Sunday, January 9, 2022

"Provide for 50 Minute Men a Cartridge Box, Knapsack, and Thirty Rounds of Cartridge and Ball" - Massachusetts Wartime Buildup Efforts On the Eve of Lexington and Concord

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247 years ago this month, most of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was on a wartime footing in preparation for a conflict with England. As part ...
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Saturday, December 11, 2021

"And Followed in the Retreat to Cambridge" - What Happened to Captain John Parker's Company After the Regulars Withdrew from the Town?

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A common question the Nerds are often asked is what happened to the Lexington Training Band after the events of Parker’s Revenge on April 19...
Sunday, November 14, 2021

"To Put Themselves in a Position of Defense Against Their Enemies" - Lexington Prepares for War

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247 years ago this month, Massachusetts Bay Colony started its preparation for war with England. The launch of the war-time effort began aft...
Saturday, October 30, 2021

"A Few Had Old French Pieces" - The Muskets of April 19, 1775

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 A few months ago, the Nerds gave a presentation on the muskets available to Massachusetts militia and minutemen on the eve of the American ...
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Sunday, October 10, 2021

"Best Calculated for Appearance and Defence" - The Boston Edition of the 1764 Crown Manual

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On October 29, 1775, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress addressed what appropriate military exercise the various militia and minute compa...
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Monday, August 30, 2021

"Dip Arrows in Matter of Smallpox" - The Possible Use of Smallpox as a Biological Weapon During the Siege of Boston

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The Nerds must apologize for our prolonged absence over the past several weeks in both podcasting and blog posting. Between catching a nasty...
Monday, June 28, 2021

"It was absolutely necessary to become masters of these heights" - The Battle of Bunker Hill

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  In today’s episode, "the decisive day is come"! We’ll discuss the pivotal battle of June 17, 1775...the Battle of Bunker Hill.