Report on the Minute Men
by Lieutenant Colonel Smith
to Governor Gage, April 22, 1775
In the obedience to your Excellency's commands, I marched on the evening of the 18th
inst. with the corps of grenadiers and light
infantry for Concord, to execute your Excellency's orders with respect to destroying all
ammunition, artillery, tents, &c, collected
there.
I think it proper to observe, that when I
had got some miles on the march from Boston, I detached six light infantry companies
to march with all expedition to seize the two
bridges on different roads beyond Concord.
On these companies' arrival at Lexington, I
understand, from the report of Major Pitcairn, who was with them, and from many
officers, that they found on a green close to
the road a body of the country people drawn
up in military order, with arms and accoutrement, and, as appeared after, loaded.
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