The battle in Concord became the third part of the battle of the day, and became known as The Battle of the Road. By this time, 1,000 militia had gathered along the road to harass and attack the British. Captain Parker and the Lexington militia were no longer reluctant to attack the British.
Louis LâAmour, the prolific author of scores of bestselling western novels, is born in Jamestown, North Dakota. An indifferent student, LâAmour dropped out of high school at age 15. Over the next two decades, he traveled around the world working in an amazing variety of jobs.
John Smith was an English soldier who was hired by the Virginia Company to help establish a trading post in North America. Although he had a reputation as a troublemaker and was nearly executed when he reached North... Jamestown, Virginia was the first permanent English colony in North America. Although many settlers had a hand in keeping this colony going, two men in particular achieved fame due to their role; John Smith and John Rolfe.