Grrrr

251 years ago today the American Revolution began with a fight in Concord, MA that extended into a Colonial Militia harrassing a column of British troops in Lexington, MA. The shot heard ‘round the world, as it were.

That’s what happens when you piss off people from Massachusetts. Bank on it, mother fuckers.

I am so sick of seeing the nation that grew from that event in 1775 being run by fascists and pedophiles and criminals of all shapes and sizes. I am fucking sick of it.

I am so fucking mad I can’t even think straight anymore. Furious is way too polite a word.

That’s the spot where it happened, right there.

The American Revolution

I’ve been to the place where the American Revolutionary War began, Old North Bridge in Concord, MA…

I’ve been to the place where the American Revolutionary War ended, Yorktown, VA…

Yorktown Battlefield

The pile of Virginia vacation pics continues. These are from the battlefield known as the battle of Yorktown. This is the place that General Cornwallis surrendered and the fighting in the American Revolution ended.

Yorktown was mostly a siege, with the Colonials and the French entrenched around the British troops.

According to the info we got on site, most of the nastiest fighting took place in two mini forts, called redoubts. The French and Colonial trenches were separated by redoubts nine and ten. The Americans took one and the French took the other. Then the two lines were joined and the only hope for the English was to try crossing the York river to their rear. They tried, but the weather didn’t cooperate and they lost their boats. At that point they were just plain screwed.

Battle of Yorktown

Untitled, a photo by robj_1971 on Flickr.

We visited the site of the battle of Yorktown, fought in 1781, where the British surrendered to the Colonists, and where the fighting in the American Revolution ended.

Battle of Yorktown

Untitled, a photo by robj_1971 on Flickr.

We visited the site of the battle of Yorktown, fought in 1781, where the British surrendered to the Colonists, and where the fighting in the American Revolution ended.

Battle of Yorktown

Untitled, a photo by robj_1971 on Flickr.

We visited the site of the battle of Yorktown, fought in 1781, where the British surrendered to the Colonists, and where the fighting in the American Revolution ended.

Battle of Yorktown

Untitled, a photo by robj_1971 on Flickr.

We visited the site of the battle of Yorktown, fought in 1781, where the British surrendered to the Colonists, and where the fighting in the American Revolution ended.

Surrender Field, Yorktown

See that field?

That’s where the British surrendered to end the battle of Yorktown in 1781, effectively ending the American Revolution.

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