An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . 620 FIRST OF THE REVOLUTIONARY AFFAIR AT LEXIN3T0N. the British troops at Lexington, six miles below Concord, they foundabout seventy men, belonrring to the minute company of that town,on the parade, under arms. Major Pitcairn, who led the van, gal-loping up to them, called out, Disperse, disperse, you rebels!throw dow^n your arms, and disperse! The sturdy yeom
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . 620 FIRST OF THE REVOLUTIONARY AFFAIR AT LEXIN3T0N. the British troops at Lexington, six miles below Concord, they foundabout seventy men, belonrring to the minute company of that town,on the parade, under arms. Major Pitcairn, who led the van, gal-loping up to them, called out, Disperse, disperse, you rebels!throw dow^n your arms, and disperse! The sturdy yeomanry notinstantly obeying his order, he advanced nearer, fired his pistol,flourished his sword, and ordered his soldiers to fire. The troopscheered, and inmiedrately fired ; several of the provincials fell, andthe rest dispersed. The British continuing to discharge their mus-kets after the dispersion, a part of the fugitives stopped, and returnedthe fire. Eight Americans were killed, three or four of them by thefirst discharge of the British, the rest after they had left the were also wounded. The British now pressed forward to Concord, and destroyed thestores ; but in their retreat they encountered the exasperated peoplewho had risen in a mass
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