Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . ,niish at Lex-ing-ton, April 19, 1775, was the beginning of bloodshed in theRev-o-lu-tion-a-ry War. General Gage soon found himself closely shut up in Bos-ton by anarmy of 20,000 provincials, who hastened to that point on the news of thebattle of Lex-ing-ton. A line of entrenchments, extending nearly 20 miles,was formed from Rox-bury to the River Mys-tic, and the greatest activity pre- 123 124 FIRST BLOOD. vailed among the A-mer-i-cans. In May large re-enforcements arri
Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . ,niish at Lex-ing-ton, April 19, 1775, was the beginning of bloodshed in theRev-o-lu-tion-a-ry War. General Gage soon found himself closely shut up in Bos-ton by anarmy of 20,000 provincials, who hastened to that point on the news of thebattle of Lex-ing-ton. A line of entrenchments, extending nearly 20 miles,was formed from Rox-bury to the River Mys-tic, and the greatest activity pre- 123 124 FIRST BLOOD. vailed among the A-mer-i-cans. In May large re-enforcements arrived fromEng-land, under Generals Howe, Bur-goyne, and Qin-ton; and the army ofGage was now increased to more than 10,000 men. Thus strengthened, heissued a proclamation declaring martial law, and offering a pardon to thoserebels who would lay down their arms. From this offer he excluded by nameJohn Han-cock and Sam-u-el Ad-ams, as persons whose crimes were toogreat to be overlooked. The provincials encamped around Bos-ton consisted of New Eng-landmen, chiefly from Mas-sa-chu-setts, commanded by General Ward. To blockade. THE CALL TO ARMS. the Bri-tish more completely in the town, Colonel Pres-cott was sent with 1,000men, on the night of June 16, to fortify Bun-ker Hill, which commanded thegreat northern road out of Bos-ton across the peninsula of Charles-ton. Bysome mistake, Pres-cott passed by Bun-ker Hill, and went on to Breeds Hill,much nearer the town, and there threw up intrenchments. When the morningbroke, the Bri-tish were surprised to see earth-works so near them, and fromthe ships and a battery on Copps Hill opened fire, which did not disturb theA-mer-i-cans. Gage then determined to carry the works by assault. About FIRST BLOOD. 125 three oclock in the afternoon, 3,000 picked Bri-tish troops left Bos-ton, underGenerals Howe and Pi-got, and, having landed, began to ascend the hill,while the cannon from the ships played on the A-mer-i-can works. From theneighboring heigh
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