April 18, 1775: Human intelligence alerted American patriots of raid to seize their guns

By Editor One on April 11, 2025   Exclusives, Rest of The Best, Top Stories, U.S. History, U.S. Intelligence, U.S. Military, World Tribune  

‘The shot heard round the world,’ 250 years on: Part I by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2025 Real World News In April of 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. […]