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THE LONDON MAGAZINE, England, June, 1775  Certainly the  prime feature of this issue is the nice, detailed and historic account of the Battle of Lexington & Concord, prefaced with: The late action at Concord between his majesty's forces & the provincials, having been variously related, we have here collected the most authentic particulars of that unhappy affair. We shall first present our readers with the account of it as given in the London Gazette & then lay before them the state of it as authenticated by the Americans themselves..." and what follows is a very lengthy account which takes over 2 pages, noting in part: "...General Gage, having received intelligence of a large quantity of military stores being collected at Concord, for the avowed purpose of supplying a body of troops to act in opposition to his majesty's government, detached on the 18th of April the grenadiers of his army...the country had been alarmed by the firing of guns & ringing of bells...upon their arrival at Lexington found a body of the country people drawn up under after which the detachment marched on to Concord...rebels assembled in many parts & a considerable body of them attacked the light infantry..." with further particulars (see). Also included is the: "Total of the Killed, Wounded, etc." This is then followed by the very detailed--and excellent--account of the Battle of Lexington & Concord as printed in the "Essex Gazette" of Salem (see).
Complete in 56 pages, disbound, full title/contents page which features a nice engraving of the skyline of London, measures 5 by 8 1/2 inches, some small worm holes at the spine margin, some water staining near the back which does affect the noted report, but causes no loss of readability. A more scarce title than the "Gentleman's Magazine". Includes 2 full page plates, lacking one called for.

Category: Revolutionary War