This is the semiquincentennial anniversary of the "shots heard 'round the world" at Lexington Green on 19 April 1775. Some call this civil war the Revolutionary War.
It was a civil war because when the alert muster activated and Paul Revere and his fellow horsemen were warning the countryside in the wee hours of the morning, Revere was saying "the regulars are out" because he was British that evening in the saddle. This extraordinary event set in train the events that finalized the Atlantic seaboard divorce from the London overlords.
I have walked Battle Road in Massachusetts. I published the "Three Strikes of the Match" broadcast in March 2023 (Episode 11 at the Chasing Ghosts podcast) that describes the events of that day.
Many thanks to my colleagues in the Appleseed Project where I was a ShootBoss for the marksmanship & history endeavor.
I think it is worth your time for a ripping good yarn.
I also commend to your attention is my colleague CJ Killmer’s magisterial treatment of this event.
See: Reissue: DHP Ep. 59: The American Revolution, Part II: 1775
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