Lynn in the Revolution . point an immense number of minute-men had collected, and the first determined stand of theday was taken by the provincials. Every minute hadmade the position of the British worse, for the fannerswere appearing in numbers to appall the stoutest by the burning and plundering of their homes,they were harassing the regulars at every turn. This was the condition of affairs when Captain Ban-croft looked up the road and saw7 the advance-guard ofthe enemy. Although he was fifty years of age and hadbeen commissioned in the kings militia since 1767, hehad never be
Lynn in the Revolution . point an immense number of minute-men had collected, and the first determined stand of theday was taken by the provincials. Every minute hadmade the position of the British worse, for the fannerswere appearing in numbers to appall the stoutest by the burning and plundering of their homes,they were harassing the regulars at every turn. This was the condition of affairs when Captain Ban-croft looked up the road and saw7 the advance-guard ofthe enemy. Although he was fifty years of age and hadbeen commissioned in the kings militia since 1767, hehad never been in actual warfare. On the way over hehad asked Zerubbabel Hart, a private in his companywho had been in the French and Indian War, if he wasafraid to go into the fight, and Hart had replied, No,but I tell you to look out for the flank-guard! It willbe no disparagement to the old captain to say that un-doubtedly he felt no resentment at the well-meant adviceof his neighbor, who was only a private. As the British I *2 ]. I ! )>.%n,r^ V •A %jt . ^
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