The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The images below are what I had in mind when Jareth and Sarah witness the Battle of Lexington and Concord in chapter 4.(these are reenactment photos, btw, obviously!) For anyone interested, here is a brief history of the battle:
At dawn on April 19, about 70 armed Massachusetts miltiamen stood face to face on Lexington Green with the British advance guard. An unordered 'shot heard around the world' began the American Revolution. A volley of British musket fire followed by a charge with bayonets left 8 Americans dead and 10 wounded. The British regrouped and headed for the depot in Concord and destroyed the colonists' weapons and supplies. At the North Bridge in Concord, a British platoon was attacked by militiamen and suffered 14 casualties. British forces then began the long retreat to Boston and were harassed and shot at all along the way by farmers and rebels and suffered over 250 casualties.
The Lexington Militia firing at the British
Light British Infantry firing at the Lexington Militia
The Militia
The British gather and prepare to leave Lexington to retreat to Boston
