Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“On Wednesday, 19 April 1775, in the British colony, the Province of Massachusetts Bay, several small groups of farmers, tradesmen (and probably ne’er-do-wells) stood up to and fought several units of British regulars. Troops sent out from Boston to seize weapons and ammunition from a depot or armory in Concord. Their orders to do so stemmed from fears that the supplies would be used to aid the growing rebellion in Boston and elsewhere. … Although both the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre had taken place, 19 April 1775 is considered the start of the American War of Independence. Independence was not the initial goal, which leads many to call it just the American Revolution. But it grew into a war of secession from the Crown of Great Britain and Ireland, and the entire British Empire.” (04/19/25)
https://thepriceofliberty.org/2025/04/19/the-shot-heard-round-the-world-a-quarter-millenium-ago/