Panel Discussion highlighting the Battles of Lexington and Concord

[BluegrassColonel]

The American Revolution Institute is holding a panel discussion.  Below is a description:

To kick off our eight-year-long 250th anniversary celebrations of the American Revolution, join us next Tuesday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m., for a panel discussion highlighting the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Historians on the panel include J.L Bell discussing the prelude of the two events of April 19, 1775; Alexander Cain discussing the engagements through the perspectives of the battles' participants and civilian eyewitnesses; and Jarrad Fuoss of Minute Man National Historical Park discussing recent archaeological studies and findings and how they have enhanced the interpretation of the battles.

Learn more and register for the panel discussion at: https://bit.ly/3GfqmvF

For some context, J.L. Bell wrote the book "The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War" and is a contributor to the Journal of the American Revolution.

Alexander Cain wrote the book "We Stood Our Ground" and has the website and podcast "Historical Nerdery," and the YouTube channel "Alex Cain."  He led the tour of Lexington I attended last October.  His knowledge of Lexington at the time of April 19, 1775 is extremely thorough (like how many dairy cows Lexingtonians owned at the time).

Jarrad Fuoss is a Park Ranger and has recently given presentations on the five musket balls found on the east side of Old North Bridge.  He has written articles such as, "Local Patriots of Color in the American Revolution" ("...an estimated twenty to forty colonists of African or Native American descent fought in the first battle of the American Revolution"). https://www.discoverconcordma.com/articles/10-local-patriots-of-color-in-the-american-revolution

This promises to be a very good panel.

In Liberty,
Greg Seneff

[AH1Tom]

Thank you. I'm going to try and catch as many of these as I can.

[BluegrassColonel]

This panel discussion was very insightful.  I highly recommend it for anyone interested in further research regarding April 19.  I am hopeful that the American Revolutionary War Institute will post the recording of this discussion.  It would be a valuable resource for our IIT's.

I am going to attach some screenshots of quotes and maps presented during the event.

Below is the chat text from the event. I fixed some typos and the names of the individuals asking questions are represented by their initials.  Some of the questions were answered live by the three panelists.

Questions and Answers from Panel Discussion

NB 6:28 PM
What were the estimated casualties sustained by the British and Rebels over that entire day?

Jarrad Fuoss 6:53 PM

British Casualties totaled 273; 73 Killed, 174 wounded, 26 missing.
Colonial casualties totaled 95; 49 killed, 41 wounded, and 5 missing.

LM 6:32 PM

For Jared, how - can- you distinguish the musket balls! Were both sides not using the same?

This question has been answered live

RW 6:34 PM

1) Did the Light Infantry have the highest percentage of casualties since they were flankers?
2) Can you comment on the role of artillery by Lord Percy- were they used effective to drive back the patriots?

This question has been answered live

KW 6:52 PM

I'm curious if flints are being found with the musket balls etc. as archeological evidence?

Jarrad Fuoss 7:06 PM

Not in the recent survey however they did discover flints in the Muster field overlooking the North Bridge in the 1930's. During our recent survey we found a ramrod head.

KM 6:53 PM

Approximately how many acres are owned by the Park Service, & are there any historical organizations that are assisting in purchasing additional land?

Jarrad Fuoss 7:04 PM

We have about 1030 acres. There are organizations such as The Friends of Minute Man National Park and the American Battlefield Trust who have offered assistance. They recently secured the purchase of a small section of ground near the Barrett Farm.

MR 6:54 PM

Did the Regulars actually reach Barrett's farm?

Jarrad Fuoss 7:02 PM

They did. They sent a force of 200 men to the North Bridge to secure the road to Barrett's Farm. 96 regulars stayed at the Bridge while the remainder went to the Farm.

NB 7:05 PM

How many regulars were killed in throughout the entire engagement?

Jarrad Fuoss 7:12 PM

British Casualties totaled 273; 73 Killed, 174 wounded, 26 missing.
Colonial casualties totaled 95; 49 killed, 41 wounded, and 5 missing.

RD 7:09 PM

Were buck & ball loads used by either side?

Jarrad Fuoss 7:13 PM

We have no written evidence of this. The Massachusetts Militia was required to have 20 "Ball" fitted for their gun.  However we do have a few shot recovered archeological. So it is likely but not widespread.

[upacreek]

Cool - thanks for sharing!