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The Lexington Alarm and Patriots Ride to Battle
A long excerpt recounts the night of April 19 when British troops marched from Boston to Lexington and Concord. Alarm bells ring, Paul Revere and others warn local militias, Lexington’s small company stands its ground, and the clash foreshadows the struggle for American independence.
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Ett
Lexington
Baington
Warren
Congress
Clark
Boston
Cambridge
Solomon
Boston Market
Gerry
West Cambridge
Answer
Col
Munroe
Messrs Act
Mancock
Sanderson
Loring
Brown
Concord T
Lincoln
Paul Revere
Dr Warren
Charlestown
Medford
Concord
Revere
Prescott
Mesers
Hancock
Adams
King’s
Col. Revere
Messrs
Thaddeus Bowman
Bowman
Boston Common
East Cambridge
Prospect Hill
Committee of Safety
Wreiberbee’s Tavern
Col. Lee
Col. Orne
Massachusetts
New England
Col. Smith
Pitcairne
Gage
Pitscairne
Lexington Green
Tej
Benjamin Wellington
Capterker
John Munroe
Ebenezer Munroe
Parker
Jedediah Munroe
Ben‘exer Munroe Jr
William Idd
Major Pitcairne
Robert Munroe
Parker, Muzzy
Jonathan Harrington
Louisburg
Vic
America
Massachusetts Bay
Quebec
Montreal
Brand