11 ore 19 apr 1775 anni - Battles of Lexington and Concord
Descrizione:
The first “shots heard around the world”
Minutemen prepared to fight in a minutes notice.
General Gage was commanding the British garrison.
He hesitated when told to arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock.
On april 18 1775 he sent a detachment of 1000 soldiers to lexington and concord to seize the illegal supplies without blood shed , but the farmers in the colonies were warned that the british were coming.
This was the beginning of the Revolution.
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Data:
11 ore 19 apr 1775 anni
Adesso
~ 250 years ago
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