Matt Lewis
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So is it that moment, that building tension and that increasing difficulty and this higher presence of the British Army that explains maybe why this is the flashpoint, that you've got redcoats there and you've got people who are feeling the oppression increasingly and it becomes a literal powder keg as well as the powder keg they're looking for?
So is it that moment, that building tension and that increasing difficulty and this higher presence of the British Army that explains maybe why this is the flashpoint, that you've got redcoats there and you've got people who are feeling the oppression increasingly and it becomes a literal powder keg as well as the powder keg they're looking for?
So is it that moment, that building tension and that increasing difficulty and this higher presence of the British Army that explains maybe why this is the flashpoint, that you've got redcoats there and you've got people who are feeling the oppression increasingly and it becomes a literal powder keg as well as the powder keg they're looking for?
So before we get to the main event of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, could you talk us through some of the key people who are involved? Who is around the area at this time and who will be the key players in the conflict?
So before we get to the main event of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, could you talk us through some of the key people who are involved? Who is around the area at this time and who will be the key players in the conflict?
So before we get to the main event of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, could you talk us through some of the key people who are involved? Who is around the area at this time and who will be the key players in the conflict?
One name that you mentioned a little bit earlier that kind of rang a bell for me is Paul Revere. So... For my limited knowledge of American history, I know him as someone who performs this incredible dash, this ride through the night. What precise part do we know that he plays in these events?
One name that you mentioned a little bit earlier that kind of rang a bell for me is Paul Revere. So... For my limited knowledge of American history, I know him as someone who performs this incredible dash, this ride through the night. What precise part do we know that he plays in these events?
One name that you mentioned a little bit earlier that kind of rang a bell for me is Paul Revere. So... For my limited knowledge of American history, I know him as someone who performs this incredible dash, this ride through the night. What precise part do we know that he plays in these events?
And so we have this famous ride on the night of the 18th of April. What then happens on the 19th? Can you talk us through these events? Because this is a moment that is going to become seminal in the American Revolution. We have the story of the shot heard around the world. How does the day of the 19th of April play out?
And so we have this famous ride on the night of the 18th of April. What then happens on the 19th? Can you talk us through these events? Because this is a moment that is going to become seminal in the American Revolution. We have the story of the shot heard around the world. How does the day of the 19th of April play out?
And so we have this famous ride on the night of the 18th of April. What then happens on the 19th? Can you talk us through these events? Because this is a moment that is going to become seminal in the American Revolution. We have the story of the shot heard around the world. How does the day of the 19th of April play out?
So how then does this idea that the soldiers are coming and there's a little bit of warning going on, how does that spark into a kind of running battle, a serious military conflict? How do we get to the point where we have this shot that's heard around the world?
So how then does this idea that the soldiers are coming and there's a little bit of warning going on, how does that spark into a kind of running battle, a serious military conflict? How do we get to the point where we have this shot that's heard around the world?
So how then does this idea that the soldiers are coming and there's a little bit of warning going on, how does that spark into a kind of running battle, a serious military conflict? How do we get to the point where we have this shot that's heard around the world?
Is the idea of the shot heard around the world, is that something that is... is kind of retcon that's created later to point to this as a real moment that will spark what will become the American Revolution, rather than it being, you know, some single shot that was fired, particularly during the battles. It's talking about this battle as a moment.
Is the idea of the shot heard around the world, is that something that is... is kind of retcon that's created later to point to this as a real moment that will spark what will become the American Revolution, rather than it being, you know, some single shot that was fired, particularly during the battles. It's talking about this battle as a moment.
Is the idea of the shot heard around the world, is that something that is... is kind of retcon that's created later to point to this as a real moment that will spark what will become the American Revolution, rather than it being, you know, some single shot that was fired, particularly during the battles. It's talking about this battle as a moment.
There was a point at which guns were fired that really kicked off the American Revolution.
There was a point at which guns were fired that really kicked off the American Revolution.