The First Stroke: Lexington, Concord, and the Beginning of the American Revolution (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The First Stroke: Lexington, Concord, and the Beginning of the American RevolutionIf Captain Parker and his men had any plan, it was to keep as far away as possible from the Concord road. They knew that Con cord was the British column's destination, and earlier in the evening, when the first alarm was brought to Lexington by riders from Boston, they had been told the British numbered between and men. Captain Parker and his men had conferred and decided not to meddle or make with [the] Regular troops.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.