The Complete Battle Road Journey

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Going to Lexington

2 - 3 AM

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6 - 8 AM

8 - 10 AM

Going Back to Boston

Remembering the Fallen

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5 - 6 AM Lexington Green


As the British march up to Lexington green, they find a small group of minutemen. They have been hearing reports of men forming on Lexington green for a while now and there have been rumors that there are 100+ men waiting for them. But there was in actuality only 70 or so. So the British form up opposite of the minutemen and the two men who were captured before (Thomas Robins and David Harrington) were released from the British. Then Captain Parker gave his famous order to the minutemen "Stand your ground! Don't fire unless fired upon! But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" Then Pitcairn rode in front of the minutement and shouted "Lay down your arms, you damned rebels and disperse!"

That is when a single shot rung out and both sides fired upon each other. One British fell, though only wounded, and the British light infantry proceeded with a bayonet charge. One minuteman, Jonas Parker, though wounded, fell to his knees and tried to reload. Before he could finish he was run through with a bayonet. Then a British officer quickly found the drum major and ordered him to play assembly. Quickly the soldiers formed up once again, and as the smoke cleared they could see that eight minutement had died and ten more were wounded.