Lexington Common - 19th of April 1775 by Don Troiani
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Image Size: 25 in x 20.5 in
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Size: 31 in x 25 in
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At about midnight on April 19th, 1775, Boston silversmith and patriot alarm rider Paul Revere rode into the town of Lexington, Massachusetts to alert Samuel Adams and John Hancock and local militia that British Regulars were marching on Concord. By 2:00 AM, Capt. John Parker had formed his militia company on the Lexington Common. Unknown to Parker, some 700 elite British light infantry and grenadiers were approaching. Finally, at about 5:00 AM, word did come back to Parker that the regulars were close. He ordered the young William Diamond to beat his drum and assemble the militia. Some 77 militiamen hastily assembled on the common facing the road to Concord in two ranks. As the British light infantry companies came onto the common at the double quick march, Major Pitcairn rode onto the Common calling on his troops not to fire, but to surround and disarm the assembled militia, and also ordered the rebels to "Lay down your arms and disperse". A shot rang out - and the opening volley of the American Revolution had begun on a New England town green.
In this painting, Don Troiani depicts Captain Parker and his small militia company, formed to protect their rights against an overwhelming force.
