First Blow For Liberty

by Felix Octavius Carr Darley

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First Blow For Liberty

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Felix Octavius Carr Darley

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Painting - Painting

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First Blow For Liberty by Felix Octavius Carr Darley - 1822-1888 -Derivative work by Floyd Snyder

The full title is said to be FIRST BLOW FOR LIBERTY, TO THE MEMORY OF THE PATRIOTS OF 1775.

Print show scene at the Battle of Lexington, 1775.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts. On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. Many more battles followed, and in 1783 the colonists formally won their independence.

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March 11th, 2021

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