"Lexington and Concord Myth" Topic

"The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. British intelligence had reported that the provincial militia was storing ammunition in Concord. Gage then began to prepare a secret plan that would send a 700 men of light infantry into the countryside to seize the stores of ammunition. The plan was ignorant to the sophisticated alarm system that the provincials had in place. When the march was organized the rebels were ready. The patriot leader, Joseph Warren, had already placed Paul Revere and William Dawes in place to alarm the militia commanders and muster the minute men. The result of the the battle was a patriot victory…"
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Armand

Tango, is your search engine set perpetually to track down military myths? :)

Mr David, from my studies, many moons ago, in my beloved München, I took a course in my Militärgeschichte. Debunking myths, is an enjoyable, hobby for us armchair military historians and miniature gamers.

Interesting post. Vielen Dank Mr Armand 😊

Mediocre and innaccurate. What is the POINT? And, heavens to betsy, he is a HISTORY teacher. That is depressing.

I am glad he has found marital happiness.

If you should ever take a close look at Battle Road. You'll note the Brits moved past at least three Hartwell homes and Hartwell Tavern – my ancestors. I was assigned to Hanscom AFB in 75, which is partly on the farm of one William Hartwell, my first Hartwell ancestor in the colonies. While stationed at Hanscom AFB I lived on the land of my English ancestors. I quite enjoyed "Minute Man National Park" and went there every chance I got. The Center is very nice, although I haven't been there since 1999.

Speaking of Lexington & Concord, an EF1 tornado tore through Concord at 3:30 yesterday morning. 39 homes were damaged but thankfully no injuries were reported.
They are still assessing the damage.

WOW! I thought you were talking about the Jet Fighter.

(smile)

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Armand