EMERGENCE OF USA
HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
“Hide behind trees and attack by surprise.”
|
|
|
“Stay back and let them approach.”
|
|
|
“Fire at any Redcoats you see.”
|
|
|
“Don’t fire unless you’re fired upon.”
|
Detailed explanation-1: -"Stand your ground, ” Parker ordered. “Don’t fire unless fired upon. But, if they want to have a war, let it begin here.” Maj. John Pitcairn, commander of the British advance guard, ordered the militiamen to lay down their arms.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of Parker’s company, many years later, recalled Parker’s order at Lexington Green to have been, “Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” . During the skirmish Parker witnessed his cousin Jonas Parker killed by a British bayonet.
Detailed explanation-3: -When the Minutemen faced the British Redcoats at the start of the Battle of Lexington, why did their captain yell, “Don’t fire unless fired upon”? He wanted to defend against attack, not start a war.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to Captain John Parker “We gathered on the green in said Lexington to consult what to do, and concluded not to be discovered nor meddle nor make with the soldiers unless they should insult us. Upon their sudden approach I immediately ordered my company to disperse and not to fire.”
Detailed explanation-5: -Years later, an eye-witness who was on Lexington Green recalled Captain John Parker saying: “Stand your ground! Don’t fire unless fired upon! But, if they want to have a war, let it begin here.” Parker later regrouped his men on a rocky hillside to the west of Lexington Green.