April 19, 1775: The bloodied British Army Regulars retreat to Boston

April 19, 1775: The bloodied British Army Regulars retreat to Boston

Part V: ‘The shot heard round the world,’ 250 years on by WorldTribune Staff, April 18, 2025 Real World News On April 18, 1775, the British Military Governor of Massachusetts, Gen. Thomas Gage, sent 800 British Army Regulars on a secret, preemptive raid to seize guns and ammunition from American patriots at Lexington and Concord. As […]

April 19, 1775: British search at Barrett’s farm failed to find American guns

April 19, 1775: British search at Barrett’s farm failed to find American guns

Part IV: ‘The shot heard round the world,’ 250 years on by WorldTribune Staff, April 17, 2025 Real World News On April 18, 1775, the British Military Governor of Massachusetts, Gen. Thomas Gage, sent 800 British Army Regulars on a secret, preemptive raid to seize guns and ammunition from American patriots at Lexington and Concord. As […]

April 19, 1775: The first shots are fired on Lexington Green

April 19, 1775: The first shots are fired on Lexington Green

Part III: ‘The shot heard round the world,’ 250 years on by WorldTribune Staff, April 15, 2025 Real World News On April 18, 1775, the British Military Governor of Massachusetts, Gen. Thomas Gage, sent 800 British Army Regulars on a secret, preemptive raid to seize guns and ammunition from American patriots at Lexington and Concord. As […]

April 19, 1775: Raid to seize patriots’ guns led to ‘the shot heard round the world’

April 19, 1775: Raid to seize patriots’ guns led to ‘the shot heard round the world’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Federer, April 19, 2022 In April of 1775, the British Royal Military Governor of Massachusetts, General Thomas Gage, sent 800 British Army Regulars, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, on a preemptive raid to seize guns from American patriots at Lexington and Concord. George Mason of Virginia stated: […]