[Pharmboy]

We cannot let the 234th anniversary of that day go unnoticed.

[Pharmboy]

The RevWar/Colonial History/General Washington ping list

[bgill]

That was then. This is now. Today, it’s more of “if they mean to hae a war, let it be somewhere else” because Hussein & Co. will sell us down the river to our enemies.

[shove_it]

Thanks for the history refresher.

[hedgetrimmer]

Happy Patriots day to you and your family, and thank you for posting this!

[mickey finn]

Having visited the Lexington and Concord sites as a young boy, and having my Dad explain about the “shot heard around the world” means more today than ever before. Walking across the North Bridge in Concord and being in the place where we took off our gloves and decided to fight for our freedom is still crystal clear in my memory.

[Dead Corpse]

Alarm and Muster.

[cayuga]

We cannot let the 234th anniversary of that day go unnoticed.

The Gadsden Flag is flying on my house today.

I doubt if anyone driving past knows why.

[heartwood]

Thanks for posting.

At the age of 63, Henry Putnam rode from Medford to Lexington with four of his sons, and died for his country and freedom.

We’ll drink to him tonight, my great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather.

[GoLightly]

http://www.lexingtonminutemen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46:character-profiles&catid=34:the-roster

[sneakers]

Thanks for the post and the ping, Pharmboy.

God bless those men who took up arms. We wouldn’t be free now if it weren’t for them.

[NonValueAdded]

The day the White Horseman rode bump.

[Publius]

The British halted and the Major shouted, "Disperse, ye rebels, disperse!"

Once again, someone edits the actual words to avoid damaging our poor children's sensibilities. Colonel Smith's exact words were, "Lay down your arms, God damn you! Disperse, you rebel bastards!" "Bastard" was the favorite epithet of the day because so often it was true. It was the Golden Age of Illegitimacy.

The story about Paul Revere's horse is priceless. Most people today assume that everyone in that era knew basic horsemanship, but that wasn't necessarily true. John Adams, for example, hated horses and never learned how to ride. Paul Revere's story is a good example.

Silversmith Paul Revere's experience with horses was limited to hitching one up to a carriage. Then in the year before hostilities broke out, Revere took lessons and learned how to handle a horse. He found the experience intoxicating. After closing up shop, he could be found on the back roads near Boston running his horse flat out with the wind whistling through his hair. If you were on a back road in the evening and someone on horseback flew by you at high speed, it was safe to shout out, "Good evening, Mr. Revere." When the men of Boston were looking for volunteers to ride messenger duty, I have this image of Revere raising his hand and jumping up and down, saying, "Me! Me! Me! I'll ride!"

It should be noted that a whole host of riders went out that night, including Israel Bissell, who did in fact complete his mission, unlike Mr. Revere who was stripped of his horse by the British.

[aculeus]

Thanks.

I recall reading (in Fischer?) that Revere would not have said “The British are coming” since at that time he considered himself British. He would have said
“The regulars are coming.”

[Marie Antoinette]

Great post! Thanks, pharmboy. :)