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Gage's account of Lexington & Concord on the front page...
Gage's account of Lexington & Concord on the front page...
Item # 719591
June 07, 1775
THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL & THE NEW-HAVEN POST-BOY, June 7, 1775
* Battle of Lexington & Concord
* General Thomas Gage account
* Revolutionary War beginning
Simply a terrific issue, as I believe this to be the first newspaper we have offered which not only contains General Gage's official account of the Battle of Lexington & Concord, but it appears in its entirety on the front page.
Over two-thirds of the front page is taken up with a very historic report headed: "A Circumstantial Account of an Attack that Happened on the 19th of April, 1775 on his Majesty's Troops by a number of People of the Province of Mass. Bay." which is prefaced with: "The following is General Gage's account of the Battle sent by him to the several Governors on the Continent." The report is a fine & detailed account of this famous battle, portions including: "On Thursday, the 18th of April...embarked from the common at Boston with the grenadiers...& landed on the opposite side from whence he began his march towards Concord where he was ordered to destroy a magazine of military stores...the Colonel called his officers together & gave orders that the troops should not fire unless fired upon...detached six companies...to take possession of two bridges on the other side of Concord...the troops being advanced within two miles of Lexington, intelligence was received that about 500 men in arms were assembled & determined to oppose the King's troops...directions to the troops to move forward, but on no account to fire...observed about 200 armed men drawn upon on a green...Some of them who had jumped over a wall then fired four or five shots at the troops...The whole body proceeded to Concord..." with much, much more terrific content on this most significant & first battle of the Revolutionary War.
As if this was not sufficient, all of pages 2 & 3 are replete with fine content concerning the affairs between America and England, with a few references to Lexington & Concord. And the back page has some fine items as well including two "apologies" by men for speaking out against the actions of the Continental Congress.
Four pages and in great condition with the original, wide untrimmed margins, some light browning at the edges and minimal foxing. Measures 8 1/2 by 13 3/4 inches.
AI notes: The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, in Massachusetts, marked the opening conflict of the American Revolutionary War. Tensions had been escalating between colonial militias and British forces due to issues such as taxation without representation and British efforts to confiscate colonial arms. Early that morning, British troops under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith marched from Boston to Concord to seize weapons stored by the colonial militias. In Lexington, they encountered a small group of militia, and a brief skirmish ensued, resulting in several colonists killed or wounded. The British then proceeded to Concord, where larger militia forces confronted them, forcing a retreat back to Boston. Along the route, colonial fighters ambushed the British, inflicting significant casualties. These battles demonstrated the colonies’ willingness to resist British authority and galvanized widespread support for the revolutionary cause, effectively igniting the war for American independence.
Category: Revolutionary War
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