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April 19 by J. Krim Bohren
On April 19th, in a night maneuver, troops traveled along a country road to surprise country folk who expected their arrival. In a prior encounter, where both groups sustained casualties, the farmers appeared defeated after the first assault by government agents. A government attack was now imminent; a sentry alerted them. Middlesex minuteman Capt. John Parker said: "Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war let it begin here." Government claimed the farmers were guilty of owning illegal modern arms; the order was to seize those arms, by force if necessary. Hessian troops to accomplish the task arrived, fully armed. April 1775 was a troubled month. Concord minutemen including Sam Adams and John Hancock of Massachusetts, warned by Paul Revere, knew that British Gen. Gage had ordered Lt. Col. Smith, Maj. Pitcairn and redcoats of the King's Service from Boston to seize all patriot arms at Concord, 19 miles away. Eleven miles' march, at Lexington Green, the king's troops met a patriot company at Buckman Tavern. Of the seventy men, the British killed eight. Wounded were fourteen British redcoats. Next morning at Concord's North Bridge a minuteman brigade fought them back to Boston, with continuous fire along their retreat causing 275 British injuries, where 73 died. On April 19, 1994, troops assaulted Citizens at Waco, Texas; the SECOND TIME April 19 had passed into infamy. Did the Citizens of Waco become modern patriots? British troops escaped, to Halifax; would BATF and FBI agents retreat to Washington, D.C. to hang their heads in shame and defeat? Did they again kill sovereign, American Citizens, to force involuntary jurisdiction on everyone? Was Captain Parker correct, on final protest? Have modern agents created NEW Intolerable Acts? If they wanted war, have they begun it here? Was this the second shot heard 'round the world?
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