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.
Jamestown was founded on May 14, 1607, in the Colony of Virginia. Jamestown was set up in the New World as the first English colony which had its own permanent settlement. It is presently situated in the peninsular area, near the James River in the state of Virginia. The London Company constituted of merchants who desired to start a money-making colony.