April 19, 1775: British search at Barrett’s farm failed to find American guns

April 19, 1775: British search at Barrett’s farm failed to find American guns

Part IV: ‘The shot heard round the world,’ 250 years on by WorldTribune Staff, April 17, 2025 Real World News On April 18, 1775, the British Military Governor of Massachusetts, Gen. Thomas Gage, sent 800 British Army Regulars on a secret, preemptive raid to seize guns and ammunition from American patriots at Lexington and Concord. As […]