250 Years Ago
Lexington sends a militia detachment to assist with erecting earthworks near the Cambridge segment of the siege lines. The men were under the command of John Bridge Jr. and remained in Cambridge until May 15th. While there, the detachment participated in a show of force designed to deceive the British army into believing the American…
250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
By the President of the United States of America(view on the WhiteHouse.gov website) A Proclamation Two and a half centuries ago, a small band of minutemen answered the call of freedom in the legendary Battles of Lexington and Concord, an epic tale of American strength and the first major armed conflict of the Revolutionary War. …