It’s an
obscure holiday, celebrated only in Massachusetts and Maine, but it
is an important one nonetheless.
On the evening of April 18th, 1775, General Thomas Gage,
the British Commander in Chief of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was
ordered to bring the colonies under control.
The plan
was to destroy the Colonist’s war supplies in Concord, and to take
Samuel Adams and John Hancock into custody, thereby crushing the
uprising..
The word
got out, however, and Henry Dawes and Paul Revere were sent out to
warn the Patriots. (imagine what they could have done had they been
driving a Factory Five ?)
The militia held fast
in this battle, setting the tone for the rest of the Revolutionary
War.
Patriot’s
Day was established to commemorate those that stood their ground in
1775.
Join us by
thanking current and past veterans of all wars and celebrate
Patriot’s Day with us on Monday,
April 18th.
