Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-19 | Page 12 | Today is the Anniversary Of

BATTLE OF LEXINGTON On April 19 1775 the American Revolution began with the battle of ot L Lexington Thanks to the ride of ot P Paul ul Roel Revere e the night b before or the colonial minutemen were prepared for the coming of ot the British troops The battle fought on tire the village common common ended with the retreat of or orthe the British toward C Concord Fighting began before 5 I. o'clock in inthe th the morning after atter a night of ot t terror Women and children childr n roused by rumbling drums and ringing bells fled to Isolated farms so with the coming of ot dawn dawn and and th the British British- Lexington was practically deserted except for tor determined men mep who knew that war ar r could not be avoided any longer A A. check made by the committee of ot safety ty on this same day revealed that there were only twelve field fieldpieces fieldpieces fieldpieces pieces in the entire state of oC Massa Massa- Weak arms indeed with which to challenge the British government government government gov gov- gov- gov But there hn had been collected collected col col- col- col firearms 1744 pounds Of t powder pounds of ot b ball bli lI bayonets and other comparatively comparatively comparatively large stores of ot arms aims and ami provisions pro pro- pro pro- visions This I Is interesting because it p proves proe es that the tile coloni colonists t hall had re re- for orn rem n their h. h fight is-ht rem for as iS Inevitable Jae V