Battle of Lexington and Concord! The Shot Heard Around the World! Revolutionary War Newspaper!
“DISPERSE YOU REBELS, DAMN YOU, THROW DOWN YOUR ARMS AND DISPERSE.”
Pennsylvania Post
May 11, 1775
Highlighted by the historic and RARE quote above, this May 11, 1775 Pennsylvania Post contains an exciting and detailed account on the historic battle of Lexington and Concord !! The lengthy report opens with terrible news that his Majesty’s forces have commenced hostilities, and by which we are now involved in all the horrors of a civil war! The reporting continues with news of the legendary events of the battle, including the detail about the British landing by boat (this being “One if by land, two if by sea”), and the alarm being spread (Paul Revere’s ride). These two events have reached legendary status in our lore. Every school children has heard of them, and it is incredible to find the actual report of them in a newspaper from when it happened.
The report then gets to the confrontation, and this is where the paper becomes legendary with the bold quote “DISPERSE YOU REBELS, DAMN YOU, THROW DOWN YOUR ARMS AND DISPERSE.” It is very rare and quite exciting to have a paper that contains this quote. Nobody knows for certain what was exactly said, or who exactly fired the first shot…but both are reported quite well in this newspaper!
The superb report continues with nice detail of the chaotic battle, and the running fight back towards Boston …wrapping up what is one of the best reports on the famous battle of Lexington and Concord .
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