A special episode of "Metal Detecting New England" featuring video clips of the North Bridge Revolutionary War reenactment in Concord on April 19, 2008.
My congratulations to the guys who put this video together. Great job.
The American Revolution and Founding Era blog provides information and commentary on early American history, particularly from the American Revolution through the War of 1812.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Lexington & Concord
Today (April 19) marks the opening of the American Revolution - the central contest in the making of the United States of America.
It was on this day that British soldiers and armed colonists engaged in their first, serious contest of arms. Ray Raphael, author of A People's History of the American Revolution has pointed out that other stand-offs between colonists and British redcoats had transpired before Lexington. But Lexington was the flash pin. It was the engagement that triggered the war.
For a neat video on the "Shot Heard Round the World," go here.
It was on this day that British soldiers and armed colonists engaged in their first, serious contest of arms. Ray Raphael, author of A People's History of the American Revolution has pointed out that other stand-offs between colonists and British redcoats had transpired before Lexington. But Lexington was the flash pin. It was the engagement that triggered the war.
For a neat video on the "Shot Heard Round the World," go here.
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