The Battle of Lexington Green

[oo7]

First off, here's some music to set the tone! FORWARD MARCH! (click the play button)

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America.

About 700 British Army regulars, under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, were ordered to capture and destroy military supplies that were reportedly stored by the Massachusetts militia at Concord. The Patriot colonists had received intelligence weeks before the expedition which warned of an impending British search, and had moved much, but not all, of the supplies to safety. They had also received details about British plans on the night before the battle, and information was rapidly supplied to the militia.

The first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at Lexington. The militia were outnumbered and fell back. Other British colonists, hours later at the North Bridge in Concord, fought and defeated three companies of the king's troops. The outnumbered soldiers of the British Army fell back from the Minutemen after a pitched battle in open territory.

More Minutemen arrived soon thereafter and inflicted heavy damage on the British regulars as they marched back towards Boston. Upon returning to Lexington, Smith's expedition was rescued by reinforcements under Hugh, Earl Percy. A combined force of fewer than 1,700 men marched back to Boston under heavy fire in a tactical withdrawal and eventually reached the safety of Charlestown.

The British failed to maintain the secrecy and speed required to conduct a successful strike into hostile territory, yet they did destroy some weapons and supplies. Most British regulars returned to Boston. The occupation of surrounding areas by the Massachusetts Militia that evening marked the beginning of the Siege of Boston.

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[SirScottLego]

Absolutely love the scene.

The wall is particularly cool and I love the cannon. Very impressive!

[Sir Norman Ray]

Very nice work mate :)

Though, leave us Brits alone :-P

[oo7]

Absolutely love the scene.

The wall is particularly cool and I love the cannon. Very impressive!

Wow! Thank you very much, Sir Scott. I see I didn't mention it earlier, but I scaled the howitzer to be a twelve pounder. *y*

Very nice work mate :)

Though, leave us Brits alone :-P

:-D We yankees never rest until you infernal Lobsterbacks are fleeing back across the Altantic to the hands of your mad King!

Thanks for the kind response, Sir Ray! :-P

[Shadows]

Very nice! I like it when a vignette tells a story, and when a story comes along with it, it's just that much better!

It's a matter of order vs organized chaos. The British are all very nicely uniform, and uniformed, with plenty of training, history, and equipment on their side. The colonists are, well, a rag tag bunch, scraping by and scrapping their way to freedom. They may not have organization, but they have heart and that's what counts sometimes.

Chase 'em Back Where They Came From On! ;-)

ps. We still like you Brits, don't worry, it was just those powdered wigs and interfering with our tea that set us off. ;-)

[Asuka]

Very neat sceneries, very fine MOCs! *y*

I really like your cannon and barricade design! :)

[El Bucanero]

I just gotta love that cannon...

The curved wall also works very well.

I love it oo7!

Great work.

Mr Tiber

[trooperdavinfelth]

Simply amazing! I myself being a fan of history, those are some perfectly portrayed vignettes! Nice cannon, too. The British are nice, and the Militia are great! Good job, 007!

[oo7]

Very nice! I like it when a vignette tells a story, and when a story comes along with it, it's just that much better!

It's a matter of order vs organized chaos. The British are all very nicely uniform, and uniformed, with plenty of training, history, and equipment on their side. The colonists are, well, a rag tag bunch, scraping by and scrapping their way to freedom. They may not have organization, but they have heart and that's what counts sometimes.

Indeed. Sadly, the British really didn't get it. They would march in neat rows down a battle field and line up with crouched guys in front and standing guys in the back to shoot, which made the perfect target for a slightly inaccurate musket. Meanwhile, a small group of Minutemen would send arrows down from their perches in nearby trees in complete silence. The Redcoats would fall before they even new what hit them.....Anyway, thanks for the thoughtful reply, I very much appreciate it!

Very neat sceneries, very fine MOCs! *y*

I really like your cannon and barricade design! :)

Thank you, Mr. Asuka!

I just gotta love that cannon...

The curved wall also works very well.

I love it oo7!

Great work.

Mr Tiber

Thanks, Mister Tiber! I'm glad you like it!

Simply amazing! I myself being a fan of history, those are some perfectly portrayed vignettes! Nice cannon, too. The British are nice, and the Militia are great! Good job, 007!

You know, now that you mention it, they aren't completely perfect. The shako as depicted by Lego was not used in the British Militia until the nineteenth century, however a similar enough mitre cap was used in the eighteenth. Thank you for the great comments!

[oDDerFisken]

Very nice vignettes. Especially the cannon! And if you play the march while reading it's brilliant!!! *y*

[trooperdavinfelth]

True that, about the shakos. But they make it seem more British; without them, people might not know they are British; they're a bit of a trade symbol, you see a shako over a red coat, you say, 'British'! Still a good job.

[Sir Norman Ray]

Looking at this with the British Grenadiers playing makes this more impressive, I have to say :) It really sets the mood, and I can imagine the lines of redcoats marching forward, in perfect spick and span order being cut down. At least we got our revenge in 1812!

I hope to see more work from you by the way, so don't let me down, or I'll send Richard Sharpe to take you out :-P

[trooperdavinfelth]

Looking at this with the British Grenadiers playing makes this more impressive, I have to say :) It really sets the mood, and I can imagine the lines of redcoats marching forward, in perfect spick and span order being cut down. At least we got our revenge in 1812!

I hope to see more work from you by the way, so don't let me down, or I'll send Richard Sharpe to take you out :-P

Hahaha, 1812 ON! Lol, I think Sharpe has assumed room temperature by now! Yeah, the march is really impressive. True British Grenadier marching! Great drumming and flutery! :-D

[ZeekyBoogeyDoog]

Great cannon *y*

The wall is great, I love how it is curved *y*

[Scouty]

Great little moc, oo7. The canon and wall are certainly the main highlights of this set. Very greebled.

The minifigures are also cool, with different faces.

:capn:

[TaltosVT]

Very nice! I like the improvements you've made to my howitzer design. I might have to dig mine up and modify them.

The vignettes work great together. I could see a few of these spread out on a table, creating a full battle scene.

-Elroy

[Bonaparte]

This is a high quality post oo7 !!

Two great vignettes and a nice story to glue them together.

On to the next battle...

[Capn Frank]

Great Vigs double O! 8-o

Very impressive *y*

Added them to the Index of Land Based MOCs

and added the cannon to Cannon Index.

P

[zouave]

This is great. It's a like a history lesson with pictures. *sweet*

[oo7]

Very nice vignettes. Especially the cannon! And if you play the march while reading it's brilliant!!! *y*

Yes! That was what I shooting for. Thanks for pointing that out!

True that, about the shakos. But they make it seem more British; without them, people might not know they are British; they're a bit of a trade symbol, you see a shako over a red coat, you say, 'British'! Still a good job.

I guess you could say that. :)

Looking at this with the British Grenadiers playing makes this more impressive, I have to say :) It really sets the mood, and I can imagine the lines of redcoats marching forward, in perfect spick and span order being cut down. At least we got our revenge in 1812!

Exactly! *wub*

I hope to see more work from you by the way, so don't let me down, or I'll send Richard Sharpe to take you out :-P

Bring it on!!! :-D :-D

Great cannon *y*

The wall is great, I love how it is curved *y*

It seems most do! I'm glad you are one of them. ;-)

Great little moc, oo7. The canon and wall are certainly the main highlights of this set. Very greebled.

The minifigures are also cool, with different faces.

:capn:

Greebled, that's very interesting. Thanks for the great comments, Commander!

Very nice! I like the improvements you've made to my howitzer design. I might have to dig mine up and modify them.

The vignettes work great together. I could see a few of these spread out on a table, creating a full battle scene.

-Elroy

Yours has some features that are the likeness of a couple field guns found on Brickshelf (although between you and me, I like yours the best :-P), I wish I knew who the first was to use the towball technic pin method for a cannon so I could properly cite credit for it.

This is a high quality post oo7 !!

Two great vignettes and a nice story to glue them together.

With music running in the background of the two! *sweet* That's just as important.....

Great Vigs double O! 8-o

Very impressive *y*

Added them to the Index of Land Based MOCs

and added the cannon to Cannon Index.

Thanks for that, Mister Regulator! *y*

This is great. It's a like a history lesson with pictures. *sweet*

And music to stimulate the mind while reading! Don't forget the music! :-D Thank you, I wish Lego would produce some more historical lines for that very reason (the fun encourages education)!

Edited September 6, 2007 by oo7

[Captain Green Hair]

Nice vigs!

I especcially like the brick wall and the cape on the horseman.

Cheers!

[oo7]

Nice vigs!

I especcially like the brick wall and the cape on the horseman.

I'd like to apologize for the late reply, first off. :-$ Secondly, I'd like to thank you for your kind response, I appreciate it very much! *sweet* *y*