SECOND-HIGHEST CASUALTIES AT LEXINGTON AND CONCORD 💥 April 19, 1775  

I remember when I was a kid reading a story about Lexington and Concord told from the British side. One of the POV characters hears a Colonial yell, "Have a round on Danvers," and then hears a ball whistle past his head. Then he thinks, "All the way from Danvers? My God, how they must hate us."

I fell in love with the American Revolution in the 8th grade when the required reading was Johnny Tremain. Then I read The Swamp Fox. I ended up living in Boston and Cambridge for a few years and loved it. I almost settled there. 25 years later I'm falling in love with the South West and moving to rural AZ. I really hope that Massachusetts can free itself of the collectivist ideology.

I have read that 10000 men left their homes that day to defend their people. Imagine getting that many people together in such short order to do anything today. They did it to risk their lives.

Great Job narrating this part of the American revolution.

As someone from Oxford MA I can tell u this is one of the best and most authentic Boston accents you will ever hear

There is no reason to doubt Joanna Mansfield's account of seeing the bodies of Danvers man on a cart. This video was moving for me, Your just great. Thank you for once again giving me my history fix.

Katie, love you bring these obscure events of our heroes from then,

It took them about 4 hours to make the 16 mile trip so that averages about 15 minutes per mile. That's very doable with a little bit of running, fast walking, an occasional sprint and what we used to call in the Army, a Ranger shuffle. In other words, it's faster than a walk but slower than a jog, and it can be held at that pace for many miles. I can imagine a bunch of young men grabbing whatever gear, guns and ammo they would need for the battle, and keeping a steady pace for much of the distance with an occasional halt to drink water and check their location and direction. It would have definitely taken some fit men to run that distance with an unknown amount of gear and weaponry, but like I said, given the correct pace, it would have been very possible to complete that distance in a timely manner. However, I do have one question for you. Other than looking at the art work depicting a typical militiaman from that era, I have no idea how much gear the men from Danvers would have carried to this battle. Obviously their muskets were very heavy and I'm sure they took as much powder and balls as they could hold, but what about other weaponry? Did they typically carry secondary weapons, knives, bed rolls, food bags and bandages for prolonged battles, or did they just take guns and ammo, and hope for the best? Once again, your story telling is very interesting and keeps me coming back for more.

I grew up in West Lynn, Mass and Never Knew that Lynn Militia were involved in the Battle of Lexington & Concord. When in Grade School we were luck enough to go on a Field Trip to the Lexington & Concord Battlefield to see it First Hand.

These men were motivated and aggressive to get into the mix.

I love listening to you talk!

Every child should be introduced to this channel. Getty presents an in depth and alluring account to the struggle.

I love your detailed explaination of how these engagements went down! Awesome work!

I just found your channel on Patriots Day, as it turns out. Thank you! I really enjoyed your films on Lexington, Concord and the Russell House and I look forward to watching what you have already prepared and what is still to come! Building on what I have already watched, a film covering more of the British retreat to Boston from Concord and how it unfolded would be very interesting, I think. I just came across this video about the men of Danvers. I am from Beverly (just north of Danvers) and have had for years a good-natured rivalry with my college roommate from Danvers about our cities' contributions to history. Your video definitely adds points to my Danvers' friends' side! In school I learned about Reuben Kennison, the only Beverly native who died on April 19, 1775. Your video inspired me to do some quick additional research about him and I learned that he and the other minutemen from Beverly responded to the bell of the Danvers' Meeting House and likely marched (or ran as you said) with the Danvers' men. I guess we could say that it was actually the Beverly men who marched the farthest as they had a couple of miles march to Danvers...... I also learned that Reuben Kennison died at the Russell House and was brought back to his young wife for burial in Beverly, probably in the same wagon as the Danvers' men you mentioned. On the topic of Danvers, as you may know (I just understood this fully recently) current Danvers was Salem Village in the 1600s and those accused and ultimately killed for being witches were from Salem Village (now Danvers). The trials and executions were in the city center, current Salem. You can visit the Rebecca Nurse house (killed for being a witch) and the site of the church parsonage where the witch hysteria started. Right down the street from both is the Village Training Field where the Danvers minutemen trained and from where many of them departed on April 19, 1775. Maybe you could cover some of that in a future video. I will be watching and will definitely share your channel, first and foremost with my friend from Danvers! Best regards and many thanks for this!

I had three generations of ancestors who fought on 19 April 1775. And yes we were from Danvers. ( Original name was Salem village, a bad place to be in 1692).Thank you for telling their stories.!

Interesting historic information I hadn't heard before, presented very well, great video.

I always enjoy, and look forward to your videos, thank you

If you don't, perhaps you should give tours in the Boston area.

Thank you for bringing all these details back to life. It’s so kind of you to remember all the personalities involved. The idea of far flung towns “answering the alarm” speaks to the real heart of what led to the USA. Thank you for all you do.

Remember Lexington and Concord! Long live the Republic!

Thank you for your videos Ms.Getty!

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I've watched a few of your vids, and I must say you really know your stuff! In the early 1970s, there was a tv show called The Young Rebels. It was very popular amongst the younger generation of the time. It only lasted two seasons, even though it had a very high budget. The trend was to get away from the war stuff due to Vietnam, etc. I only know of the basics about the Revolutionary War - Massachusetts was really the cradle, for sure. It's very interesting to see how all these small towns were organized and motivated for a fight - they seemed to be really angry. April 19th preceded the establishment of the Continental Army by two and a half months. Wow! Subscribed!!!

Thank you for posting.

Visiting this area some 30 years ago made a big impression on me. I have since visited other Revolutionary War Battlefields, including Yorktown and Cowpens.

I have made a lifelong study of the Revolutionary War. I very much appreciate your presentation and knowledge. Love your accent too. I know, you don't have one.

Thank you for another great video.

Captain Moses Little (later Colonel of Little's Regiment, AKA 24th Regiment, Provincial Army, April-July, 1775; 17th Regiment, Army of the United Colonies, July-December 1775; 12th Regiment, Continental Army, 1776) led a company of minutemen out of Newburyport on the 19th. Captain Moses Nowell (later Colonel commanding a garrison on Plum Island) led a company of militia out of Newburyport. They were both responding to the Lexington alarm. I'm pretty sure Nowell's men did not engage the column having left so late in the day, but they did make it Cambridge before being recalled to defend the communities around the Merrimack.

Thanks for doing these. Great Job.

Well done. I have an ancestor, Samuel ittemore, I think you will be familiar with. It is an interesting story how I found out about him. Maybe some day we can share that!!

I love that you give the little “snapshots” of a bigger picture.

Love your videos. I am a long time rev. war buff and have been to many of the famous sites. Keep up the good work.

There are great! And your presentation is informative, historically accurate and charmingly presented. Keep it up!!!

Great video!

Them old guys knew the game trails and didn't need roads

I grew up in a Peabody and would love to go back and visit the sites you mentioned. Have you shared the location detail ? Great videos, so glad I found your channel.

I love Katie Turner Getty.

Great show. Great history lessons ❤🎉😊

Very, very good…

April 19th. Well named as Patriots Day.

Great stuff, Katie! 😊

the original Boston Marathon.

There were a number of men from Bradford (now a part of Haverhill) that responded that day. Among them were 22 who bore the name Hardy.

Excellent Content 👍🇺🇸

How similar was the British miltary oppression to the police state that the US has become.

"Thank you! 'Johnny Tremaine' was one of my favorite books when I was in 1st grade."

Awesome accent

Katie, this post is unrelated to this particular video but very related to your overall research. I am presently reading a book entitled "Brought to Light: The Mysterious George Washington Masonic Cave." It is about a cave in West Virginia that George Washington used for Masonic and military planning purposes for the French and Indian War, and then later in the Revolution. The Bee-Line March to Boston emanated from this location. The book is full of Revolutionary characters and their backgrounds. For your research you may want to pick a copy up and maybe (hopefully) even do an episode about the use of the cave and the people in the Lower Shanandoah Valley that directly participated in the Revolution.

Chills

Did you write a book about the beginning of the Revolution. I’d buy it if you did. I want to understand this part of our history better.

You should go to Gen Artemis Ward's house in Shrewsbury. It's right off Rt 20/the Boston Post Road. I used to drive past it all the time but never went inside.

Bummer, I thought she was going to run.

Based in Massachusetts, huh? Man, I never would’ve gotten that…

Hi Katie WE need to talk! Are You a Descendant of Revolutionaries???? You KNOW I,am!

Did Peabody contribute at this time? I see in The First 150 Years by Barbara A. Couchette saying they sent men and 5 from South Parish ( Peabody) were killed…but while there are references they are not linked to specific statements in the book. This title is on the Peabody Historical Society website free and shows a publishing date of November 2000 in the Preface. Has this been updated with linked specific references to the best of your knowledge?

My grandfather ( a Merrill) claimed his 4th great grandfather heard the firing as a child. Also, that one Merrill was a member of the " Green Mountain Boys" . I wonder who that group was and their participation? Anyone?

Why didn’t they use horses and or wagons to move faster?

How many British soldiers were at the battle of Lexington? How many returned to Boston.

The King was considered a direct representative of God in that era. To insult or demean the King was insulting and demeaning God himself. So to fire on British troops, who represented the King, was a very very serious offense.

I've watched several videos. I appreciate what you are doing, and gave you a , but you need to write a script - and stick to it. You say everything twice.