Minutemen from Reading were also with the Concord Minutemen, in a running chase of the British. My boys from Woburn were lying in wait, commanded by Major Loammi Baldwin.
Posted on 04/19/2021 2:41:48 AM PDT by NonValueAdded
... In the meantime, more Patriot militiamen were gathering at various bottlenecks along Battle Road to set up ambushes, the first being at Meriam’s Corner where the British had to cross a small bridge. On the open road, most of the soldiers marched in a column five men wide, while other troops known as flankers fanned out like wings on a bird to protect the column by keeping the Patriots out of accurate range. Of course, at a bridge the flankers had to join the main column so they could cross as well, which allowed the Patriots to come closer. Fighting at this location resulted in the Patriots killing two British soldiers and wounding six. They took no casualties.
Patriot militiamen then gathered for an ambush at Brooks Hill where they could fire at the British from above the road, and at Brooks Tavern where another bridge awaited. However, it was the fourth ambush point that would prove to be one of the deadliest on Battle Road, an area that would become known as Bloody Angle. The road took a sharp turn to the left and proceeded northeast, and after a quarter mile it took a sharp right and began a gradual southeast trajectory, forming what resembles a mountain peak-shaped curve in the road. This area had plenty of trees that could provide cover, so the Patriots—nearly 1,000 strong by now—could get within accurate firing range. To make matters worse for the British, there are also hills on this section that blocked the view of what lie ahead.
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The British troops continued their march back to Boston, sustaining more ambushes at bottlenecks along the way. At Lexington they were met by 1,000 reinforcements under the command of Hugh Percy. These men had no idea that fighting had broken out when they left, and only heard about it when they reached present day Arlington (then called Menotomy). However, the additional British troops did nothing to stop the harassing fire and ambushes because the militia now numbered around 4,000 men. By the time the British made it back to Boston they had marched or ran nearly 40 miles in less than 24 hours with weapons and full packs. That goes to show what getting shot at can do for motivation.
Minutemen from Reading were also with the Concord Minutemen, in a running chase of the British. My boys from Woburn were lying in wait, commanded by Major Loammi Baldwin.
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Recessional of the Sons of the American Revolution:
“Until we meet again, let us remember our obligations to ourDr. Benjamin Franklin, when asked if we had a republic or a monarchy, replied "A Republic, if you can keep it."
forefathers who gave us our Constitution, the Bill of Rights,
an independent Supreme Court and a nation of free men.”
The shooting had to start sometime to water the tree.
The soapbox and ballot box are now 100% corrupt.
There is one box left, and a tree watering is the only way this country will be set right.
On January 7 we were gathered on our second Lexington Green. 80 million of us united behind MAGA, ready to fight for our freedom and constitution. Our leader decided he didn’t have the belly for it and promptly fled the field. Left leaderless, our movement has crashed and burned, our constitution lost.
Thats what most amazed me about the fight that day. I've ridden the route on a bicycle and still thought it was a nice workout. It was really a great amount of discipline to hold together under that kind of strain. Those guys must have been completely used up after that day and no good for anything for about a week.
"A large militia force arrived from Salem and Marblehead. They might have cut off Percy's route to Charlestown, but these men halted on nearby Winter Hill and allowed the British to escape. Some accused the commander of this force, Colonel Timothy Pickering, of permitting the troops to pass because he still hoped to avoid war by preventing a total defeat of the regulars. Pickering later claimed that he had stopped on Heath's orders, but Heath denied this."Fischer, David Hackett (1994). Paul Revere's Ride. P. 258. Oxford University Press US. ISBN 0-19-508847-6.
It wouldn’t be finished. No way the Brits would let it slip by that easily. They’d just set up something else to punish.
Yet, here we are....
As a member of the SAR, I have recited the recessional many times but I wonder about the part about “an independent Supreme Court.” If the Democrats’ court-packing plan succeeds, that part may need to be deleted from the recessional.
Don’t know who your leader is, but mine is President Trump. He will return soon to lead us once again.
Sorry about your leader.
Excellent point.
Thanks for posting this. I wish the writer, though, had not compared our brave Massachusetts patriots to those filthy Somalian murderers.
PS: Thanks for the ping.
We had a good run,,
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Good read on This day.
Trump and who else? The Uniparty (R) cabinet traitors Trump picked 95% of time to stab him in the back, the judges Trump picked who stood aside while the coup happened and the constitution fell, the tens of THOUSANDS Trump can still reach out to through RSBN? Trump and everything he accomplished is gone, like a dream. What’s left of his accomplishments? The tax cut will be rolled back this summer. Unfortunately, when Trump deserted us he destroyed the MAGA/Tea Party movement which preceded him.
It’s not over.
Justice will be served.
By the grace of GOD.
By the grace of GOD.
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