What is the Battle Road?
On the 18th of April, 1775, word flashed through the countryside of Middlesex County in the Massachusetts Bay colony that the Regulars were out. Odds were that they were on their way to Concord to seize weaponry stockpiled there by the local militia companies (although due to recent rumors, much of it had already been moved to the outskirts of town and hidden). Rebellion had been brewing for a long time. Recent events had brought tempers to a fever pitch. In June, 1774, the port of Boston had been closed, wreaking economic havoc. In [month, year], General Gage, on orders from Parliament, had replaced the elected members of the governor’s council with Crown appointees. Since October ’74, local militias had been drilling frequently and acquiring weapons, with the direction, encouragement and financial support of the unofficial provincial congress, which met illegally [right?]. In a series of “Powder Alarms”, unarmed or armed militiamen had seized powder and weapons and spirited them away
