Initial battle skirmishes between colonial rebels
and the vastly stronger and centrally organized
occupying troops of a royal sovereign who wants
to rule vast stretches of territory from afar for
his regime's monetary and geo-political gains
[herald - Patriot-men on horseback warning of the
troops' approach were Paul Revere and William Dawes]
[see Declaration of Independence that emerged
in two draft versions -- mid-year and July 4, 1776]
250 years ago
see a celebration web-link:
lexington250.org/
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