The revolutionary war erupted. The first shot, the shot heard round the world, was fired outside Lexington, Massachusetts.
The violence was instigated by the British marching to disarm the militia at Concord. 8 American patriots gave their lives in the initial salvos. More would die later in the day, but they would manage to overwhelm a larger, better trained and better equipped enemy. There had been many complaints levied against the King and his representatives, but it was the attempt to seize arms that lead from petitions and protests to open rebellion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350111 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
