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Old 03-17-2008, 12:24 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Kanadesaga View Post
I have only one detraction. No one ever said "The British are Marching on Concord." Considering that until actual hostilities were underway, they all considered themselves "British". More likely it was " the regulars are marching..." perhaps even "the lobsterbacks......" but it wouldn't have been "British".
The thing about Concord that also isn't addressed is that the British soldiers were in the process of turning back, because the commander didn't want an incident, when a shot rang out and induced a firefight. To this day no one knows where teh shot came from, but with the soldiers marching away it's unlikely to have been them.
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