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WHERE ARE THE FIGHTING MEN, BEFORE HISTORY BEFALLS US ...
whom are upon our soil. And, Defend What God Has Given Us?
Where are the men that are supposed to be men, and what are they doing as
this Great Country is being DISMANTLED by the ADVERSARIES that are
hidden in plain view ?
and struggle as she is led INTO CHAINS to be forever forgotten.
Massachusetts, had become worried enough by the political climate that
he decided to engage in a little gun control. Attempts, successful and
unsuccessful were made to seize gunpowder and spirit it away from the
colonials-- and their militias.
This vastly inflamed the populace, who immediately began to break up
their large stores of powder into many smaller caches, making them
easier to hide and much more difficult to find in any quantity.
Note that the elders of the community did not engage in a spirited
political debate about whether or not there were too many
militarily-style weapons in the hands of the people; they did not
discuss helping General Gage clamp down on ownership; they set to
securing their weapons, and their powder and shot-- that without which
a musket was just a club.
So, by the time the spring of 1775 rolled around, the political pot
was ready to boil. Among others, Paul Revere kept a close eye on the
doings of the British garrison. And when, on April 18, British forces
began forming up, he took off to warn the countryside, heading
specifically for Lexington, where Samuel Adams and John Hancock, among
others, were present.
It was Gage's intent to seize militia weaponry stored at Concord--
muskets, powder, shot.... and cannon. Yes, crew served weapons in the
hands of the citizenry.
At this point, do remember that the 2nd Amendment is intended to
protect pre-existing rights, not to create new rights.
The British forces were strung out along a line of march, and when
they came to Lexington Green, there was a brief skirmish, resulting in
several casualties among colonial forces. But the British column was
delayed, and while word continued to spread around the countryside,
militia forces from all over that section of Massachusetts poured
towards Lexington and Concord.
The British made it to Concord.... and soon realized that forces were
gathering. The colonial forces were still hesitant to fire on the
British, but firefights soon built into running battles. The British
commanders began to realize that they were rapidly becoming
outnumbered, and were in direct danger of being cut off and chewed to
bits. And the rout was on as the British realized their danger and
realized that a rapid retreat to Boston was their only hope.
The British army was caught afoot, and could only travel at the speed
of the column, already much hampered by many casualties, officers and
enlisted alike. Some of the colonial forces fought as units, under the
discipline of their commanders, who had much experience fighting the
French. Other colonials, such as Hezekiah Wyman, fought as singletons.
Wyman was a tall, gaunt old man, with long white hair, riding 'a
strong white mare'. He was a marksman of some renown, and used that
skill as he would ride ahead of the British column, strung out on the
road to Boston, and using the saddle of his horse, sniped the British
column from outside the range of the British smoothbore muskets--
Wyman was firing rifled muskets.
Surviving British officers referred to Wyman as 'Death on a Pale
Horse'. The pursuit carried until dark, and the British forces made it
back to friendly lines only by the barest of margins, and were held at
siege for a considerable time.
Gage, realizing the plight of his men, dispatched a wagon and some
grenadiers to fortify his forces in the field, but a gaggle of men
considered 'too old for militia service' were guarding the road, and
intercepted the resupply effort. They shot the lead horses in their
traces, then the officer and sergeant, and the grenadiers took to
their heels, throwing their weapons and gear into a pond as they
passed.
They came upon an old widow woman in the fields, picking dandelions
for tea.... and surrendered to her, begging mercy. So, she took them
to the local militia commander, then got in their faces. 'If one of
you manage to get back to England, you tell them that you surrendered
to an old widow woman.'
And a couple of them did make it back to England, and recounted the
tale, producing much wonder and consternation in Parliament.
"We retired for 15 miles under an incessant fire, which like a moving
circle surrounded and followed us wherever we went."
-Lord Percy, April 20, 1775
The people who produced that 'incessant fire' were the people who
created this country. These are the men who understood that the only
thing that stands between a free man and a rapacious government is his
weapons.... and his willingness to use them.
And a nation was born, based on the premise, stated clearly in the
Declaration of Independence--
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted
among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive
of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish
it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such
principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Does the blood of those heroes still flow in America? Are Americans,
individually, still prepared to do what is right, rather than what is
easy?