| Show FAMOUS FORTS IN U US so HISTORY by ELMO SCOTT WATSON it fired the first gun in the revolution j contrary to popular 4 pinion the opening gun of the has thas not fired ut at I 1 ilass on april 10 19 1775 that liin lion r really fc L llon lon conf s to N 11 v lure the firby mert net act in the bar for in 11 Ilen lene to tok A ilace lace december 14 1774 17 74 on 1 17 1774 74 1 I nit nut Itei alfre ere ne as bet et unknown iknon ui to faint but already acting batin ai as cir in tte tie taue iiii e of Amerl cau illert ert rie ride Illia oilia tb into to aftan arh i tie I 1 ud ill in mattteo of i ill lie safety ilat jilee ins pl annin lne to tell fmc rt AMIll nii ant man nn an am lint fortress of san in I 1 borbor bo alln entworth heard of t RP rt lerea arthul anil and suit slit mr rl to lat calt jol jul it cochrun mainlander of tl it e little larrison larr lon of fly soldiers to I 1 ie e I 1 in n brinl rd figal nit az als atte vilt by the col ts to lelae the in III the ft fart rt mounted tirre four t in n the tt a of vt he fort mere un tin hlll oil I 1 imet collie anil and ordered it hurp sharp aith kelt it it tint flat mornings ingi abut four alok the next morning morn a party of tot MX 0 citizens leil led by johni john landd n inter later a tf isell NOW 11 and john buil hun dee des laneil fol finie as lie the con luer or ot 0 the iroquois troi luola duriac the itea lutan duehn ai alp 1 the fort in boata boats cochran hume ly fire but took care to shoot ier user the heads of the mob far for he realized that ills his fate would III be it he hc killed any of them U undaunted by the firing the colo nieta ests luar gamed ried into the fort took cochran and his hi men but released them after they had curried carried way assay aki barrels of gunpowder some of thith wn on rt rL to the dr alth from the fl arning nouh ot of ets on dunber bunker a little inter later anil and oil er upp lle al 1 though governor ent a prod i nation calling tHill nit fur for tie it e arret of throe theve Itra tn to lili majesty ina jesty nth ins ing inq tier ane lne about it and in june 1771 after I 1 lie Is t enlist 1 more men ti to defend tie tl e fort ind t ad failed he tie noved moved into fort ll lluu find mary ilary with mith his hi family faintly to held hold it f r hing e el rg ily Ittig it tie e 1111 lind 11 I 1 lecore emre so that entworth ent north haq w alid 11 id I 1 in ike liln his attile n a BrItIs hl is ari ar I 11 a kiil it I 1 in fit it 11 11 iff ly after his dt lartin the nerlyn nerl tier luini nn ilin it tie e f it liar ars later another fort mas i ai lalit I 1 on this historic alk hit t fill ani I 1 ti as MI i n rl iteld autiel I 1 rt con n it 11 lit fit to the I 1 I 1 ish itra l rt lallatin lil latin ani pat 1 wier he lie 11 kun lun if lie ae as und rg a 1111 nasr N cpr I 1 blon awn |
