-hampshire/
I’ve always been flabbergasted by the raw courage shown by the Patriots on Lexington Green. Imagine it.
You and your friends turned out the night before, making the long march to Lexington. (They still do the overnight march from surrounding towns!) After a few cups of cider at Buckman’s Tavern, and men disappearing back to their farms as the night wears on, you’re left with only a small company of Minutemen.
Then you hear the drums.
Marching toward Lexington from the east comes the British column. Some 700 of His Majesty’s soldiers, the finest fighting force in the world, are coming down the road — toward you — to the sound of fife and drums. And they won’t be amused to see you standing there with a gun in your hand.
Could you stand your ground, gun in hand, with a Marine infantry battalion heading your way? Do you think today’s Millenials could stand fast? I have my doubts.
I had not heard that term applied to the Arch Duke Ferdinand.
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Similar experience, there.
Back when AAA maps showed RED LINES around “combat zones” in Boston, where to go, and not to go (inside the RED).
One such line, across the street from Filene’s Basement, running along a sidewalk near Beacon Hill, where IIRC, Paul Revere or some such faithful patriot, was buried.
Tx for the pic.
The reputation of British infantry was somewhat tarnished in colonial eyes after the French & Indian war.
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