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Lexington and Concord (Repeat of 48-08-22)

You Are There · May 15, 1949 · 30 min · 3,392 words

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This is George Fielding Elliott, CBS News, New York. Early this morning of April 19, 1775, CBS learned that General Thomas Gay, commander-in-chief of the British Army here in the American colony, has dispatched at least 800 of his Majesty's regulars from Boston, the Concord. The red goats have been ordered to do two things. The fees the military supplies, which the colonists have recently

leaving starring in Concord and to a red Samuel Adams and John Hancock, the top leaders of the Sons of Liberty, the organization which is the spearhead of the colonial resistance movement. At this moment the red goats are somewhere on the road to Concord. They left Boston by the Charles River crossing early last evening, and though General Gates...

The delicate peace between the Colonies and the Crown feels the force of General Gage's March on Concord. Will peace survive or will dawn find the Colonies in open rebellion? CBS takes you back 174 years to the hour Paul Revere roads.

All things are as they were then except for one thing. CBS is there. You are there. You are there produced and directed by Robert Louis Cheon is based on authentic historical facts and quotations. And now CBS knew you are and made your anyway. The fees and military supplies that's only have been storing there to arrest

Sam Adams and John Hancock comes with no surprise. General Gates did not possibly have afforded to wait any longer before striking a major blow at the growing colonial resistance to the Crown's authorities. Not to move and move immediately would be to rest the effective establishment of a powerful colonial thought dedicated to the ultimate destruction of King George's power in these colonies. The colonists have

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